Aidan Schering

Susan Collins reveals the human heart in a breathtaking fashion. The book is a fascinating prequel to the Hunger Games series, displaying the psychological upbringings of a unique villain, President Snow. The book tours the logic of a young man who struggles to keep his family from ruin while trying to rise to power. The book is an interesting narrative of the 18-year-old boy Coriolanus Snow. The only civilized world had just emerged from a civil war, and it left the Snow family in near poverty. Struggling to get a scholarship for a university, Snow joins a mentorship program for the Hunger Games. His tribute is a young, remarkable girl, who he intends to bring himself fame. He slowly falls in love with the girl, Lucy Gray. There is a never-ending supply of sympathy for Lucy Gray. We reveal her first love resulted in betrayal and her being in the Hunger Games. After being starved, humiliated, and forced into the trauma inflicting arena, she still kept singing and inspiring joy. Hate, love, and emotion define passionate characters. We are left with mental stimulation, and can't help but think of alternate endings.