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Good but I didn't love it like the original trilogy. Which I now want to reread!

Time flies, it has been forever since I read the original books.

As a prequel, there are certain things that won‘t come as a surprise in this book, but that doesn‘t mean they don‘t pack a punch!

Haymitch‘s hunger games was an excellent choice for its own book, and really shows how he became the man we meet in the hunger games trilogy. It was great to see some other familiar people in there too, along with Snow being as despicable as ever.

3.5/5 🌟

I liked it better than the last book, but it still didn‘t measure up to the original trilogy. Just okay.

5✨ Loving the Hunger Games Series so much that my husband had to remind me to eat. I knew I needed to pick this up. I was not disappointed. While we know the outcome of the games if you‘ve read the series it doesn‘t stop the excitement. With obvious dread as we near the end, and then it also has information of after the games that leads up to the hunger game series.

1. I‘m still thinking about the tagged book on a regular basis…
2. I‘m sad to say that I tried two Leigh Bardugo books and bailed on both. Maybe at another time…
#wondrouswednesday

Finished this and I really enjoyed it. I liked the small details this added as well.

Haymitch‘s backstory gripped me just as hard as when I read Katniss exclaim, “I volunteer as Tribute.” Loved stepping into Panem again. Seeing characters in earlier years and knowing where they end up was bittersweet. Quite a satisfying emotional rollercoaster. If Collins has more of these kinds of backstories in her pocket, I‘m here for them!

This is incredibly dark for a YA book, and it is really difficult to read a dystopian at this point in history, but Haymitch's story is well told. The book is not uplifting, but it is gripping. I appreciated the Poe quotes.

Unlikeable though Haymitch initially was when he was first introduced in The Hunger Games, there was always an indication that there was more to him; a reason why he had become a miserable alcoholic. SOTR does a brilliant job of capturing the feel of the original books, making the reader feel for the characters, and keeping us smack dab in the thick of the battle both inside and outside of the arena.

Better than the last one, but the first two are still my faves. I did like how this connected some of the dots. And it was just fun, in a sort of sick & twisted way, to return to the Gamemaker‘s world.

Suzanne Collins knocks it out of the park once again! It's the second quarter quell and Haymitch's infamous Hunger Games with twice the number of children reaped. It was fascinating to see how the experiences in his teens made Haymitch the man he was when Katniss met him. I also loved the focus on propoganda and questioning why people don't fight back against oppression. Timely.

So good. I love Haymitch. All the characters were so fleshed out and I love the connections between this book and the original trilogy. You find out so much. And it‘s so tragic. Love this book.

This. This is what I expect from a Hunger Games book. It‘s fantastic.

Oh hamitch any of this would be enough to turn anyone to drink ! I personally loved this book I loved the slow paced start the reaping the run up to the games the friendships and comradey. Yes it is shocking and violent in places but I think a great story , loved the old characters appearing mags as mentor and the nod to Katniss at the end , a wonderful wonderful edition to brilliant series. Now don‘t mess the film up !gardens at Blenheim palace

A second prequel to the main trilogy, this is the story of Haymitch. And it was a good one…not just his story, but answered a lot of other questions too. I may have to re-read the main Hunger Games trilogy again now that I have this info. A lot of familiar characters show up in this one.

5⭐
•Now this is the character backstory I wanted, not Coriolanus Snow. This was so freaking good, even knowing, for the most part, how it ends. The journey it took to get there, the characters from past Hunger Games books, and the easter eggs of info, all made this a standout prequel.
•Jefferson White (Jimmy from Yellowstone) was super fantastic.

Can you guess what I did this cold and rainy day

Mostly been listening to the new Hunger Games prequel this weekend but I might start The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet #WeekendReads

Suzanne Collins gives us another revelatory, thought-provoking, tragic, and hopeful piece of Hunger Games history in this prequel starring our favorite, inebriated mentor from District 12, in his own lethal Quarter Quell, when he was 16 and in love with a daring Covey girl of his own. The insights and character origins we get are more than worth the read on their own, but young Haymitch‘s powerful examination of propaganda is even more valuable.

