[Review] The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

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Series or Stand Alone: Hunger Games

Release Date: 19 May, 2020

Publisher: Scholastic Audio

Genre: Action & Adventure/Post-Apocalyptic/Romance

ISBN: 9780374307097

Edition: Audiobook (available in eBook and hardcover)

Rating: ★★★☆☆

Review Written: 9 July, 2020
Warnings: Death, Torture, Inhumane Conditions, Experimental Science

Summary:  

It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the 10th annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, 18-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 out charm, 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.

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[Review] House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City #1) by Sarah J. Maas

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Series: Crescent City Trilogy

Release Date: 3 March, 2020

Publisher: Audible Studios/ Bloomsbury Publishing

Genre: New Adult/Science Fiction/Post-Apocalyptic/Action and Adventure

ASIN: B082YHJS14

Edition: Audiobook (also available in Kindle and Hardback)

Rating: ★★★★☆

Review Written: 19 June, 2020

Summary: Half-Fae, half-human Bryce Quinlan loves her life. By day, she works for an antiquities dealer, selling barely legal magical artifacts, and by night, she parties with her friends, savouring every pleasure Lunathion—otherwise known as Crescent City— has to offer. But it all comes crumbling down when a ruthless murder shakes the very foundations of the city—and Bryce’s world. Two years later, her job has become a dead end, and she now seeks only blissful oblivion in the city’s most notorious nightclubs. But when the murderer attacks again, Bryce finds herself dragged into the investigation and paired with an infamous Fallen angel whose own brutal past haunts his every step. Hunt Athalar, personal assassin for the Archangels, wants nothing to do with Bryce Quinlan, despite being ordered to protect her. She stands for everything he once rebelled against and seems more interested in partying than solving the murder, no matter how close to home it might hit. But Hunt soon realizes there’s far more to Bryce than meets the eye—and that he’s going to have to find a way to work with her if they want to solve this case. As Bryce and Hunt race to untangle the mystery, they have no way of knowing the threads they tug ripple through the underbelly of the city, across warring continents, and down to the darkest levels of Hel, where things that have been sleeping for millennia are beginning to stir... 

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[Review] Broken Throne by Victoria Aveyard

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Series or Stand Alone: Red Queen #4.5

Release Date: 7 May, 2019

Publisher: Orion

Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy and Science Fiction/Short Stories/Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy

ASIN: B07K6RMVFS

Edition: Audiobook (also available in Kindle, Hardback, and Paperback)

Rating: ★★★★★

Review Written: 5 October, 2019
Warnings: Death, Mental Health, Racism

Summary:  
Return once more to the deadly and dazzling world of Red Queen in Broken Throne, a beautifully designed, must-have companion to the chart-topping series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard. The perfect addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling Red Queen series, this gorgeously designed package features three brand-new novellas, two previously published novellas, Steel Scars and Queen Song, and never-before-seen maps, flags, bonus scenes, journal entries, and much more exclusive content. Fans will be delighted to catch up with beloved characters after the drama of War Storm and be excited to hear from brand-new voices as well. This stunning collection is not to be missed!

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