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Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
Minor: Miscarriage
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Vomit, Alcohol
Still! What a wonderful, devastating book! I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone who has read the original trilogy. Haymitch is such a better character than Coriolanus.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Gore, Alcohol
Minor: Suicide
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent
Minor: Suicide
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Vomit, Police brutality, Alcohol
Sunrise on the Reaping pulled me right back into the world of the Hunger Games, and it did so with the emotional weight I was hoping for. We’ve always known Haymitch carried deep scars, but now we see the exact horrors that shaped him. This book doesn't just fill in the gaps—it deepens our understanding of him in a powerful way.
“I want to kill them all, Snow, the Gamemakers, every person in the Capitol who has been party to this atrocity.”
The symbolism of the gray rabbit really stuck with me too. That little creature was more than just an animal—it was hope. Innocence. Comfort. And when it’s brutally taken from him, so is that hope. From then on, Haymitch carries the belief that anyone he loves will eventually be lost. It’s painful but so telling of why he becomes who he is by the time Katniss meets him.
Some may see the references to the prequel and the original trilogy as fan service, but I found them meaningful. The way the story gently lays groundwork for characters like Effie and Plutarch makes it all feel more connected. District 12 has always felt small and tightly woven, and that feeling is reflected beautifully here.
In the end, the reason Haymitch doesn’t give up isn’t because he’s unbreakable—it’s because of the promises he made. These quotes from the end hit me hard:
“No, Haymitch, we need someone exactly like you.”
“Just luckier?” I say.
“Luckier, or with better timing. Having an army at their back wouldn’t hurt.”
"She’s not an easy person; she’s like me, Peeta always says. But she was smarter than me, or luckier. She’s the one who finally kept that sun from rising."
This was everything I wanted from a return to Panem. Brutal, heartbreaking, and ultimately powerful.
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Death of parent, War
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Classism