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

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

By Suzanne Collins

  • Release Date: 2020-05-19
  • Genre: Dystopian Fiction for Young Adults
Score: 4.5
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From 6,113 Ratings

Description

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.

Reviews

  • Amazing Book!

    5
    By Lizzy0965
    Awesome! The development of Snow over the course of the story is both sympathetic and chilling, and the story is extremely well written. I read many books, but this is one of those few I would come back to time and again.
  • So so

    3
    By DeltaLove4
    It was good but hated the ending. Should of had more explanation
  • Ballad of songbirds and snakes

    4
    By kat lacy grey
    Complex characters and plot twists. Makes you think of nurture vs. nature
  • A smart perspective of the future tyrant

    5
    By NYCcrosscountrydriver
    Suzanne did something I think was so smart in this HG installment — having Coriolanus’ perspective be told in the third person rather than the first. It was almost as if we got a safe distance from Coryo yet nonetheless got a good glimpse into his mind.
  • A Thrilling, Intense Read

    5
    By msccrtc
    This book is many things: Fascinating, intricate, dark, and occasionally beautiful. It does not shy away from the darkest aspects of humanity, and it uses shock value in the most effective ways possible. Nothing in this book felt without purpose or direction - the entire time I was reading it I could see the road it was paving before me. Naturally it was never quite the whole story, as with many of the things in this book. If you are considering reading this book, I absolutely recommend it - if you can stomach a book with brutal honesty, and one that closely examines humanity’s worst sides.
  • Songbirds and snakes

    5
    By Rae Stormchild
    It twisted and turned it certainly makes sense why katnis caught his attention
  • SO GOOD

    5
    By emshute19
    This might be my favorite out of all the hunger games books
  • Amazing.

    5
    By ashleyleventhal
    This story was amazing, definitely in my top. I decided to read this after I watched the movie, I wanted to see more of Coriolanus’s POV, and I did. This book was amazing. I almost felt sorry for him, but in the end I know Lucy is still out there, I got hope for my girl. This story was fascinating, thrilling, and terrifying. The end when he’s in the forest really was the cherry on top for me, it was as almost I felt his rage/sadness. Wish he never said anything about 3 people and went on to live with Lucy but without that we’d never have Katniss to thank for ridding the world of a terrible leader <3
  • perfection

    5
    By get dat fosho
    suzanne collins is a genius
  • Extremely frustrated

    1
    By grxfyjbd
    It’s not letting me read the book I bought