Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games)
The phenomenal fifth book in the Hunger Games series: Haymitch's story.
#1 USA Today Bestseller • #1 New York Times Bestseller • #1 Indie Bestseller • #1 Publishers Weekly Bestseller • A New York Times Editors' Choice
"A propulsive, brutal Hunger Games prequel is here. And it's great." The New York Times
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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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5 stars
After not feeling the connection with Songbirds and Snakes as I had with the original trilogy, I was worried how I would feel about this book. Well, I loved it.
Haymitch has always been one of my favorite HG characters and I have wanted answers for why he is the way that he is, and now (nearly twenty years later) I have them and this story feels complete.
The tears were flowing while my heart was breaking, but I absolutely enjoyed every bit of it.
After not feeling the connection with Songbirds and Snakes as I had with the original trilogy, I was worried how I would feel about this book. Well, I loved it.
Haymitch has always been one of my favorite HG characters and I have wanted answers for why he is the way that he is, and now (nearly twenty years later) I have them and this story feels complete.
The tears were flowing while my heart was breaking, but I absolutely enjoyed every bit of it.
Suzanne Collins the woman you are. This whole book was really the cornerstone of the series and solidifies the end of the story line beautifully.
The theme of propoganda was so well executed along with the dramatic irony and it really reflects on the modern world, especially with Lou Lou being a criticism of AI generation and how the world fell as a result of generative AI.
And even though I knew no one but Haymitch would make it out alive, every death still hurt.
The original books already felt like a complete series but this book really demonstrates the strength of propoganda and how Haymitch lit the spark for Katniss's revolution.
10/10 amazing read and one of my favourite books of all time.
The theme of propoganda was so well executed along with the dramatic irony and it really reflects on the modern world, especially with Lou Lou being a criticism of AI generation and how the world fell as a result of generative AI.
And even though I knew no one but Haymitch would make it out alive, every death still hurt.
The original books already felt like a complete series but this book really demonstrates the strength of propoganda and how Haymitch lit the spark for Katniss's revolution.
10/10 amazing read and one of my favourite books of all time.