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Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel) (The Hunger Games)

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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400 pages

Average rating: 9

299 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

KassieB
Apr 24, 2025
7/10 stars
I have a much better understanding of Haymitch now.
Toddy529
Apr 23, 2025
9/10 stars
Book actually broke my heart. Obviously yiu know the story from the other books but this was important to know the secrets of the other books or things I had looked over, after I had to read all the books again with no shame either.
sfea
Apr 23, 2025
5/10 stars
didn’t like the ending.
richardbakare
Apr 18, 2025
6/10 stars
Suzanne Collins has been on a run now of adding in more and more backstory to the original Hunger Games novels. The first one, “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” was a compelling addition to the series and gave us a backdrop that fleshed out the principal antagonist in great detail. It was foundational in many ways. In 2025, Collins introduced the next entry into the prequel series in “Sunrise on the Reaping.” To say I was eagerly anticipating this book would be an understatement. We fast forward a couple of decades from “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” and are introduced to the backstory of two principal characters from the original trilogy in Haymitch Abernathy and Plutarch Heavensbee. Getting to know more about these two is compelling; the execution was a bit formulaic. Where I thought we had something refreshing in “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” this one feels like Collins serving us more Hunger Games Core. While the ending and class contentions will have you doubling down on your hate of the Capitol and tapping into your spirit of revolution, I do not believe this book adds to the overall lore of the Hunger Games universe. I really do love the series and hope that Collins continues to extend it in many ways. I just hope that we move away from the games and maybe cover the resistance perspective during the war and maybe even the mysterious north.
anna-reads
Apr 14, 2025
10/10 stars
This book was phenomenal. If you like the Hunger Games Series, you will heavily enjoy this prequel. While reading, you will find yourself gasping at the parallels and how this story truly connects with every other book in an unexpected way. It is one of the best books I have indulged in.

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