![]() ![]() Following the Capitol's devastating war with the District rebellion, Coriolanus Snow and his cousin Tigris have struggled for survival, often on the edge of starvation, desperately trying to cling to what pride and dignity they have left. The once proud house of Snow has fallen on hard times. Yet again however, Collins gave us a pleasant or at least, disturbingly compelling, surprise, creating not only a complex and gripping story, but one which in some ways, even surpasses the original trilogy. So when it came to picking up the series' prequel, the life story of one of its main villains no less, we were honestly not sure what to expect, since prequels, and villain backstories are notoriously difficult to get right. I found, of course, that my assumptions were completely wrong! For my part, I only bothered when I was busy with an intensive singing course and needed some light distraction, which is what I believed The Hunger Games would be something low on serious characters or ideas, and high on action and emotion, fun but ultimately forgettable. ![]() ![]() For both my lady and me, the hype surrounding The Hunger Games trilogy slightly put us off reading it. ![]()
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