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Изгревът в деня на Жътвата by Suzanne Collins

857 reviews

madeline_p4's review against another edition

4.0

dark 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: Complicated

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vampyna's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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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mercies's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I REALLY 100% loved this book. Each character’s emotions and character traits were vivid and layered. I loved the humanity of Haymitch—how he was just average at most of his skillset, yet still carried the potential to overthrow the Capitol in the end. He wasn’t flashy or godlike, but you could feel the weight of every decision he made. That made him real.

Every character felt distinct and well-crafted. I couldn’t find any clichés or reused ideas. The rawness of the pain each character felt—and their reactions to death, both witnessing and experiencing it—was something I really appreciated. It wasn’t sanitized or overly poetic. It was gut-deep and honest.

Suzanne Collins also did an amazing job connecting this prequel to the rest of the series. She wove in plots and ties to the later books so seamlessly that it gave the entire Hunger Games saga more cohesion. Everything clicks now.

And Haymitch. Wow. I fully understand now why he drinks. His trauma feels so tangible, especially because he came from a relatively joyful, pain-free background. He had a loving girlfriend, a good family, and he still lost it all. Everything he loved was stripped away from him.
That made his suffering feel even sharper.

Before this, I saw him as a kind of inconsiderate, slightly useless mentor.
Now, I see him as a deeply nuanced man who’s been through unimaginable trauma and lives every day with guilt and shame—both from the Games and from what came after.
He’s not the strongest or smartest. But he’s human. He’s relatable. He’s tired. And somehow, that makes him one of the most compelling characters in the whole series.

I also oddly liked his writing style more than Katniss’s. Katniss, in comparison, feels more like a textbook rebel leader—even though she’s not that at all. Haymitch’s narration just hit different. It was less polished and more emotional. What truly shattered me was his mental downfall after losing his mother and brother—the only people he had left—and then unintentionally poisoning his girlfriend with those gumdrops. He didn’t know, it wasn’t really his fault... but the damage was done. Watching him spiral into sleeping syrup, then liquor, then stumbling around District 12 completely heartbroken—it was devastating.
You can feel how much it wrecked him. And you know it’s something no one could ever really recover from.

The message of this book? Snow always lands on top—but it only takes a bit of flame to burn it all down.
It reflects both the Capitol’s seemingly unshakable power and the quiet, smoldering potential for revolution. (Cough cough, looking at you, Katniss.)
What’s been sitting heaviest on me is how unfair it all was. Haymitch wasn’t even supposed to be in the Games.
He wasn’t supposed to win. He wasn’t supposed to survive—only to be forced to watch every person he cares about die, and then go on sending kids into the same nightmare over and over again.
His suffering is a reflection of how deeply broken and totalitarian Panem really is.

And that makes the revolution feel all the more necessary.

All in all—I loved this book. It’s absolutely going on my favorites list. 🔥

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tatteredwings's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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binreads's review against another edition

4.25

funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Oooomf poor Haymitch. The entire time you're reading this book you know it's not going to end well, and even then, I still held out hope that it wasn't going to be a devastating ending (spoiler alert: it was)

I wish they would've showed just a bit more to the fallout after the games, him returning to 12 and grappling with what happened to him. That part felt rushed. I would've even loved to read more about that first year after his games, the 51st games and how he coped.

I really enjoyed the characters, all the kids in the games were all very unique. It was nice to see characters we already knew and how they were connected to Haymitch/these games.

I honestly didn't feel a strong connection to Lenore Dove, and it may be for the fact that I love his little relationship with Effie so much that I didn't warm up towards Lenore. She was a recycled Lucy Gray.

We didn't get to spend enough time with her character to feel invested.

The most shocking bit though was the fact that Haymitch unknowingly gave her the gumdrop that leads to her death. It seemed extremely naïve on his part to think Snow would've killed his family but spared his girlfriend? He let his guard down too early, and I would've expected him to be a bit more cautious but, with the grief of the games and his family, seeing a glimpse of happiness and a life he could have with Lenore took over. It does make total sense as to why he becomes an alcoholic, and I don't even blame him.

Call me crazy but I do wish Haymitch would've had a last moment with his mother and brother. Even if it turned into a Cinna moment, I just wish he had that last goodbye.

Also, bringing it forward to Catching Fire, hella wild that they allowed Beete to be in the games AGAIN, knowing he was a genius and could possibly work with Katniss to highjack the games.

I actually haven't read all the Hunger Games books (as a teen I read The Hunger Games, and the beginning of Catching Fire, but for whatever reason never got invested all those years ago) but I obviously love the films and am excited for this one. I hope it's done justice.

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katrinarose's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I enjoyed this book but at the same time I was hoping for a bit more. It felt like Collins took the easy way out writing another book about the reaping and games without any new nuanced commentary, twists, or even many new characters. Keeping to a limited cast of new characters and the same premise of the games really limited any expansion of the world of Panem. Lenore was basically the same panic pixie dream girl that Lucy was in Songbirds, and there were many characters from the original trilogy that seemed a bit forced into the book for fans to get excited. I really liked Maysilee but that’s about it for new characters with strong development. Also, since we know Haymitch survives, it was hard to feel a lot of tension in the games. Overall it was a “fun” read but doesn’t expand on the original trilogy in the way I was hoping for.

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katie_a_13's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense 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

If you’ve read The Hunger Games trilogy, you’ll know where this story ends up. Even with that knowledge, I was hooked from the first page! I love the tie-ins between this book, the original trilogy, and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Poignant, pointed, and expertly done, in true dystopian fashion, that really adds to the Hunger Games universe, and at the same time provides the opportunity to reflect on the world and the roles you play in it.

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marley_b'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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heytherebriana's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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betweentheverses's review against another edition

5.0

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: No

This book is just phenomenal. i have no complaints at all. i can tell you katniss has no room to complain about how hard her life is. i can’t see haymitch the same ever again. i can tell you you won’t be able to either. this book is in a different writing compared to the main series with katniss. it’s more poetic and descriptive. no sexual things unless you consider light kisses sexual? there is gore, some body horror in a way. i cannot begin to tell you how bad you need to read this.

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