The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games #0) by Suzanne Collins -- Restarting April 1st 2025

[Jammin Jenny]

Deidra wrote: "Through Chapter 17: [spoilers removed]"

Yes he made me happy (view spoiler)[ at least through that point... (hide spoiler)]

[Jammin Jenny]

Andrea wrote: "Ch. 12 [spoilers removed]"

At least he had some humanity in him at that point though...

[Jammin Jenny]

Deidra wrote: "Finished: [spoilers removed]"

I think she had some influence on Katniss (view spoiler)[The Hanging Tree song - did Lucy Grey write it? Katniss was popular for singing it. That must have irked Snow to no end. Plus the fact that Lucy Grey his only love (true less than power) came from the same district (hide spoiler)]

[Prisha]

starting this today :)

[Claire]

Through part one! OMG! Crazy?!!? President Snow was lowkey good back in the day. Also ... so many characters in this book are related to ones in other books which is so cool :)

[Prisha]

Part I

(view spoiler)[ Snow seems so different in this series than the rest. I mean, I'm so interested in knowing what even happens to that guy that makes him change so much (hide spoiler)]

[Prisha]

Part II

(view spoiler)[ Okay, well I can't believe that she wins, but still is not considered a winner. Like that's really not fair. And what Snow did isn't really cheating, he was just smarter than the rest. (hide spoiler)]

[Prisha]

Shannara wrote: "Finished part one and I’m losing momentum here... I just can’t seem to really get into this for some reason. [spoilers removed]"

Yea I'm so interested to know what even happens to that guy in the end.

[Shannara]

Prisha wrote: "Part II

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(view spoiler)[ I totally agree!! It’s not like they checked her pockets going into the arena!! And who cares if he dropped his handkerchief in the snake tank?!?! Totally unfair. But, keep going, you’ll see... 😜 (hide spoiler)]

[Prisha]

Finished!

(view spoiler)[ Well, he turns out to be quite different all of a sudden. I can't believe that he just left Lucy. I mean, it's not like I liked her a lot, but I don't think she was gonna kill him actually (hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

I am finally getting into this!!!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date changed. Restarting August 5th 2020. Happy Reading ☺

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[Aliza]

Just started yesterday. Took me a minute to remember who Tigris was.

[Courtney]

Starting this now.

[Jenn]

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Date changed. Restarting December 18th 2020. Happy Reading ☺

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[Krystal]

10% (view spoiler)[ A little bored at the moment, but I do like how the games in the very beginning, was more of the terrible thing it was meant to be and not the capitol spectacle it became. (hide spoiler)]

[Nicole]

I'm starting tonight. I was working on reading it but the audiobook was different on my kindle vs. the web.

[Jenn]

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Date changed. Restarting February 20th 2021. Happy Reading ☺

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[Ashley W]

Chapter 4
(view spoiler)[ I already love Lucy!! She's going to be great (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Chapter 9
(view spoiler)[ I really like Sejanus. He is too kind for the capital. i can see how things are changing toward the games in the original trilogy. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Chapter 11
(view spoiler)[ I wouldn't say Arachne deserved to die, but these tributes have nothing to lose and they're angry and hungry.
Interesting her name was Crane and Crane's don't seem to do well in this series. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Chapter 18
(view spoiler)[Lucy is very considerate of the other tributes, at least after they're dead. Respectful to them, which is more than the others. I can see Snow becoming who is he ends up now. Very manipulative and opportunistic, like with the water bottles. (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

Sorry to be late, but I'm starting this one now!

