Sunrise on the Reaping
Hardback Published on: 18/03/2025
Price: £19.99
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Ultimate Nostalgia
Similarly to a lot of people, The Hunger Games was a major part of my teenage years and so the excitement I had when this was announced was almost ridiculo... READ MORE
A reminder that reading is always political
Like many people, The Hunger Games was one of the first dystopian book series that I read. I remember being 11 and borrowing it from my secondary school li... READ MORE
Collins proves she can still wreck us and we really don’t know a thing…
Like everyone, I’ve always wondered about Haymitch’s games, pondered over the person Haymitch was before we meet him with Katniss.
I read this in a day... READ MORE
She's Back!
After being quite let down by The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, I was quite skeptical about this book going into it. And I have to say, I was blown away.... READ MORE
Perfect prequel
Oh how I loved this! After reading the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes I was a little disheartened, but nonetheless excited for Haymitch's story. Sunrise on... READ MORE
My Hunger Games love will never end!!
Ripped through this in an afternoon.
Suzanne Collins is still giving us amazing stories, even years later.
Hunger Games were (and still is) one of my fav... READ MORE
A welcome return to Panem
As a longtime Hunger Games fan, I devoured this. Suzanne Collins still knows how to build a brutal, captivating dystopia, and slipping back into the world ... READ MORE
A great addition to the Hunger Games series!
The day has come: the second Quarter Quell. The fiftieth anniversary of Hunger Games, in which double the amount of tributes will be sent from each distric... READ MORE
Literature at its best
The best book I've finished thus far this year!
Reading is political and this serves as a reminder. When Collins opened this book with 4 (FOUR!) quotes ab... READ MORE
Birthday Reaping!
Well. A long awaited prequel, well worth waiting for. So many more questions answered, characters explored and fallen in love with even more than before. I... READ MORE
Hope is an act of resistance
Quite honestly don't think this even needs a review. I mostly held out until the last few pages when, at 1am, a single tear rolled down my cheek and I chok... READ MORE
Rehashed an old appreciation for the series - a devastatingly important prequel
Utterly devastating, intricately plotted and beautifully executed. Sunrise on the Reaping rehashed an old and everlasting appreciation for Suzanne Collins ... READ MORE
Heart breakingly beautiful
Okay! I’ve been busy but now I can properly sit down and write a review for this beautiful book. Every turn had me at the edge of tears, and the ending—oh ... READ MORE
A heartbreaking addition to the Hunger Games storyline.
Visceral and intense, the author throws you into young Haymitch’s world as he stumbles into plans beyond all expectations when he is thrown from reaping to... READ MORE
Utterly Heartbreaking but beautiful
This book was well worth the wait.
I knew Haymitch’s backstory was going to be heart wrenching but I didn’t expect to see so many familiar faces and see ... READ MORE
The Reaping of Haymitch
There is something so nostalgic about returning to old much loved characters in a previous setting. Sunrise on the Reaping reveals the story of Haymitch's ... READ MORE
The Story of Haymitch
I have never been so fully invested in a book, even my previous 5 star reads. But this…
To me, it’s a literary masterpiece. I would argue it’s better th... READ MORE
The prequel we've all been waiting for!
I absolutely loved this book from the moment I opened it. I felt an immediate wave of nostalgia; transported back to a different yet familiar version of Di... READ MORE
A really powerful and thought provoking return to Panem.
As someone who grew up loving The Hunger Games series, Sunrise on the Reaping was the perfect way to step back into that world - this time with adult eyes.... READ MORE
Suzanne Collins, the author that you are.
I CANNOT.
Suzanne Collins, the author that you are.
Haymitch’s story was even sadder than I could have ever imagined. It connects beautifully between... READ MORE
Emotionally Scarred for the Rest of my Life
Imagine you need to get a flu shot. You are nervous because you know it's going to hurt, but you tell yourself that you know what a flu shot feels like and... READ MORE
Haymitch's Hunger Games packs a punch & totally delivers his worthy tale.
Haymitch's Hunger Games packs a punch & totally delivers his worthy tale.
