A review by clothildev
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Loved it in the sense that it was great to learn Haymitch's origin story, to see how familiar characters entered the story and how it all ties in together

Hated it in the sense that it gave me emotional damage that I fear I might not recover from

Suzanne you didn't need to go that hard with the details of the Capitol's cruelty, I'm already fighting for my life out there I don't need fictional horrors seared into my brain on top of the regular ones 😭

I'm sure I missed some details in the story but i don't think I'll be strong enough mentally to re read for a good while 🫠

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism