The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel)

For some reason the last 20 min will not play so I have no clue what the ending is.

I really enjoyed getting to learn of young Snow. I hope they make a movie!!

Excellent prequel! Suzanne Collins is a talented author with this novel that can be listened before or after the original Hunger Games trilogy. It is a great stand alone story if you have not read or listened to the trilogy, and if you have, she seamlessly works in details that help explain the events leading up to trilogy... The narrator is good for about 90% of the audiobook with the dialogue, but there are many songs that he does not even attempt to sing and that was the only disappointing part of audiobook. They should have had a second female narrator, or at the very least, a second narrator to simply sing the songs.

book was good, the narrator's reading was clear but bland and the narrator's female voices and singing was brutal tho, maybe recommend him actually singing it or getting a female to narrate those parts, or female narrator altogether.

I never even heard of this book but i loved it. It was nice to have some new info on the Hunger Games universe and how it began

awesome narrator. I enjoy it very much.

WOW! just wow. this book took me through so many emotions, confusion, happiness, pain, anger and just astonishment. truly worth the listen

the evolution of Snow was a great story. I'd love a sequel

Great prequel and audiobook read!

Wonderfully written, I'm not sure what I was expecting at the end when I first started listening but it was not that!

Loved the story, hated the singing parts; the narrator was the issue there great at reading though

Great book. Really shows the other side of snow and “evil” leaders in general. There is always another side to the story.

Wow, it's great to see how it starts.

The book was good, and the narrator did a good job for the most part, but I wish they'd had a female narrator for the female voices. His airy attempt was fitting for the "Capital" characters, but just didn't feel right for Lucy Grey.

This was a very interesting character study on an 18 year old version of the dictator we have all grown to despise. But that is not all this book is, it also answers so many questions that existed as to the creation and evolution of the Hunger Games. Being only the 10th Hunger Games, and thus the war still fresh in all of out characters' minds, also lends itself fresh perspectives for us as an audience to explore in both the capital and elsewhere. Snow was an especially interesting character to explore, at times I almost forgot that I despised him. Very solid prequel story, I give it 4 stars as it feels like a one-off, but it serves as a solid prequel story for fans of the original series!

fantastic story really enjoyed it

so good!! makes me want to continue with The Hunger Games again

This is a great prequel to the Hunger Games. Such great characters and descy

They really needed to get a narrator that could sing the songs. This dude just speaks the lyrics in the most jarring way possible with no attempt at melody. Pretty major issue considering how many songs are in here

Was swiftly involved in the characters. Different twist and growth of a psychopath in my opinion. Keeps moving with plots that I never knew where the story would end

I love the hunger games series and loved this book as well. Gives great insight and back story to snow.

Well done. Very interesting to consider how The Hunger Games that we know from the movies were in the early days. A very enjoyable read.

Excellent book! Can’t wait to see it become a film.

Wonderful! I don’t typically enjoy prequels but this book really captivated me.

Absolutely loved it

Was interesting; didant expect it

The book was so amazing and I am so glad they are making a movie!

for some reason, the recording ended before the end of the book

fantastic book, fits in nicely with the series

good book can Wait to see the movies

Disappointing prequel with none of the urgency of the trilogy. I listened to the entire book, but only because I thought it was going to get better. Did not like the narrator at all. Carolyn McCormick read the three original books much better, in my opinion. I would not recommend this listen.

Good book - the ending felt a bit rushed to me, but really nice overall

Great book

Good prequel!