circuscharlotte 's review for:

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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: Yes

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Haymitch's Games— while touched upon in Collins' "Catching Fire"— is far more haunting when laid out this way, without all the missing details. Haymitch becoming the man we meet in "The Hunger Games" and onward is a heartwrencing transition to observe. In just a few pages, Haymitch shot to the top of my favorite characters list. Each character is so well written and well-rounded. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Alcohol, War, Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt