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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes – Suzanne Collins

It took a bit to get into this having just read The Hunger Games trilogy - the writing style is quite different and in third person as opposed to being from the lead character's perspective (and it seems to jump around a little bit between Coriolanus' inner monolgue and third person which gets a bit… Continue reading The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes – Suzanne Collins

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The Hunger Games, Mockingjay – Suzanne Collins

The end of the trilogy! The writing definitely gets a little lazy/predictable towards the end of the trilogy. I wonder if it's because by the third book in a series you're guaranteed an audience...? I also feel like a thesaurus was heavily thumbed by the end of it too. Anyways, content-wise, it's straight to the… Continue reading The Hunger Games, Mockingjay – Suzanne Collins

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The Hunger Games, Catching Fire – Suzanne Collins

The second in the trilogy and possibly my least favourite. The reason? One third of the book is this back and forth where Katniss is presented as a confused girl choosing between two love interests. It just doesn't fit with how she's portrayed in the rest of the story. The slight saving grace of this… Continue reading The Hunger Games, Catching Fire – Suzanne Collins

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The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins

I wanted to get back into actually reading and not just listening to audiobooks. So I downloaded one of my favourite series - The Hunger Games - and ploughed through the first book in just under a week. It is very well written and a great story. I actually then read an interview with Suzanne… Continue reading The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins