xinpan’s Reviews > Sunrise on the Reaping > Status Update

I’m attached to these tributes aww. Out of all the books, these characters might be the hardest to watch die since I feel like I know their backstories the best.

Snow and Haymitch are in the library. I love reading these encounters from a 3rd person view. Knowing what happens in Katniss’s timeline, Snow’s timeline, and the eventual future of all 3 characters makes these scenes SO interesting.

There are genuinely so many themes in this book and they all seem to flow, not forced. Maysilee and Wyatt are finally able to show their true selves, finding their own personalities without being put into a box by other 12 citizens, but only after theyve been sentenced to death shows a strong theme. When you have nothing to lose, what’s stopping you from being yourself?

The heartbreak is real. I’m feeling Haymitch’s pain along with him. I don’t know if it’s just because I know the weight of the reaping or if Collins has truly written such a heart wrenching plot, but I’m feeling it either way.

I have high hopes for this ongoing prequel series since TBOSAS was so good. Already surprising me with not pulling Haymitch’s name from the cup. This is such a cool lens we’re getting to see the reaping from. We obviously know the outcome, but not the story. I’ve read prequels before, but I feel like I’m rediscovering them for the first time again and it’s so fun!