[Katrina G]

Chapter 3
(view spoiler)[ I don't know why Snow is so surprised that the tributes would have killed him if they could get away with it. It'd be good practice for the arena lol (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

Ashley wrote: "Chapter 4
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(view spoiler)[ She seems a bit unhinged, but in a smart way if that makes any sense lol (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

Chapter 5
(view spoiler)[ This whole zoo concept is just awful. It's a weird thought to know that Katniss and Peeta were treated much kinder than these tributes were (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Katrina wrote: "Chapter 5
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(view spoiler)[ Right! And some of them so young. As if being sent off to die isn't bad enough. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Chapter 25
(view spoiler)[ Sejanus is going to get everyone into trouble somehow. He is a wild card. However, I totally support his beliefs. He just doesn't think. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Chapter 28
(view spoiler)[ It's just a matter of time until he's caught. But Sejanus was such a good person. He was kind and deserved better. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Chapter 28
(view spoiler)[ But I have to say how much I like Maude Ivory! She's one of my favorites in the story. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Finished
(view spoiler)[ I want to know what happened to Lucy!! I hate not getting that closure. I hate that he got away with so much! And to think everything he got came to him because Sejanus was dead. (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

Chapter 7
(view spoiler)[ Dr Gaul is vicious. I have no doubt Snow picked up a thing or too from her over the years (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Katrina wrote: "Chapter 7
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(view spoiler)[Dr. Gaul comes off as mentally unhinged. Like she has done too many experiments and they've affected her. I'd like to read a book about her and know how she became the way she is. (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

Ashley wrote: "Katrina wrote: "Chapter 7
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(view spoiler)[ I feel like al the game makers have to be mentally unhinged to a certain degree (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

Ashley wrote: "Chapter 9
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(view spoiler)[ I have a feeling he's going to be killed off before the end of the book. It's like you said, he's just too kind for the capitol. I feel bad for the struggles he's going through right now (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

Ashley wrote: "Chapter 11
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(view spoiler)[ I was thinking that too. There's a few last names here that are familiar for later in the series, so I think it's interesting just how far back the history goes (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

Chapter 12
(view spoiler)[ I think Snow is confusing love for possession. Because otherwise, I don't see any sort of chemistry there. I can't picture him ever really knowing what love is (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

Chapter 13
(view spoiler)[ Oh no! I had hoped Marcus would have gotten away :( (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

Chapter 17
(view spoiler)[ So far, it's been pretty clear that Snow is conniving and arrogant at times, but it's still a far cry from the person we know him to be in the original trilogy. I really hope it's not just a result of Lucy dying if that's how this ends. He's too great of a villain for it to be over something as silly as that, especially when he doesn't even really know her. I'm getting quite antsy to see what the turning point will be (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Katrina wrote: "Chapter 17
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(view spoiler)[ I really think that his becoming poor after being affluent for so long made him desperate to reclaim his wealth however he could. It doesn't say that but maybe that stuck with him. (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

Chapter 20
(view spoiler)[ I'm curious to know if Lucy still would have won if she hadn't had the cheating help from Snow (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

Chapter 24
(view spoiler)[ I love that we get the history behind the Hanging Tree song! That must have driven Snow nuts when it became a rebel anthem with Katniss (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

Ashley wrote: "Chapter 25
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(view spoiler)[ He was just born in the wrong time. Could you imagine if he was around the same time Katniss was? It'd be a whole different story all together. I'm still not convinced he survives this book though (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Katrina wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Chapter 25
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(view spoiler)[ He reminds me so much of Gale. Like he would have wanted to run away with Katniss too if they had the chance. (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

Ashley wrote: "Finished
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(view spoiler)[ I agree with everything you said. I fund the ending to this to be very unsatisfying. I knew Sejanus was too good for this world, and he deserved so much better than what he got (hide spoiler)]

[Jenn]

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Date changed. Restarting April 8th 2023. Happy Reading ☺

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[Melanie]

Starting soon

[Melanie]

10%

(view spoiler)[What Lucy said was true - they might not be able to do anything worse to the tributes, but they could harm their families. (hide spoiler)]

[Melanie]

22%(view spoiler)[

It is so weird to see Snow when he wasn't evil. (hide spoiler)]

[Melanie]

41%

(view spoiler)[I think they are going to get in trouble for the rat poison. Must be against the rules or something. (hide spoiler)]