The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Book Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Rating: 5 out of 5

Genre: Dystopian Fiction

Plot Summary: The book is a prequel to the Hunger Games and takes place 64 years before the original book and is in the point of view of Coriolanus Snow. It's the 10th Hunger Games and 24 of the Academys top seniors have been asigned to mentor the tributes. Snow gets Lucy Gray from District 12. Snow earns her trust and convinces her to work with him. During the games, Snow cheats several times to help Lucy win and she does. After the games Snow gets caught cheating and is sent to live as a peacekeeper. He finds his way to 12 and eventually Lucy but things go bad as he finds out his friend is planning to leave the district. After Snow tells the Capitol on Sejanus he is hung for treason. Snow and Lucy plan to runaway but she finds out that he's killed 3 people and she disappears. Snow returns to the Capitol and attends University.

Review: I really liked the book, it's my second favorite book in teh Hunger Games series. Most prequel books aren't very good but this one was, it made sense with what I've read in the other books and gave context to why Snow acts the way he does. As for the characters, Coriolanus Snow's point of view is absolutely crazy, the man's thoughts are deranged. Lucy Gray is an amazing character and even through Snow's POV she is a sweetheart. My favorite character was Sejanus, he deserved so much better and just wanted peace. In conclussion, it was so good that I finished it in two days.