Sunrise on the Reaping By Suzanne Collins {The Hunger Games #0.5}-YA Dystopian Review

 

Book Synopsis

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.

Book Details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scholastic Press (March 18, 2025)
• Genre: YA Dystopian/Fantasy
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1546171460
• ***I bought my own copy to read and review***

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My Review

I've always loved this series for its raw look at war and real emotions. When I learned Haymitch would get his own story, I was sold. He was a sad, broken winner, wasting his life in isolation and drinking. Sunrise on the Reaping shows us why he became the man we met in the original trilogy of The Hunger Games.

Prepare yourself, this story is intense! We know the winner, but the road is full of heartache and tears. The author did a great job with new and known characters telling each unique story. I also enjoyed discovering Effie Trinket's rise, which was fascinating.

Seeing how the Hunger Games' history connects was my favorite part. Some questions got answered, but more popped up. The first half builds to the games; the second puts Haymitch in the arena. I felt that the pacing was spot on.

Sunrise on the Reaping isn't a happy book, so grab your tissues. I'll remember these words: "I love you like all fire" while trying not to cry. Just know, you'll be hooked, shocked, horrified, and in the end, happy you read it.

****Meet Author Suzanne Collins****

Suzanne Collins has had a successful and prolific career writing for children's television. She has worked on the staffs of several Nickelodeon shows, including the Emmy-nominated hit Clarissa Explains It All and The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo. Collins made her mark in children's literature with the New York Times bestselling five-book series for middle-grade readers The Underland Chronicles, which has received numerous accolades in both the United States and abroad. In the award-winning The Hunger Games trilogy, Collins continues to explore the effects of war and violence on those coming of age. Collins lives with her family in Connecticut.

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