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Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Rape, Suicide, Torture
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, Classism
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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder
Moderate: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Death of parent, War
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Genocide, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide
It’s was beautifully written, beautifully narrated, and provided so much context and depth for the original trilogy. I could spend hours talking about all the little details and meanings to things that were added with this prequel, but we’d be here all day. So instead I will say, read it if loved the hunger games and want more.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Medical content, War
Minor: Slavery