To ready myself for #TheBalladofSongbirdsandSnakes prequel, I re-read the Hunger Games trilogy so you don’t have to. nnJOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: https://www.patreon.com/thegumptionclubnIF NEWSLETTERS ARE YOUR THING, sign up to get a little letter in your inbox from me once in a while! As a thank you for signing up, you’ll get a FREE downloadable list of my best books of all time: https://leenanorms.substack.com/subscribennA video essay / reading vlog about Suzanne Collins’ teen series, The Hunger Games, and what it could say about social responsibility, greed and climate change. nnHere’s the blurb if you’re interested in the new prequel to the Hunger Games: nThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes nAmbition will fuel him. Competition will drive him. But power has its price.nIt 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.nnThe 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 favour 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.nn#ChooseBookshopsnThread of some bookshops delivering right now: https://twitter.com/leenanorms/status/1255543834546749443nSearch for your local bookshop via the Booksellers Association bookshop search: https://booksellers.org.uk/bookshopsearchnIf they can’t order direct from the bookshop, they can support via Hive: https://www.hive.co.uk/nBookshop fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/fundraiser-booksellers-covid-19?member=4010504nn// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //nINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsnTWITTER: https://twitter.com/leenanormsnn// CONTRIBUTE // nWant to help this channel run and run more smoothly? nnIf you don’t have money but you do have some time, [CC] is a fab way to get involved. Help make these videos accessible to more people: http://bit.ly/2p61I7jnLearn how to do contribute translated content: http://bit.ly/2oThZMc