Like so many others I was worried about this one- I didn‘t like Ballad so much. So I was relieved at how good it was. Brought back the same feels as the original even though you kind of already know how this story ends. I loved being back in Panem and getting Haymitch‘s story. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Another very mixed week IRL of joys and otherwise but that‘s life right? This week‘s joys:
1. SOTR discussion at my favorite indie bookstore, complete with gifts and a cool tote.
2. Cory Booker and Susan Crawford.
3. Reconnecting with former coworkers at a rooftop reception.
4. Penguin resistance!
5. Shopping at the Amish market, but first breakfast! Including a big bowl of grits swimming in 🧈
#5joysfriday

Finally it's outdoor reading time. And outdoor napping for 🐕

Starting this one

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Wrapping my head around this one, so I don't have many words. This might be the most well-written of all of them.

Continuing to break hearts, Ms. Collins. I am unwell.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

There are still good people in this world. Let me tell you what happened today. I'm at CinemaCon2025 working. I am not mobile. Mainly using a wheelchair to get around. I couldn't make it to one of the studio presentations, and they just happened to give out copies of Sunrise On the Reaping to all those who attended. I was so bummed when I found out. Well, one of our long-time customers said not to worry he would hook me up. A few hours later, he⬇️

Not a ton of reading for a month that included spring break, but I got to marathon read the tagged book, which almost never happens anymore.

Last new book of the day 🤣 my book club is reading this

Tackle the TBR 🤓📚
What are you reading?
#boleybooks #sunriseonthereaping #suzannecollins #hungergames #bookbeast #bookbuds #letsread

I knew this was going to be about Haymitch, and I didn't quite know how to anticipate actually liking this story. But I appreciated that his story, until the Reaping was pretty pleasant. He wasn't tortured. He was just poor, and he had love. It made the rest so much more heartbreaking. This might actually be my favourite Hunger Games story now. #15-2025

Such a great HG installment but all so very sad. This book tied everything up with Haymitch‘s back story. Loved the glimpses of familiar characters 25 years earlier!

March‘s board- 3 bingos! I was very efficient with my choices this month I guess @TheAromaofBooks
2 DNFs
Tagged book was my favorite read of the month!

I have to go somewhere later today and don‘t think I‘ll finish anything else, so I‘m calling it for March. My reading pace slowed down a bit for various reasons.
-I couldn‘t find an #authoramonth book I liked
-Two book club selections that were a little long and I couldn‘t get into them until about midway through
-Getting ready for tax return prep
-The world in general 🔥

Nevertheless, I tore through SOTR and loved it.

#wrapup

Suzanne Collins is the queen of publishing a story , releasing it and disappearing into the ether. Sh sprinkled a lot of Easter eggs into this story. This book is four stars out of five for me. I‘m waiting with bated breath for the news regarding the casting for upcoming adaptation. I‘ll also be waiting for her next book announcement. I hope she writes a story about Cinna. #sunriseonthereaping #suzannecollins

*Emotional Damage*
I have not sobbed over a piece of media like this since Midnight Mass. This book gutted me and made me feel so many emotions, even more than the original trilogy. I was a little nervous, after the bland disappointment of Ballard of Songbird and Snakes, but this was well worth the wait and the migraine all the sobbing created.

Oh my heart. After not loving Ballad I wasn't too excited about this one. Then I read it and I could put it down. It's Haymitch's story and it will break your heart in one hundred ways. I wasn't expecting to recognize so many of the characters, but this was the perfect way to do a prequel. So many gaps were filled in and there's so much understanding to the wider scope of the revolution and the depth of the characters in the original trilogy.

5/5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕

“They will not use my tears for their entertainment.”

#thehungergames

Oh, Haymitch! Loved seeing the parallels between him and Katniss, and I LOVED all the other HG characters who were woven into this story too. It was strange, knowing how his Games end, but still having this weird little hope that things would be different, ha! A teeny tiny bit too long, but still great! (16)
⭐️: 4.25/5

5/5

This was such an incredible book. While the original story is about revolution and the end of the Hunger Games, and Songbird and Snakes was about how the games became what they were, this book was really about the games as propaganda and gave a much better understand of how the games and the manipulations of the capital worked. Even knowing how the story ends, it's a great read.

It‘s always a curious feeling to read a prequel about a character you don‘t like so much. So yes, we know how Haymitch‘s story ends, but experiencing his Hunger Games helps show how he became who he was for Katniss‘.

I‘m not surprised I loved this. I liked it more than Snow‘s story.

Considering we knew Haymitch would be the winner and that the Hunger Games continued, it still managed to be tense, meaningful, and deepen the story world. I love all the appearances of characters we already know.