Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Amanecer en la cosecha by Suzanne Collins

290 reviews

lmgrame11's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol

theirdarkmaterials's review against another edition

3.0

dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

---

I ripped through this and very much enjoyed being back in the world of the Hunger Games. I particularly liked seeing younger versions of the victors we meet in Catching Fire.

My main complaint is that we do rehash a lot of The Hunger Games - the reaping and lead-up to the games especially - sometimes with not enough of a unique spin. Having read the original trilogy, it is interesting seeing historical gaps filled in, but I'm not sure this book distinguishes itself enough to justify its existence.

Surprisingly I found the beginning of the games the part that lagged the most, as Haymitch spends a great deal of time on his own and we miss most of the initial action between the Newcomers and Careers. This is a little baffling considering this Quarter Quell has double the number of tributes, which I never felt was used to its full potential - the arena feels almost deserted at times. 

It's at its most interesting when Haymitch is with other characters, Maysilee being a standout. Haymitch himself is not really recognisable to the one we know in the original trilogy. Not enough of the other tributes are distinguishable - maybe it ought to have been a bit longer to flesh more characters out...?

Also - why didn't the gamemakers just kill Haymitch after all the shenanigans he got up to? As I was reading I grew more and more surprised that he's actually allowed to win the games - doesn't really track with what Snow is about. I kept waiting for the promised targeted mutts to appear. This isn't a Katniss/Peeta situation, it would have been very easy to bump Haymitch off without angering Capitol citizens.

I saw another review that said this book should have covered Haymitch's post-games years, when he's a victor and having to mentor year after year of tributes, delving into what life is like for victors in the Capitol. I think that would have made a lot more sense and addresses my main frustration over rehashing old ground. If we were going to do another book on the games themselves, maybe one from a careers perspective?

Sounds like I'm coming down quite hard on this, but overall I did have a good time reading it, just with some caveats. Certainly doesn't come close to the heights of the original trilogy.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury

mgibbon2's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War

smileymiley550's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Drug use

operatictendency's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

kat1105's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional inspiring 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: Complicated

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

eleanorouse's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War

ej853's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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: Yes

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment

Minor: Ableism, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Torture, War

leafilys's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark sad tense fast-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: Complicated

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt

Minor: Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, War

honeybuns22's review against another edition

4.0

dark 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: No

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Grief, Injury/Injury detail