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Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Alcohol
Minor: Rape, Suicide, Torture
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Rape, Suicide, Torture
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Rape, Police brutality
Graphic: Child death, Violence, Murder
Minor: Rape
Graphic: Child death, Gun violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol
Minor: Rape, Suicide, Torture
“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 the sun from rising.”
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Alcohol
Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Rape
My Summary: It's time for the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, and 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy awaits the reaping where twice as many victors will be chosen to fight in the arena. His name is called along with his sweetheart, Louella; his snobby classmate, Maysilee; and an oddsmaker, Wyatt. Since they're from District 12, they're all but forgotten as they make their way to the Capitol and are paraded in front of the people before they're sentenced to death in the games. They've clearly been set up to fail, but Haymitch is determined to at least make his sacrifice count in a way that will echo across the Capitol, the Districts, and into the future. And to never let them use his tears for their entertainment.
My Thoughts: Damn, this book hit so hard. Maybe it's because I haven't read the original trilogy in a while, but I forgot just how brutal the games can be when you get to see the perspective of the tributes. I also appreciate Collins telling Haymitch's story so we can see exactly how he became who he is in the original Hunger Games books.
Though truly devastating, the story told in Sunrise on the Reaping does bring some hope to District 12 for the next 25 years before Katniss and Peeta enter the arena.
Sunrise on the Reaping has clearly already had a huge impact on fans of this series, but more than that, it gives us insight into how easy it is to become complacent in a society where silence is rewarded and rebellion seems futile. Anyone who loves the Hunger Games trilogy, or who wants to take a critical look into what our world could become should read this novel.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death of parent, Alcohol
Minor: Gun violence, Rape, Suicide, Torture
Graphic: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
Minor: Rape, Vomit, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape, Suicide