I did like it! As a big THG fan, it felt like a satisfying addition to the universe, and I appreciated the expanded world-building and history of the games. I also thought Collins did a fairly good job of making Snow sympathetic enough to be a main character but not so sympathetic as to retcon his villainy in the trilogy (she didn't pull a Lucas and try to woobify or heroize him). That said, it's not a book I would recommend to non-THG fans and even casual fans might find it a little tedious; it's definitely not a gateway story into the universe.

The cast looks so good! I had no idea so many big names were in it. Viola Davis plays a creepy MFer.