Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games)
By Suzanne Collins
- Release Date: 2025-03-18
- Genre: Dystopian Fiction for Young Adults
Description
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.
Reviews
Wonderful
5By Daughter of Athena šI loved it I truly did ! I just cried a few times but a few tears is worth it for me <3Five Star Book Would Recommend
5By Review.inc.Being a long time fan of The Hunger Games and Suzanne Collins I can confirm that this book is amazing. Would recommend to anybody who likes the rest of The Hunger Games series.Suzanne you slayed once again š
5By yassssgurllllThis is a must read for anyone ! I love the hunger games world so much !!! You ate Suzanne š š½š š½š š½š š½š š½# period # Yassss # Yessss gurllllToo Much Poe
3By Frankwest23Collinsās dystopian world is addicting, easy to become immersed in the unfolding gravity, and in this novel further weaving together histories and personalities from the main trilogy. However the long full Poe passages, repetitively dropped right in, for pages, seems like such a weird stylistic break. In Songbirds and Snakes at least the poetry was (it seemed) original. Here Collins has given up. It actually became annoying, reading and rereading Poeās āThe Ravenā every time Collins wants us to know Haymitch is forlorn. Even though heās established as only mildly bookish or poetic person, somehow heās memorized this long complex poem word for word? Who would have known drunk broken Haymitch in the main serious U.S. actually just fully tortured my Edgar Allen Poe.Amazing
5By polleyrolleyMust read again, the plot was insane.One of the best!
5By J._E._J.A return to great form for Suzanne Collins after the Ballad of Snakes and Songbirds had a very disappointing 3rd act. This is one of the best Hunger Games books. Even though you know how Haymich wins his games, the excellent writing and pacing and characters keep you turning pages well into the night! I felt like Haymichās arc here was way more realistic and believable than Snowās in the previous book. There are some great new, unforgettable characters here that will earn special places in fansā hearts. And the story fits quite well and appropriately into the Hunger Games history that I was extremely satisfied through and through.Loved this book!
5By Case smell my fart!!!Learning Haymitchās story was incredible. Great story! Canāt wait for the film!YES
5By EPICWinionPolitesI loved this book. I couldnāt put it down. I cried. It hurt my friend mentally and physically (she dropped it on her face). YES WE LOVE HAYMITCH<3 (no spoilers)
5By ranae broadheadOk yāall I never write reviews... but oh my gosh this book is literally So good! I loved it so much.... If you love hunger games READ IT! I never really liked Haymitch but this gave me a whole perspective and now I love him! I cried a ton when characters died and my one of my siblings was like āwhy are you crying?ā I told him and he actually looked sad :( Also I borrowed it from a library after waiting a long time go them to get it. I really loved that they added characters from the other books I was like oooo they are in here! :D Please read if you love hunger games. You wonāt regret it. And donāt forget a box of tissues. And Iām so excited for the movie!! And did yāall like the ballad of songbirds and snakes? I really did until the end and it kind of ruined it for me..... Bye :) ā¤ļø Dawn Heathers aka someonewholovesbooks<3 (Also sorry for my spelling/grammar lol and if I seem like a 10 year old bc Iām not Iām a teenager.... lol I just get energetic and enthusiastic when talking abt books I like XD)Love
5By KaayMonaƩ1000/10 cant wait for the movieSuzanne Collins does it again!
