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

659 reviews

alaythia_hogs's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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One this I have to get out there before I start is, YOU NEED TO READ THIS SERIES IN ORDER OF PUBLISHING!!!
That means
1) Hunger Games
2)Catching Fire
3)Mockingjay
4)A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 
Then and only then 
5)Sunrise on the reaping

Any ways…
I loved this book!!! Backstory was crazy! Loved seeing Haymitch’s story. Reading this book definitely made me realize that him and Katniss think about things very similarly. Even during my first read I picked up on SOO MANY CALLBACKS!!! I loved absolutely all the details Suzanne put into this book!!! 
(Kinda spoilers)
Snow had an interesting character development. I would describe it as Suzanne Collins gave us A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes as a way to try and show us readers that Snow has redeeming qualities and whatever but her fan base did not take that very well. Sooooo she was like “Oh you still don’t like him…Here I will make him worse than you ever thought he could be! Mwahahaha!” So in all honesty by the time Katniss got to know Snow he DEFINITELY mellowed out in his old age!
I will just leave that there ;)
(I HAVE read all the books in the series including Ballad, but I personally think that ballad was the prequel no one asked for but we got any way)

And by the way THE EPILOGUE WAS TO DIE FOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It had me in almost tears!!!
Fair warning though this book will rip your heart out and stomp all over it so be ready for some emotional damage reading this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol

emmylock's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad tense 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Torture, Violence, Murder, War

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

cryptofauna's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous 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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oh my god. insane. brutal. tense. gripping. thrilling. evil. shocking. jesus christ. i was locked the hell in from page one and it did not let up. just enough references to remind you of the rest of the series, but is still incredible fresh and some of the connections were still surprising like

THE MOCKINGJAY PIN. it didnt clock in my mind until the end when they mention it again

incredibly written, amazing characters. just such a treat but also i am emotionally wrecked.

THE HOUSE. HIS FAMILY. THE FUCKING GUM DROPS. the epilogue…..

suzanne collins has done it again folks. i liked this SO much more than songbirds and snakes. 
THE ALLUSIONS …. RAAAHHH

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Suicide attempt

Minor: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape

fionarose96's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

romanticmelody's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery, Torture, Cannibalism

lucialockleymorante's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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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Sunrise on the Reaping is set during the 50th Hunger Games - Haymitch Abernathy's games. This book dives into that brutal arena, exploring not just the games themselves, but the crumbling moral fabric of a society built on spectacle and control. Honestly? This book was traumatising -but in that kind of way that you can't put it down. I'd go so far as to say it's Collins' most emotionally intense and well-written book yet. It connects so cleverly to the original trilogy and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, but not in a heavy-handed or obvious way. Instead, it weaves everything together into a fuller, darker picture of Panem's evolution. One of the best parts was getting to know Haymitch on a deeper level. His relationship with Louella was heartbreaking and beautiful - it mirrored the dynamic he later has with Katniss, but you could feel how much more raw and unfiltered this version of him was.

That scene when Haymitch places Louella's dead body in front of Snow and CLAPS, absolutely gut-wrenching. It wasn't just powerful; it was poetic and deeply unsettling. That moment alone gives this book 5 stars.

Would I recommend this book? Abso-f***ing-lutely... if you want to be traumatised and emotionally wrecked in the best, most Suzanne Collins way possible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Alcoholism

xmusicxobsessed's review against another edition

5.0

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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I was close to tears constantly. Two chapters in and I was already devastated. Haymitch's story is a sad but important one that shows the power of propaganda and media manipulation. I loved Maysilee as well. We lost a queen too soon.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death

Moderate: Police brutality, Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism

emilybee728's review against another edition

5.0

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War

Minor: Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault

maddyshelley's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma

mrbrant's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This was harder to read than past books with everything going on in the world. It offered some interesting backstory on characters we know from the other books, in particular Haymitch, but it doesn’t really offer anything new or especially interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail