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1.5/5
I disliked this book. It was boring, nothing interesting really happened, and the characters were dull. MMC was hung up on his crush and never saw FMC and only when she decided to move on he was suddenly in love with her? And when she explicitly told him she doesn't want to see him, he made their mutual friend to trick her into meeting him?: Fuck that shit.
And FMC caving in after he manipulated her was so stupid, I hated that behaviour. Just stand your ground and move on, girl!
The dialogue was cringe and unnatural and very very awkward throughout the book. The inner dialogue was too.
Thank you, Boldwood Books and Netgalley for providing me this ARC for an honest opinion.
1.5/5
I disliked this book. It was boring, nothing interesting really happened, and the characters were dull. MMC was hung up on his crush and never saw FMC and only when she decided to move on he was suddenly in love with her? And when she explicitly told him she doesn't want to see him, he made their mutual friend to trick her into meeting him?: Fuck that shit.
And FMC caving in after he manipulated her was so stupid, I hated that behaviour. Just stand your ground and move on, girl!
The dialogue was cringe and unnatural and very very awkward throughout the book. The inner dialogue was too.
Thank you, Boldwood Books and Netgalley for providing me this ARC for an honest opinion.
When you look at the book for the first time, you think to yoursel "it's a prequel and many details were already shared in Catching Fire. It will be fine. Can't be worse than the actual trilogy right?"
But you know nothing, Jon Snow. (and how ironic the last name is).
The book is beautiful, devastating, heartbreaking, hopeful, a horror and love story tangled all in one. It's something you can never predict and nothing you can forget. It's seared into our minds and hearts and there's nothing you can do to stop it.
This book is not only an important book in the series, it's also consistent. All those details from the trilogy we thought were irrelevant? They get a whole other meaning after reading this book. Nothing is accidental, everything has its purpose. All those important things from the trilogy and The Ballad? They're not only kept, but also expanded upon. Suzanne Collins knows her world in and out, there are no plot holes, no mistakes, nothing. Her writing is consistent, heartbreaking, beautiful, thought-provoking, coherent and fantastic. She never misses.
Rereading the scene from Mockingjay where Snow chokes to death on his own blood will be so satisfying - although I still wish he got a more painfull death. It's not enough, nothing will ever be enough, my only consolation is that he's dead.
And Haymitch will meet Lenore Dove once again in the afterlife and they will be together forevermore.
When you look at the book for the first time, you think to yoursel "it's a prequel and many details were already shared in Catching Fire. It will be fine. Can't be worse than the actual trilogy right?"
But you know nothing, Jon Snow. (and how ironic the last name is).
The book is beautiful, devastating, heartbreaking, hopeful, a horror and love story tangled all in one. It's something you can never predict and nothing you can forget. It's seared into our minds and hearts and there's nothing you can do to stop it.
This book is not only an important book in the series, it's also consistent. All those details from the trilogy we thought were irrelevant? They get a whole other meaning after reading this book. Nothing is accidental, everything has its purpose. All those important things from the trilogy and The Ballad? They're not only kept, but also expanded upon. Suzanne Collins knows her world in and out, there are no plot holes, no mistakes, nothing. Her writing is consistent, heartbreaking, beautiful, thought-provoking, coherent and fantastic. She never misses.
Rereading the scene from Mockingjay where Snow chokes to death on his own blood will be so satisfying - although I still wish he got a more painfull death. It's not enough, nothing will ever be enough, my only consolation is that he's dead.
And Haymitch will meet Lenore Dove once again in the afterlife and they will be together forevermore.
JfC I haven't read about this level of delusion yet. The ending??? Like I knew he would be the villain, duh, but he was even more cold-blooded than I expected at the end.
Lucy was amazing. I believe in her survival but I HATE open endings lmao.
Pure as Snow? Ha! In his delusions!
What I'm more interested in is how did Snow's cousin end up helping Katniss in the rebellion? Nothing suggested that she wpuld betray him all those years later. Maybe she was jusy horrified how much he changed?
Honestly, this book was only written because Suzanne wanted to get more money.
The book was boring and throughout this whole book I wished I was finished with it already. Not excited for the movie though there are some things that put the hunger games trilogy in different light. Especially the Hanging Tree. Amazing.
JfC I haven't read about this level of delusion yet. The ending??? Like I knew he would be the villain, duh, but he was even more cold-blooded than I expected at the end.
Lucy was amazing. I believe in her survival but I HATE open endings lmao.
Pure as Snow? Ha! In his delusions!
What I'm more interested in is how did Snow's cousin end up helping Katniss in the rebellion? Nothing suggested that she wpuld betray him all those years later. Maybe she was jusy horrified how much he changed?
Honestly, this book was only written because Suzanne wanted to get more money.
The book was boring and throughout this whole book I wished I was finished with it already. Not excited for the movie though there are some things that put the hunger games trilogy in different light. Especially the Hanging Tree. Amazing.
