Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Sunrise on the Reaping (a Hunger Games Novel) by Suzanne Collins

1367 reviews

unityj's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It connected the original trilogy and the first prequel really well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death

Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail

bookshelvesandbeasts's review against another edition

4.75

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

madreadings's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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“‘Forty-nine kids died for it, but you gave it the old Heavensbee spin and, in that propo, you’re some kind of hero.’

Plutarch takes a moment to answer.  ‘I’m nobody’s idea of a hero, Haymitch.  But at least I’m still in the game.’”

i think what i loved best about sotr is showing us that plutarch isn’t the good guy.  in the original trilogy you would think he’s good, but he was just waiting for his time to pounce.  no one in the capitol except for cinna and portia give us an idea that they truly disagree with the games.  plutarch always saw it as a means of getting what he wants: he wants power, to control behind the scenes.  he wants to be the wizard of oz, paying no attention to the man behind the curtain as long as you believe what he wants.

he didn’t care about stopping that sun from rising, he wanted the power of helping it stop.  he didn’t care how many kids died.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

foreverxalways's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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omg 😭 This book was so good! I legit stayed up until 5:30am to finish it. I just couldn’t put it down despite repeatedly telling myself “just one more chapter.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Physical abuse, Torture, Medical content

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol

izzzybella's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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God, fine, okay, Suzanne Collins did it again. I do think unfortunately the setting and concept is so good for a YA novel that she could write every single Hunger Games from #1 to Katniss' and they would all be fun. It pulls you through exactly the same way the first Hunger Games novel did. Unfortunately the ending is pre-determined and so fucking sad, so you get to the end feeling like you expect a semi-triumphant ending somewhat like the Hunger Games and it's actually just sad. So that's probably the biggest downer. However it is kind of unavoidable in the premise of the book so. You win some, you lose some, at least Suzanne Collins isn't funding a transphobic empire with her ill-gotten gains.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail

gaby_readsbooks's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Devastation is all I can say about this book, it was so immensely sad and dark but had the slimmest moments of hope throughout. Haymitch is now and forever my favorite Hunger Games character, what he went thru is so terrible and makes me wonder how many other Victor's stories are just like his or worse. The way I loathe Snow is insane, he is probably my most hated villain of all time now if he wasn't already. I forgot how good/gut wrenching reading a Hunger Games novel is, the author just makes you care so much about these characters and even if you know how it will end you have hope that it will be different this time. This was a great book, definitely go into it knowing your heart will be ripped out and stomped on though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder

Moderate: Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol, Classism

limabeanie's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This book will rip your heart to smithereens. Part 3 does require (demand) tissues. IMHO you have to read the other books in the series (including The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) before you touch this one for the full experience. Suzanne killed me but it was worth it. The movie in production is going to break me but dang it take my money.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol

Everybody you love dies. Except the main character. Also somebody is beheaded and eaten by squirrels. I hate squirrels.

sophia_t_m's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail

a_sleepy_berry's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Absolutely heartbreaking and devastating. Poor Haymitch deserved so much better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail

noahisblue's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Collins has done it again, this was a great addition to the hunger games series. Hilariously heavy handed in foreshadowing haymitch's drinking problem. His life is much more tragic than I'd imagined and makes his fall from a relatively upbeat kid to a jaded cynic that much sadder

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail