A review by charleepig
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Outstanding origin story that explains as to how Haymitch became the jaded character we know from the original trilogy. 
It is medium-paced at first, then becomes more fast-paced towards the middle of the book. I needed several days to emotionally recover from this book.

P.s. you get to briefly meet some more characters you already know from the original trilogy

Outstanding epilogue set post-Second Rebellion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture

Very disturbing description of the decapitation of a character. One character is described as holding the head of a character they decapitated, with zero remorse.

Very depressing, detailed description of the forced isolation of Haymitch post-games