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

Books | Young Adult Fiction / Dystopian

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Suzanne Collins

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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Author

Suzanne Collins

Pages

528

Publisher

Scholastic Inc.

Published Date

2020-05-19

ISBN

1338635182 9781338635188

Ratings

Google: 5

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"How did I not know this book existed? I read it as soon as I could. The only thing I wasn't a fan of was the third-person narrative, especially since The Hunger Games trilogy was in first-person. Other than that, it was good. I loved reading about the antagonist's past, yet this time around as the protagonist."

Mia Corkum

"Great prequel until the end. I felt like there was huge build up and the ending fell flat. Could have used more development for Snow's character transforming from "good" to "evil" because it didn't quite flow. "

Jamie Publicover

"I listed to the audiobook and it was really well done. It’s been so long since I read any of these novels that I couldn’t remember a lot of the history but as a stand-alone it worked well enough and I can’t wait to see the movie."

Danielle Henry

"I liked this. It was a little slow at times, but a fun addition to the Hunger Games series. Not as good as the original books though. "

Skye Edelson-Bennett

"This was an excellent addition to the Hunger Games trilogy. It was nice to get a little backstory on Snow; and the complicated- love story with Lucy Grey was so intriguing!! I really loved hearing the Hanging Tree being introduced in this. I can’t wait to see the movie-adaptation. "

Starryowl

"I LOVED the hunger games trilogy. So I had high expectations for this prequel. Didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. Maybe since I listened to the audiobook that’s why I didn’t care too much for it. Lucy Gray just felt blah in the audiobook."

Courtney W

" ⭐️⭐️⭐️ I’m a sucker for the Hunger Games movies and books and I was so excited to read this. It was great to read about a young Coriolanus (Snow). When the book opens and we learn about his tribute I saw the direction this was going - kind of. It was neat to read about how the early games were vs how they were in the books a little bit into the future. Bit of a slow start for me but picked up fast once in the arena and after the games. Overall this was just an okay read for me. Didn’t compare to the regular series, but was still worth reading. "

Krystyn

"Way too long. Most of the story dragged. Coriolanus’s character gave me whiplash. Lucy Gray was boring most of time. In fact, most of the characters and the plot were boring. However, loved the origin story for the things we see in the series proper. Wish it was more of that and not Snow’s monologue about how jealous he was of Billy Taupe and Lucy Gray’s former relationship."

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Zariah Grant

"Dare I say that this is my favourite out of all the Hunger Games books?????? Amazing pace, great storyline, intriguing characters. Made me fall in love with this series all over again!"

Sara SoDeezy

"… To say I’m shook is an understatement. First of all.. Snow??? Peacekeeper??? District Twelve??? WHAT! This book was eventful all the way to the end. Did Lucy Gray die? I was hooked from the beginning! I have so many questions that I will now be heading to TikTok for some answers!"