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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
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Start date
June 1, 2020
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June 30, 2020
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TBOSAS - June 2020

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Miranda Reads
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A new BookTube Video is Up all about whether you should buy, borrow or burn 2020 YA books! Let me know what you think!
The Written Review
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“Well, as they said, it's not over until the mockingjay sings.”
Coriolanus Snow, future president of Panem, is just eighteen-years-old in this prequel to the Hunger Games trilogy.

He is one of the Snows - a once mighty house in the Capitol but now is on the edge of desolation.

He's desperate to preserve the image of his family and find a way to
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Tucker Almengor




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This book did not need to exist

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I changed my mind. I do and this is also The Plot Thickens June pick!! YAY!

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I just... don't want to read a 500+ page book... about Snow's life

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[10/04/19] - We have been blessed with a cover and a title! Not a fan of the title but the cover is gorgeous!

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Rebeca Núñez
"Balada de pájaros cantores y serpientes" es una novela fascinante que nos sumerge en el intrigante universo de Los Juegos del Hambre desde una perspectiva totalmente nueva. Escrita por Suzanne Collins y publicada en 2020, esta precuela nos transporta a una versión anterior y más sombría del mundo distópico que conocimos en la trilogía original.

La historia sigue a Coriolanus Snow, un joven ambicioso y astuto que está decidido a alcanzar el poder y la gloria a cualquier costo. Como estudiante en
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Lillie Robinson
Jun 17, 2020 rated it it was ok
I think I'm going to have to pretend that this didn't happen. While I enjoyed the story (well, the first half of the story) it just fell flat. I didn't get where it was going to show that Snow was evil and when it was revealed, it felt incredibly forced. It was like Collins was trying to explore more of the universe but didn't know where to start and just kinda latched onto a random idea. I would have loved to see a novella of a different year for the hunger games. Like an extended version of Ha ...more
Truebluedah ♪
Jun 12, 2020 rated it it was ok
This book was a big old M E H
Teresa
Jul 09, 2020 rated it really liked it
I have seriously no idea how to rate this-4 stars? 5 stars? 3?
The thing is, this story took a wildly different turn around the middle (with the games) than I expected.
I don‘t know if I loved or loathed (probably both) the relationship between Lucy and Snow.
I‘m just really glad that the last third managed to turn around any sympathy I had for Coriolanus at the beginning!
Oh, and Sejanus deserved better!!!
Kristy
May 06, 2020 marked it as to-read
Shelves: library
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Jun 10, 2020 marked it as to-read
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Jun 22, 2020 rated it liked it
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Jul 06, 2020 rated it it was ok
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Aug 21, 2020 rated it it was ok
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Jul 19, 2024 marked it as to-read