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

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Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I'm not okay

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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’m devastated and can’t stop crying, don’t read the second half in public unless you’re comfortable sobbing in public lmao

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my heart is actually in tattered pieces on the floor

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This is Lenore Dove’s work. Her sign. Her message to me now. Her reminder that I must prevent another sunrise on the reaping. And it says “You promised me.” With that, she condemns me to life.

Sunrise on the Reaping is a fluent read that expertly develops Haymitch’s character. Something that particularly impressed me about this book is how frequently and cleverly Collins subverts expectations and assumptions I had about its plot and that of the whole series. SotR shows us the true extent of collective trauma between many of the characters, adding much more depth to previous installments. Some of the character appearances did feel a bit fan service-y/gimmicky, but they definitely made me want to return to the original trilogy.

While on the other books, I will say that I don’t think the political message hit as hard in this one. Based on how it was advertised, I was hoping for a more explicitly philosophical novel, but I think The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was more original in this regard. There is also a lack of subtlety - I understand why, but in my opinion, it’s not always to good effect. I did however love all the
Haymitch/Katniss
and
Haymitch/Snow
parallels and the reveal of
Haymitch being the spark to Katniss’ fire
. The musings on
the longevity of rebellion and the value of small acts of resistance
are probably my favourite theme of the book.

Overall, I‘m glad to say that this book does add something to the series and that I “enjoyed“ reading it (but oh, the pain!).

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Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
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Oh she has done it again...I think this is the best one yet. It ties everything together so nicely and effortlessly in a way only Suzanne Collins could do.

I'm speechless.

The snow may fall, but the sun also rises.



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I loved this book so much, but I’m pretty sure it almost tore me to pieces, especially in relation to the other books in this series

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