The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Suzanne Collins

⭐ 9.0/10

(Originally written by Beans)

It’s the 10th annual Hunger Games, and Coriolanus Snow, along with 23 of his classmates from the Academy in the Capitol, have been chosen to be the first ever mentors to this years tributes.

I thought this was a really great prequel. If the Hunger Games books tell the story of the revolution, the this tells the story of the oppressive system in place. It was incredibly relevant for the time.

It was also a really cool perspective, seeing it from the outside and from a privileged, Capitol point of view. It’s a much less polished version of the games as it’s only the 10th one, but a lot of the ideas that make up the Games are introduced in this one. I don’t want to go into too many details cause I’m hoping some or most of you will read it.

But one of the biggest takeaways I got was how the system looks so different based on where you are in the food chain. I would definitely say this book hit hard for the time we’re living in. It was fast paced and a provocative read. Can’t wait for the movie! ;)