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Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
5.0
challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

‘You were capable of imagining a different future’

I finished this book in two sittings and immediately had to get ready for work as if I wasn’t fundamentally changed as a person. I think I could’ve finished it in one if I didn’t have to put it down and process at minimum end of each chapter. 

Suzanne’s writing and storytelling ability is incredible. Learning more about Haymitch and other characters was so amazing and terribly heartbreaking. The hints and nods to even small things in her books is such an attention to detail I’m sure there are things I missed. I think I cried the last 30%. I can’t wait to do a re read of all the books again knowing what we know from this. 

The use of the poem ‘The Raven’ by Edgar Allen Poe was so good and felt so powerful, it is one I have complicated feelings about that I will save for its own review if I decide one day, but that I also love and know best.

I have so many thoughts I cannot form anything cohesive. Going to have to reread the whole series and come back at a later date to process it all over again. 

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