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Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Child death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical trauma
Minor: Alcohol, War, Classism
Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Vomit, Medical trauma, Murder, War
The story opens with teenage Haymitch, living with his mother and younger brother Sid in District 12. He’s in love with Lenore Dove, a rebellious Covey girl with a poetic soul (yes, she’s a nod to "The Raven"). Haymitch is reaped under unjust circumstances after an act of protection gone wrong—and what follows is a heart-pounding descent into the 50th Hunger Games.
This book is a masterclass in tension, grief, and rebellion. Haymitch is caught between the conformity he’s been raised with and the whisper of resistance, inspired by both Lenore and his late father. As fans already know his fate, the emotional weight of each choice hits even harder. And the ending? Devastating, yet beautifully crafted.
I adored the entire cast—from sweet Louella and Lou Lou to the sharp-edged Maysilee. And Collins fills the pages with subtle nods to the original series—connections to Katniss, tributes, Capitol corruption—that had me gasping and grinning in equal measure.
This prequel is action-packed, emotional, and deeply satisfying. Whether you're a Hunger Games superfan or just love smart, gripping YA fiction with themes of justice, sacrifice, and survival—Sunrise on the Reaping belongs on your TBR pile.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Abandonment
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Rape, Police brutality
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
A note to those who it might affect: if infant loss is a trigger for you, tread lightly. It's not a main plot point or described in a disrespectful or graphic, but it could be something that could be jarring to someone who is dealing with that more than the other deaths in this series.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape