Reading The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes made me realize how much I missed this world. I also developed even more of an appreciation for the richness of The Hunger Games. Suzanne Collins created a universe where so many Hunger Games characters could make riveting protagonists, especially some of the corrupt characters.
I never thought I would enjoy a book about Coriolanus Snow. He is a character that we all hate. Yet, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes showcases the complexity of his character even at a young age. It additionally adds fascinating threads to how he becomes this evil man that we see in the original Hunger Games trilogy. If the franchise continues (in book or film form), I need to know the stories of a lot more Hunger Games characters.
