The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games #0) by Suzanne Collins
Ambition will fuel him, Competition will drive him however power has a price.
It is the morning of the reaping which will start kick off the 10th Hunger Games. In the Capitol, 18 year old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his shot at glory as a mentor in the games. The once powerful and mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, and its fate is hanging on the shoulders of the 18 year old Coriolanus. That chance will need to have him have the ability to out-charm, outwit and outmanoeuvre all of his fellow students to be able to mentor the winning tribute.
As with all of the main players in the hunger games stories the odds are against him. He has been given the humiliating assignment of having to mento the female tribute from district 12 - which he considers to be the lowest of the low. Her fate and his own are completely intertwined and every choice that he makes will have an effect on whether he is in favour or doomed to failure. Inside the arena it is a fight to the death, while outside of it Coriolanus begins to feel for his underdog tribute. He must weigh up the needs to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.
Suzanne Collins has done it again, this prequel to the original trilogy is fantastic. Full of descriptions and a full back story to President Snow. It is clear from reading this where his standoffish has came from. I can not wait to see if there is any more episodes to the Hunger Games world.
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