It was weird to have Collins try and make Snow relatable or pitiable; thankfully she didn't try too hard after the first quarter or so of the book or I may have DNF'd it. But it was fun to see all the little connections between the original trilogy and this book, even if those details were added for the sake of that connection. It was fun to imagine the future President Snow being annoyed and bothered by so many small things. Dude probably thinks all problems start in District 12.

As a story, it was difficult to get into. Lucy Gray was interesting enough, but she had no character growth at all. Literally none. And the end was . . . well, strange. Not necessarily unsatisfying--it was foreshadowed--but some of Snow's though processes were weird and couldn't be confirmed. Then again, Snow definitely has some kind of personality disorder, so I'm not too surprised at his maladaptive logic.