Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

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

711 reviews

spacegal711's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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My favorite of the Hunger Games books, yet I've never cried so hard before!
Would definitely recommend (100000/10 stars)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Torture, Death of parent

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicide, War

ratigan's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Yes

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During one of the times I sat down to read this novel, I was sitting in my backyard trying to absorb sunlight. I heard a bird chirp and land on the nearest power line to my house. It was dove-colored. If my bird-loving partner was here, she could have probably identified what it was just from its voice. 
I thought to myself, "Wouldn't it be crazy if that was actually a dove?"
Returning inside, I looked up what a dove looks like. It was a dove. What the fuck???

I first read the Hunger Games books in elementary school. Haymitch was my favorite. I couldn't pick up on the historical or political undertones at the time, but even without that knowledge, the books were still massively enjoyable and inspiring to me. 

As an adult, these books make my heart ache even more. You really don't realize how young the characters are until you are past that age yourself. You can't mirror the extreme emotions the characters go through about their loved ones until you experience what love really means to yourself.  
 
Oh man, I knew I was in for a trip as soon as I recognized Lenore's name as an allusion to The Raven. Well, I knew that this book was going to be crazy way before since it's about Haymitch's life. Going in, you already know that he gets a good ending, but he has suffered through so much, like Katniss. Jeez, how he's suffered.

It was a delight(?) to see the return of Mags, Wiress and Beetee. It was a despair to learn about the existence of Ampert, the close proximity of Burdock and Asterid. I didn't even know (or remember that) they had names.

I'm not sure if I can even begin to express all my thoughts here. I have far too many. It's great. Read the damn book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Abandonment

Minor: Rape

Oh boy

sanneottenhof's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional sad medium-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: Complicated

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I LOVED this. I just wish it had more Lenore Dove scenes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Alcohol

agc_mer's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional 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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I loved learning the background and earlier life of Haymitch Abernathy. He is such a sweet and lovable father figure for Katniss.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gore, Violence, Grief

ksreads14's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Blood

torigottlieb's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

paulasol's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Violence

Moderate: Torture, Vomit

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape

therebelmonk's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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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I was blown away by this entry into the series. Honestly, might be the best. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Violence, Police brutality

Moderate: Addiction

victoriascotta's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

water_bottle'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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One of the best books I've ever read. I never want to experience that again tho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Rape, Torture