Review by gillmomi - Sunrise on the Reaping

gillmomi 's review for:

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Not sure how to feel about this. On one hand I love the characters so much so any chance to revisit them I’ll take. On the other this bordered on cheap fan service, name dropping beloved characters every ten pages for the sake of explaining things I didn’t want explained

all the allusions to LGB, katniss’ parents even the mellarks like enough is enough

I don’t think it really added much to my understanding of the world, other than reaffirming the thoughtless cruelty of the games. Certainly it highlighted the ineptitude of the capitol, balanced against their effective lies and propaganda. I guess I'm just searching for the point.

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