The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

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3.8

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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 favour 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

Published Date

2020

ISBN

0702300179 9780702300172

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"Listened to the audiobook. The narrator has a likable voice to me and I felt he iterated the emotion, fear, shock, and anticipation in some of the chapters. Yeah, there were the parts where I didn’t care much for Lucy’s singing and her Coven. But I’m glad I was able to see the corruption that was taking place in Coriolanus’s mind from the beginning to the end where he’s rationalizing most of his logic or what needs to be done “for the greater good” in his perspective."

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"What an incredible book!!! "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" was such an interesting and fascinating read!!! It was wonderful to finally get some background history to build up the world we came to love with the first three books in the "Hunger Games" series. It was also mind-blowing to enter the young mind of the future President Snow and to follow his rise to power. I enjoyed every page of this book and was not expecting the twist at the very end! Be warned that young Coriolanus Snow will leave you speechless with his decisions and innermost thoughts! This book is definitely worth reading if you're a huge fan of the "Hunger Games" series!!! I would love to read any other books that are released that take place within the world of Panem!!!"

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Cherry Lover 🍒

"On par with the original trilogy. I swear the Mandala effect has taken place because I swear his name was Cornelius. You wanted so badly for Coriolanus and Lucy Grey to be end game, but you knew it just wasn't ment to be. Great time ins with the original trilogy, it makes his fall at the end all the more brilliant, if not a little sadistic. We love a good villain origin story, but it made him seem more like a tragic character than an all out villain. 8/10"

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Rachel Temp

"I am a huge Hunger Games fan and this prequel did not disappoint! Loved getting this perspective and backstory of Snow. I feel like I really got a sense of his character arc. Left me wanting more!"

CeeCee

"A story that really brings The Hunger Games to life, I found myself rooting for someone I knew was a villain!! This story really captures the idea that bad people don’t really know that they’re bad…. Or maybe they just ignore it. "

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Maddie Matew

"Great Prequel. "

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Nicky 🏳️‍🌈📚

"I give this book a 6.5-7/10 it was way too long and a lot of the stuff in here was filler and wasn’t interesting to read even if it wasn’t necessary to the plot. I read this before the movie but I can say that the movie is a 9/10!! I think it was made for the screen and it was a lot better than the book. It doesn’t really show why Snow becomes evil like people say it does I think it just shows how Snow was always evil. This book didn’t need to exist but it didn’t not need to exist. If your a die hard hunger games fan like myself it is a must but if you just casually enjoy the series then I wouldn’t say you have to read it, the movie is just fine!"

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Kensey Plowman

"Oh my God, this book was amazing. I loved seeing how Coriolanus came to be the villain in the main trilogy. Lucy Gray will forever be my girl, I love her. I thought the plot was amazing. I also thought that Coryo was written perfectly. I really did think he was crazy. "

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Keira <3

"I’m going to get a lot of hate…but maybe I just don’t get the hunger games series. I was just bored. I’ve seen the movies didn’t get it. Thought the books would be better…not so much. This series was a pass for me "

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"It’s the hunger games , of course it was good "

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