Yes, I finally finished the book, all 517 pages. This one was definitely a challenge for me. I’m not going to review it, just give a few thoughts and discuss a quandary that I have with the book. I will try not to give spoilers for those interested in reading it.
My first thought about this book is that it is a little heavy handed in creating an arc between this book and the trilogy. It really goes out of its way to tie the two stories together, that I was rolling my eyes at some of the connections (i.e. a character brings up Katniss – the vegetable – to Snow, The Hanging Tree song and the In The Meadow song that Katniss sings). I think the book was meant to describe Snow’s relationship with our protagonist Katniss, where the layers of contempt he has for her comes from and in that it does a decent job. But my struggle with the story is that I had very little empathy for Coriolanus Snow and it didn’t compel be to push through the book at a faster pace. That was my experience. If you have read it, I would like to hear what your experience was like in the comments!
Let’s be clear, I’m not saying don’t read it if you plan to because I would never discourage someone from any book. I believe that every reader brings their own perspective to a story and it will either draw you in or not and the reader should choose their own path with said book.
Now on to my quandary… I added the The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes to my “Books read by year list” and went to add it to my book list under Suzanne Collins name and with the rest of the trilogy when I realized I had removed the trilogy from my library (as confirmed by my Removed from Library list 🤦♀️). So do I add it in to my book list or set it aside and pass it on – what to do what to do? These are the questions that keep me up at night! Story unfolding 😁.
In other news I started reading Peace Talks and that was like slipping into a comfy pair of pajamas and visiting with friends. So much so that I’m almost done with it! If you like supernatural fiction you should check out Jim Butcher’s Dresden series – just don’t start with this book or you will be lost (it’s the 16th book in the series). Storm Front begins the series if you’re interested and local libraries are great for finding the older books in a series
Also, I would love it if you would share with everyone what you are reading in the comments.
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