Sunrise on the Reaping is my favorite book of the series, closely followed by The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and CatchinOh my word where to begin.
Sunrise on the Reaping is my favorite book of the series, closely followed by The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and Catching Fire. Since it is the fifth book in the series, yet a prequel, it had many nods to former books and what happens to later. Such as the Covey, Lucy Gray Baird, Katniss’s father and mother, and many more things. In fact, the epilogue takes place after the events of Mockingjay, when peace has been restored.
Obviously there are recognizable characters such as Haymitch (obviously), Tam Amber (from tbosas), Mags, Wiress, Beetee, Effie, and Katniss’s parents.
The main character is Haymitch Abernathy, the drunk and miserable mentor and lone victor from District 12, who helps teach Katniss. This book is all about his games and how he manages to survive the Twenty fifth hunger games, which includes 48 victors instead of the usual 25.
The book is not too lengthy, but it took me about two days to read it having to pause in between. I would say about half of the book is before/after he was in the games, and the other half is the actual action taking place in the games.
The end was, in no other words, emotional damage. I found myself ugly crying on the floor of my bedroom all through the last chapters. I won’t spoil, but let’s just say it’s really sad and shocking.
The only con was that there were a few slow parts as is the case with most Hunger Games books, but I quickly recovered because they didn’t last long and before you know it there is action going on.
The themes of this book are important, virtuous, and noteworthy. Love, peace, and wanting justice and happiness restored in an oppressive dystopian country.
This book is better read after reading all the other books.
All in all, I rate this book 9.5/10m because it is one of the few books to bring me to tears. ...more
I read this after my mom recommended it to me, and I have absolutely no regrets!
It took me about two or three days to rOne of my all time favorites!!!
I read this after my mom recommended it to me, and I have absolutely no regrets!
It took me about two or three days to read it in short spurts. The first half is a little slow and confusing at first, but it got much better. The last half of the book was fast paced, exciting, and kept me on the edge of my seat.
I won’t spoil, but by the end, I was absolutely shocked. (Meaning I did not guess who the murderer was)
I will say, there were a few cons. At the beginning it was pretty difficult trying to explain who was who, since there were ten of them.
For a book that was written so long ago, it was very easy to follow along with and there wasn’t any recessive fluff or illustrious language.
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