smolherbivore 's review for:

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I sobbed many times. Suzanne Collins knocked this out of the park. Haymitch was always an interesting character in THG, so getting to know his heartbreaking backstory feels like an honor. His younger self seriously comes to life, and the addition of multiple recognizable names really developed the world and history of the rebellion in ways I didn’t expect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Classism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol