The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (a Hunger Games Novel)
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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loved part 1&2 but the last third of the book kind of lost me a little and felt dragged besides the small shockers here and there.
Often slow and drawn out, but a phenomenal story nonetheless. I have found myself thinking often about the ending.
Had to speed re-read this one before the movie comes out! It is so fun seeing all of the connections to The Hunger Games in the book and I can't wait to see the movie adaptation now :)
President Snow has become my favorite villain. I was thoroughly captivated by his reasoning and thought process. Of course it was also demented and terrible, but it was also fascinating.
This one did not live up to the Hunger Games love for me. I also hated almost every character except Tigress. #justicefortigress
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