Book Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel) by Suzanne Collins/Dystopian

Hello dear Readers,

My book review of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel) by Suzanne Collins.

Title: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel)

Rating: 4/5 Stars

Genre: Young Adult/Dystopian

Author: Suzanne Collins

Publisher: Scholastic Press

Publication Date: May 19, 2020

Language: English

Hardcover: 528 pages
Meet the Author: Suzanne Collins
Buy Me: Amazon

Book Description

It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute.

The odds are against him. He’s been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined — every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute . . . and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.

My Thoughts

It took me a little longer than expected to finish this book but finally did.

I have to say, I was not sure really what to expect from it, other than the fact that was the prequel to the beloved The Hunger Games Trilogy.

I immersed myself on this journey, just wanting to know more about young President Snow, and try to understand things from The Hunger Games, which we definitely see on this book, however, it felt slow-paced, and a little underwhelming, it felt like the story was being dragged out at time, perhaps just towards the end it picked up a little for me but not enough to make me really excited. I did not dislike it but did not loved it either to be honest. 

Wendy