5By Pfalco917I could not stop reading this book! It was so well written that I wanted to see what happened next. It helps that I was already connected to a lot of the characters from the previous books and movies. It really hit me in all the feels. This novel may be the best one yet!Great Addition to the story
5By Grateful524Great story about Haymitch. A little too much poetry and song verse for my liking but still 5 stars.SO good
5By CrazyReaderWriterTbh, this is the best hunger games since catching fire. I love that Suzanne Collins brought back the first person POV. I am a HUGE Hunger Games fan, and I have to say this goes above and beyond my expectations. I loved how snarky Haymitch was, I havenāt read a POV like that since Catching Fire. I mean, I LOVE mockingjay and the ballad of songbirds and snakes, but they donāt have the feel of the hunger games. This one did. I cried through the deaths of wellie, maysilee, louella, lou lou, and lenore dove. This was much more gut wrenching than all of the others. Definitely read if youāre a hunger games fan. 10/10Riveting
5By Alea 1040Incredible portrayal of Haymitchās story. I was not only moved but felt deeply involved as if I was by him the whole time in his narration. Suzanne did it again with this series.A Movie Fanās Leap into Panem: Worth the Price of Admission
4By EthanTheLalliTL;DR: Movie fan thinks itās worth the $20 price of admission. Iāve recently gotten into the habit of reading. Sunrise on the Reaping marks my second book of the yearāand my first dive into Suzanne Collinsā work. A weird jumping-on point for her series, I know, especially since Iām usually an āIāll check out the movieā kind of guy. But after hearing all the buzz following The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, I found myself eagerly awaiting this release. That movie was so phenomenal, it made me rethink my feelings on the world Collins builtāPanem. Iāve always loved world-building and dystopian futures. While I was a little disappointed that the book didnāt dive deeper into the other districts or give us a broader view of Capitol life, I still found myself glued to the atmosphere. Itās immersive, and I couldn't put it down. Minor spoilers ahead: A few characters from the original trilogy returnāand for me, it was a bit hit or miss. Some fit naturally into the story. Others felt shoehorned in with a āHey, remember this character?ā energy. As someone who comes from the movie side of the fandom, I mostly shrugged those off. But I suspect longtime book fans will welcome them back like old friendsānostalgic, even if a little unexpected. The action is well-written and easy to follow while maintaining an āanti-violenceā tone. I really appreciated that. Itās hard to strike a balance between depicting action and making it feel like tragedy rather than spectacle. Collins nails itāchefās kiss. She stays on-message where many donāt. Iām giving it 4 out of 5 stars. Itās a good story with a clear theme. I did feel like I lost track of Haymitch, our main character and narrator, toward the end. That said, itās impressive how Collins captures years of self-destructive behavior and still makes it feel believable. I just wish the pacing had slowed down a bit near the end, especially to show more of how Haymitch coaches his tributesāhow he schemes, strategizes, and subtly resists the Capitol as a mentor. Look at me, asking for more. Thatās a good sign. As a movie fan, this $20 āticketā was absolutely worth the price of admission.The Best Since Catching Fire
4By HAJS29This book provided an enjoyable and suspenseful insight into the mentor of the original Hunger Games trilogy, Haymitch Abernathy. His story is more than just a man facing PTSD due to his hunger games containing double the tributes, forcing him to forget in the form of alcohol, but a story of loss and torment inflicted by the all powerful President Snow. The book does a lot of things right, such as filling you with the unyielding urge to keep reading during the arena section, as with every hunger games book, as well as tying in new characters, that ultimately prove vital, to hunger games lore. Maysilee Donner is my favorite. However the fan service disillusioned me from the world, hence the -1 star. I understand the need for Collins to reuse characters to make the book feel more immersive, however this trope was overused and repetitive. One example being, Haymitch apparently being best friends with Burdock Everdeen, Katnissā father, since youth. However this was never mentioned in the original trilogy, hence the disillusionment. Other than the constant fan service, itās a book I found myself thinking about long after finishing it, craving more. I also wish Collins would have went more in depth into Haymitchās life post victory. Such as his battles with addiction while essentially sending in tributes to die every year, as he was forced to mentor them.Best of the series
5By Vike13Couldnāt put it down, loved the interweaving of Edgar Allen Poeās The Raven into the story. Huge fan.Not Engaging or Well-Written
1By YHC -MAI feel like Collins has regressed in quality that it feels like itās her debut novel. Snowās standalone was a whole lot better than the rest of the other four books. Itās a bummer that I get bored of Haymitch.Sunrise on the reaping
5By helen š«¶š¼Loved it do not recommend
