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kylienorwood 's review for:
Sunrise on the Reaping
by Suzanne Collins
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I was skeptical about reading this but I’m glad I did. Loved hearing about Haymitch’s backstory and it gave so much insight into the character he was in The Hunger Games.
My only complaint is that it felt like there was a LOT of capital involvement in the actual games… I didn’t feel like there was as much of that in the later series? I know it existed, but in this one it felt a lot more common and ended up kind of minimizing Haymitch’s victory. Maybe that was the point, but it felt like a quick way to kill off some of the characters.
Otherwise, loved this book & it makes me want to jump into the other books again!
My only complaint is that it felt like there was a LOT of capital involvement in the actual games… I didn’t feel like there was as much of that in the later series? I know it existed, but in this one it felt a lot more common and ended up kind of minimizing Haymitch’s victory. Maybe that was the point, but it felt like a quick way to kill off some of the characters.
Otherwise, loved this book & it makes me want to jump into the other books again!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Torture, Death of parent