4.55 AVERAGE

dark emotional sad fast-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: Yes
dark reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced
adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
dark emotional sad tense fast-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: Yes

✨Book Review✨

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

Wow. Just wow. I basically read this one in two sittings. We know what we’re getting into here, but damn, somehow it’s still SO brutal.  

This one is weirdly satisfying because of what we learn about Haymitch’s games in Catching Fire and what we learn about Snow from TBOSAS. Collins expertly weaves these threads together in a testament to her skill as an author and storyteller. If this is it for the Hunger Games universe, I’m satisfied. She’s become an auto-read author for me. So I’m already looking forward to whatever she writes next!

Even though this one is mostly devastating, it is so full of hope and love and compassion and purpose and meaning-making and what connects us as humans. I don’t want to say too much, but this one is top-tier for me. 

I think my final ranking goes: 
  1. (Tied) Catching Fire & Sunrise on the Reaping 
  2. The Hunger Games 
  3. Mockingjay 
  4. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 

I’m a little sad to say goodbye to Panem and such a remarkable series. At least it’s fall now, which calls for some seasonal reading!

📖: (5/5) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

For my next trick I will need a gun

5/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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: N/A

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