authoralexashay 's review for:

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

5.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-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: No

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Only read this book if you want your heart ripped out multiple times. It does a wonderful job of helping us to explain who Haymitch was, who he became and why, and why he did what he did during The Hunger Games. 

I listened to the audiobook and it had my full attention the entire time. I knew what was going to happen ultimately, yet the suspense and tension gripped me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol