THE DOWNFALL OF A VILLIAN IS THE FAVORITE PART OF EVERY STORY…UNLESS THE VILLAIN WAS ALWAYS THE VILLIAN. Suzanne Collins is the New York Times bestselling author of “The Hunger Games” and due to her impending success, she released her prequel novel to reveal the backstory of President Snow, the antagonist for the series, where we relish in his teenage years and towards his inevitable demise. 

Through a three part novel, long-term and new fans catch a glimpse into President Snow or Corolanious Snow as he is known throughout the novel. During his teen years, the Hunger Games are not a game show and are at the point of ending as no one wants to watch it for amusement. As an assignment, Snow and his classmates – all who are competing for a grant that would give one lucky person the chance to attend the glamorous and only university in the Capitol – are sent to become the first ever mentors for the 10th annual Hunger Games. Poor and on the verge of ruin, Snow needs to win the grant for himself and tThe lucky winner of the 10th annual hunger games has a great chance at winning, so Snow has to ensure his victory. When his victor is the girl from district 12, Lucy Gray Baird, he is less than confident. But when Lucy proves to be a person to be reckoned with, Snow is thrown into a whirlwind plot in which he must choose between his love for power or his love for Lucy Gray. 

This excellent addition to the Hunger Games series has been adapted into a live-action movie with Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler as Corolanious Snow and Lucy Gray Baird along with the rest of the series.