Not a fanI don't understand the point of this book. It kind of character assassinates the main villain in Hunger Games and several other side characters that just it didn't make sense.
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2020)
Others: Mixed Ambition will fuel him. Competition will drive him. But power has its price. 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.
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- 9781339016573
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- 517 pages
Genres: science fiction, young adult
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Loved itI remember reading the ballot of songs, bird and snakes and I was like this is not like I don't really but now the more I think as I get older and reflect and really deep dive into the politics and the propaganda in the whole Hunger Games world, it makes me appreciate that book so much more.
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Loved itI was so worried that it wasn't going to be good and I was wrong and I loved it
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Not a fani'm not a huge fan of ballads of song burns and snakes which came out last year i think it was that she decided to add on a prequel
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Not a fanit was just not only was it like bad and it was still like decently written because it's suzanne collins or whatever but like what was the point and why did we get this book in 2020 of all years
Loved iti really enjoyed it was a villain origin story and all the way through i hated this man president snow throughout the whole book and that's what you're supposed to
MixedAnd that's gonna go in: renegade. Only because, i gave it three out of five stars it belongs there. Because i did like reading about a new hunger games but also at the same time i found a very slow paced and there were some things i just didn't care about, so it belongs in renegade.