Reviews - Sunrise on the Reaping

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Sunrise on the Reaping

Suzanne Collins

4.56 AVERAGE

lacewing's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kacey_toni's review against another edition

4.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

lorikleininak's review against another edition

2.75

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

I was really excited to get Haymitch's backstory in this newest installment of the The Hunger Games series. Woody Harrelson's portrayal of the character is memorable. Suzanne Collins' origin story of Haymitch in "Sunrise on the Reaping" is, unfortunately, not memorable.

It's clear in the movies that Haymitch has demons - anyone who survives the Games, and in this case the second Quarter Quell, would. This novel explains Haymitch's demons, but there's nothing surprising here. This is Katniss' story, about 20 years before Katniss is reaped.

About the best thing I can say about finishing "Sunrise on the Reaping" is that I am a Suzanne Collins/Hunger Games completer. I'm okay if this is the last of the series.