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This book does a fantastic job bridging the gap between aBoSaS prequel and the Hunger Games series, showing how we got from point A to point B without over explaining. Miss Collins delivers information so beautifully without spoonfeeding the reader.
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Miscarriage, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol
Some parts of this book made me close the book and sit with it for a minute, this is rare.
Well done Suzanne Collins you’ve outdone yourself
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol
Minor: War
While it introduced another facet of the Capitol's brutality and gave us the backstory for several of the excellent side characters from the original series, being back in the Hunger Games arena felt like a retread over old ground.
I also felt like the choice to frame Haymitch's Hunger Games as being a not-quite-right time for revolution makes the progression of the original trilogy more confusing. What was so different about Katniss from her predecessors that she became a lightning rod for change? If anything, she seems less attuned to the power of spectacle and symbolism than Haymitch does in this book.
I think my tolerance for the brutal deaths of children may be waning, but if Suzanne Collins decides to explore another aspect of Panem, I would love to read it.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Classism
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment
I could go on about the themes in this book and the characters and how much I love this story, but that would be too long of a review. I recommend this to all fans of The Hunger Games trilogy, and also recommend a reread of all of the four books prior to reading this one for greater understanding.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Suicide, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Alcohol
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Torture, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Pregnancy, War
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Police brutality, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail