Sunrise on the Reaping

, #0.5

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Kindle Edition, 400 pages

English language

Published March 17, 2025 by Scholastic Press.

ISBN:
978-1-5461-7147-8
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ASIN:
B0D6BRYLL1
Goodreads:
214333691
(1 review)

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 …

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reviewed Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games, #0.5)

Unnecessary, but fans should like it

In honour of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes to compete in the fiftieth annual Hunger Games.

While I quite enjoyed the Hunger Games trilogy back in 2012, “Sunrise on the Reaping” feels like a somewhat unnecessary addition. I found the romance annoying, the arena a dreary slog to get through, and the ending dismal but not enjoyably so. Also, too much song lyrics and poetry for my tastes. Not for me. However, all that is a “me problem”, and Hunger Games fans should thoroughly enjoy this latest entry in the series.

Subjects

  • Dystopia
  • Young Adult
  • Fantasy
  • Fiction
  • Science Fiction
  • Romance

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