2nd Read (Audiobook):

2☆ Review:

Coriolanus Snow is a bitch.

1st Read (Physical):

2☆ Review:

I hate to give this book such a low star review, but I tried so hard to love it. The Hunger Games is an amazing series and when I heard that we were getting a novel about President Snow, I was certainly intrigued.

However, this book really fell flat for me and took me so long to read because I wasn’t truly enjoying it.

I didn’t feel connected to a single character, especially not Snow. The closest I got was Sejanus. 

I guess Snow being so cruel is the point, right? Since he is the villain in our original trilogy and this book surely made me dislike him even more. 

The “romance” felt rushed and false. None of it ever felt real because of Snow’s unlikeable personality.

On a more positive note, I did enjoy learning the origins of many things in the series, such as The Hanging Tree song.  It was also interesting to see how the games had begun so weakly, with no one being interested in them and it having such terrible conditions. It really shows how the years changed it and I did find that fascinating.

But overall, I’m sad to say that I give this book a 2 star rating.