caitlynng 's review for:

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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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BALLING MY EYEBALLS OUT no one speak to me
most traumatic book i've ever read probably. i love Haymitch and i just wanted to give him a hug. in the beginning when he said he doesn't drink i chuckled, but then the rest of it explained a lot. i liked that aspect more than Ballad of the Songbirds and Snakes. (now that i think about it idk if it's just me being character biased 🥲)
LOVED THE EPILOGUE bc

finally we have some worthy connections with Haymitch perspective with the original trilogy w Katniss and Peeta!! i loved the characters but the part when i knew Maysilee was gonna die soon i thought "that's it, the remaining 4 chapters i'll be crying" ✋ i love a good character development

Suzanne i love you but the poems and songs took up a bit too much of the pages in this book. the Edgar Allen Poe poem really did it for me - honestly the only reason this isn't a 5 star. there's a point when you overdo repeating the same poems/song lyrics over and over again. i swear The Hanging Tree has been in every single book. 

Ok that was my essay can't wait for the big screen November 20, 2026!!