Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

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

659 reviews

kdelhan's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This felt like an elevated fanfic to please the audience after the success of the original trilogy with the clear mission of immediately adapting it into a movie, but I'm not complaining! I thought it was great - not as good as the original trilogy but lightyears ahead of the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, with plenty of callbacks and tie-ins. It was fun to see how the story unfolded when you already know how it ends.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

miagic_tome's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark sad tense

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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God. That sucked. I cried on page 32 and it was only downhill from there

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Vomit

Minor: Rape, Suicide

goodstory's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Torture, Violence, Classism

cabbbagey's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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: No

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miss suzanne collins, you have done it again. my god i didn’t think you could hurt me any more than you already had but here i am absolutely speechless and SICKENED. 

the attention to all the tiny details from her previous books is amazing - everything ties together so well, and in a way that’s well-thought-out too. every time something was mentioned, be it minor like katniss’ father, or major like lucy gray herself, it felt like an easter egg! is this what it feels like to read epic fantasy series and spot familiar characters along the way? 

reading this book has further terrified me for the state of the world…. as much as i love ms collins and her work, i hope that she’ll never have another hunger games installation to write. it’s a silly hope to have but god.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, War

fire/fire injury

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parent death

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sibling death

kibbzle's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark sad tense 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: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Classism

taylorkay's review against another edition

4.0

sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism

volleyworm's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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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This is the most heartbreaking book I’ve ever read… I read the hunger games and ballad of songbirds and snakes last year, loved all those books, but if I’m gonna be completely honest, this one might be Suzanne’s best one!
Though this book is filled with heartbreak, tragedy, and sadness, it was also filled with humor, hope, and great characters. I love this book and will always remember why I love the hunger games world so much! 

my eyes were watering during that epilogue of peeta, katniss, and haymitch! I live how we know our victors got their happily ever after, and can live peacefully together 😂🥹

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Suicide, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

capacity4wonder's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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: Child abuse, Child death, Murder

coffeegrlreads's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture

lornawithah's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol