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Sunrise On The Reaping by Suzanne Collins

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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

i knew this book was gonna hurt me and yet i still wasn’t ready

suzanne collins the writer that you are 😫

a book that shows rebellions don’t just start with one person and sometimes it takes years for those results. i could go on and on about my thoughts but i fear them being unintelligible screaming right now because i love this series so much ahh

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Loveable characters: Complicated
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I'm not okay

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No matter how many years it has been, Suzanne has an uncanny ability to draw you right back into the world of Panem! As well as build loveable characters just to destroy them in a sentence or two :(

Anyone who has read the original trilogy will know how this one ends, but it provided a lot of great insight into why Haymitch is the way that he is and how much he suffered. It was also a nice surprise to see so many familiar faces among the mentors and watch as they lay the foundations for the rebellion later on.

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Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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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Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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