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Amanecer en la cosecha by Suzanne Collins

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Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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Poor haymitch 💔 the entire book my heart was breaking for haymitch. This book was brilliant and so well written, might possibly be the best of the series. This definitely calls for a reread of the whole franchise. 
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 

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Quin viatge tornar a Panem!
He estat ben enganxada a la lectura, tot i saber com acabaria tot i tractant-se d'un llibre que replica el primer de la saga... PerĂČ realment Ă©s tot tan sĂ dic i trĂ gic, que no ho podia deixar. Ara bĂ©, m'ha faltat un punt de trencament emocional, sobretot al final, que no m'ha arribat. Els personatges, inoblidables: em declaro des de ja fan de la Maysilee i, evidentment, en Haymitch es confirma que Ă©s el millor.

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Loveable characters: No
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Another strong addition to the Hunger Games universe. Compared to the last installment, this one feels more like the original trilogy, especially with its focus on the Games. (Not that I disliked the last book. It just didn’t quite feel like a Hunger Games story.) The pacing is tighter, the stakes are higher, and the tone is darker. Romance takes a backseat.

President Snow is back in control and just as terrifying. There’s plenty of fan service, but it’s handled well, with nods to both the original trilogy and the Ballad. It made me want to reread the whole series. Like Ballad, this book weaves in folk songs. It’s also fascinating to see how the Capitol’s propaganda and technology keep evolving.

The ending is brutal, and the epilogue is bittersweet. I appreciated that the story chose a sad ending over a neat, happy one.

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I’m devastated and can’t stop crying, don’t read the second half in public unless you’re comfortable sobbing in public lmao

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Suzanne Collins has done it again. Sobbed my heart out.

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This is Lenore Dove’s work. Her sign. Her message to me now. Her reminder that I must prevent another sunrise on the reaping. And it says “You promised me.” With that, she condemns me to life.

Sunrise on the Reaping is a fluent read that expertly develops Haymitch’s character. Something that particularly impressed me about this book is how frequently and cleverly Collins subverts expectations and assumptions I had about its plot and that of the whole series. SotR shows us the true extent of collective trauma between many of the characters, adding much more depth to previous installments. Some of the character appearances did feel a bit fan service-y/gimmicky, but they definitely made me want to return to the original trilogy.

While on the other books, I will say that I don’t think the political message hit as hard in this one. Based on how it was advertised, I was hoping for a more explicitly philosophical novel, but I think The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was more original in this regard. There is also a lack of subtlety - I understand why, but in my opinion, it’s not always to good effect. I did however love all the
Haymitch/Katniss
and
Haymitch/Snow
parallels and the reveal of
Haymitch being the spark to Katniss’ fire
. The musings on
the longevity of rebellion and the value of small acts of resistance
are probably my favourite theme of the book.

Overall, I‘m glad to say that this book does add something to the series and that I “enjoyed“ reading it (but oh, the pain!).

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I loved this book so much, but I’m pretty sure it almost tore me to pieces, especially in relation to the other books in this series

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