The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

I read this book immediately after seeing the movie, so my review is also influenced by that. 

Other reviews were saying that the relationship was so much stronger in the book, but I didn't really feel that. Perhaps it felt stronger because you could hear Snow's inner monologue, but in reality there wasn't something much stronger in the book. 

And, I think that is the point. It's not a story about soulmates or star-crossed lovers you wish could get together in the end. It's romanticizing your first love and being disappointed when they don't live up to your vision. It's trauma bonding. It's the manic pixie dream girl that teaches a guy to enjoy life again but spun on it's head as Snow only ends up further entrenched in his views.

I liked this book.