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Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel)
The phenomenal fifth book in the Hunger Games series!
When you've been set up
to lose everything you love,
what is there left to fight for?
As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes.
Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves.
When Haymitch's name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He's torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who's nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he's been set up to fail. But there's something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.
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Reviews
This book provided an enjoyable and suspenseful insight into the mentor of the original Hunger Games trilogy, Haymitch Abernathy. His story is more than just a man facing PTSD due to his hunger games containing double the tributes, forcing him to forget in the form of alcohol, but a story of loss and torment inflicted by the all powerful President Snow. The book does a lot of things right, such as filling you with the unyielding urge to keep reading during the arena section, as with every hunger games book, as well as tying in new characters, that ultimately prove vital, to hunger games lore. Maysilee Donner is my favorite. However the fan service disillusioned me from the world, hence the -1 star. I understand the need for Collins to reuse characters to make the book feel more immersive, however this trope was overused and repetitive. One example being, Haymitch apparently being best friends with Burdock Everdeen, Katniss’ father, since youth. However this was never mentioned in the original trilogy, hence the disillusionment. Other than the constant fan service, it’s a book I found myself thinking about long after finishing it, craving more. I also wish Collins would have went more in depth into Haymitch’s life post victory. Such as his battles with addiction while essentially sending in tributes to die every year, as he was forced to mentor them.
By HAJS29
Couldn’t put it down, loved the interweaving of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven into the story. Huge fan.
By Vike13
I feel like Collins has regressed in quality that it feels like it’s her debut novel. Snow’s standalone was a whole lot better than the rest of the other four books. It’s a bummer that I get bored of Haymitch.
By YHC -MA
Loved it do not recommend
By helen 🫶🏼
I can’t stop rereading it and can hardly put it down. This book is by far my favorite of the Hunger Games series and is a must read for all Haymitch fans. Truly devastating and poignant.
By kairiflame123