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

639 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

existenchellecrisis'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: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Police brutality, Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent

ann_twentyone's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional sad tense

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Flew through it. Collins got a lot better at making the reader feel something for the characters left behind in the district. Generally, a lot of ends got tied in neatly, but sometimes too much so. (E.g. Haymitch figuring out Lucy Grey's and Snows involvement with each other)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Slavery, Pregnancy

fayye_21's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional 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: Yes

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Owwwwwww. This books hurts your feelings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Classism

evelynkaa's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional 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: Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, Murder, Classism

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

bella_jayde02's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol

brainfogbabe_92's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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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Heartbreaking. That is the only review needed because this is Heartbreaking more than anything.
Collins writes incredible works at a time when it feels the world needs it, and this iteration is nothing less than heartbreaking. Her words are sorrowful and desperate to a capital which doesn't hesitate to send children to their death.
A necessary read to any and every Hunger Games reader. We are not fans because no one should be a fan of this, but we try to take it in. This should also be read by any who hope for a better future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Alcohol

nefariousbee's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark tense fast-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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mrs Collins just doesn't miss

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Vomit, Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Homophobia, Police brutality

clem24's review against another edition

5.0

challenging 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: Complicated

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Made me cry a little, which doesn’t happen often. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Rape, Torture

cassianlamb's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Homophobia, Rape, Torture, Fire/Fire injury

Extra spoiler:

Romantic partner death