I finished James Patterson's "Along Came A Spider" yesterday afternoon. It wasn't horrible, but I didn't enjoy it as much as I did Patterson's "The Quickie." I kept trying to relate the title to the story and vice versa. I did, however, like the fictionalized account of the Lindbergh baby's kidnapping, which played a crucial part in the story and its main villain. I didn't hate it, but I'm glad to be done with it. I honestly can't wait to begin reading the next book on my list, "The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes!" It's by Suzanne Collins, and is a prequel to the "Hunger Games" trilogy, which I blogged about when I read the books several years ago. The original trilogy: 1. "The Hunger Games," 2. "Catching Fire," & 3. "Mockingjay," got made into blockbuster movies. I'm hoping the same will be true of "Ballad."
It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, 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.
Snow was not presented int he best light in the original trilogy or the movies. Perhaps this prequel will present him in a better light or reveal why he ended up being the way he was. Here's hoping I enjoy this "journey" better than my previous one!
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