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Synopsis:
IIt is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capital, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute.
The odds are against him. He’s been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined — every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute… and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.t is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capital, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute.
The odds are against him. He’s been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined — every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute… and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes
Review:
Alright. So when this thick boy rocked up at my door I was expecting to have a long enjoyable night. Staying up until the early hours of the morning and begging for more. But…. I didn’t.
Don’t get me wrong I am ALL about learning the villain’s history. I mean the bad guys are my jam, my bread and my butter. I adore them. And Snow? A character that we have grown up loving (or in most people’s cases – hating) but we get to learn why he turned out so twisted, why he planned what he did and what is with the damn roses?
So while I loved being back in this realm and learning so much history that it even gives instances in the Hunger Games a reason I was really thrown out by how sloooowww this was. Oh so slow. I don’t understand why everything was drawn out?
Besides the pacing issue that drove me nuts, everything else was fricken awesome!!! I loved being back in Panem with the Hunger Games going on and Snow. Ohh I loved Snow!! He was bloody brilliant!
Also is it weird for me to say that I think the Collin’s writing has grown and matured? Nope? Okay cool cause it was spot on and I loved it.
THIS WAS EPIC!!!!
Rating: 4.5/5
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9781338635171