How did Haymitch become the man Katniss & Peeta meet in the Hunger Games?
It'... READ MORE
Synopsis
Shortlisted for Foyles Book of the Year 2025
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 honour 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.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Scholastic
- ISBN: 9780702340574
- Number of pages: 416
- Dimensions: 240 x 160 x 37 mm
- Interest age: From 12 years
- Weight: 690g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allMade me cry
Emotionally unprepared for the inner turmoil caused by this brilliant book. Definitely worth reading and a brilliant prequel to the original hunger games b... READ MORE
Absolutely Amazing
Growing up on reading about the hunger games universe. This book was absolutely amazing, made me emotional and made me gasp out loud when making connection... READ MORE
A rehashing of a story that, if anything, diminished any feeling it created in the original trilogy
I’m a major fan of The Hunger Games and enjoyed Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes but this was just bad - as a novel, a compelling story or a convincing conti... READ MORE
absolutely gut wrenching. but in a good way. or is it?
suzanne collins comes back with a bang. and i mean literally. the first few chapters, you are already in a sea of emotions, halfway through i had to put it... READ MORE
Superb!
Superb writing from Collins as expected 10/10
So good but a bit too much
There are so many hidden gems in writing and subtle hits at the other books. It’s great although at first I was a bit frustrated that it had so many of th... READ MORE
Amazing book, absolutely obsessed!
I love all of the Hunger Games series as well as the previous prequal so much and this did not disappoint.
From the beginning I was hooked and completel... READ MORE
An excellent return to Panem
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Review of Sunrise on the Reaping
Suzanne Collins has once again delivered a gripping return to Panem with Sunrise on the Reaping. The no... READ MORE
A Great Addition to The Hunger Games World
There are no words for how excited I was to read Sunrise on the Reaping. I have always, and will forever be the ultimate Hunger Games fangirl. It’s the ser... READ MORE
I am equal parts broken and overjoyed.
A rare case of an author returning years later and the book still fitting in with the surrounding series. Each character felt the same but different to the... READ MORE
Wow
This one can really hook you in. I was happy not wasting time on the phone and it’s a good old fashioned distraction
Another Brillant book
Suzanne has done it once again, continuing on her previous hunger games stories by creating Hamitch's games for us.
Even though I knew how the story ended... READ MORE
Amazing
This book is what every Hunger Games fan needed. The Hunger Games was so important to me and many other people in their teenage years. I have waited for th... READ MORE
A Tragedy
It is rare for a book to actually make me cry, however this one has succeeded. I LOVE IT!!
Amazing prequel
This book is heartbreaking and answers a lot of questions I had about Haymitch in the previous books.
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Missing link
Perfect if you want more information on characters new and old.
Hunger Games prequel
I loved this. I definitely understand why Haymitch is the way he is. Reading his story made me understand him more. I have loved all the other Hunger Games... READ MORE
The perfect second prequel to a well loved series
The wait did not disappoint. I’m so glad I reread The Hunger Games and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes before this to remind myself of the finer details... READ MORE
Sad for a fan
I loved the original trilogy as a teen. This book is overfilled with cameos and Easter eggs. The sheer amount of long excerpts of Poe poems makes it feel l... READ MORE
Potentially The Most Brutal Installment To Date
’The moment out hearts shattered? It belongs to us.’
Brutal, harrowing and highly disturbing at times ’Sunrise On The Reaping’ doesn’t simply pack a han... READ MORE
Both nostalgic and new
Growing up reading the original trilogy, Sunrise on the Reaping feels both nostalgic and new. This is my favourite of all of The Hunger Games books as it m... READ MORE
OBSESSED.
Having read all the previous hunger game books I knew I would love this but it seriously exceeded ALL OF MY EXPECTATIONS. I cried, I laughed and at the end... READ MORE
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Struggled to get into it
I honestly struggled to get into this book, despite devouring the previous four books (and their movies). At times the plot felt too forced, as if Collins ... READ MORE
A haunting story the Capital did not want us to have
It is a known fact that I am a Hunger Games fan, and have been for years. They were the first novels I recall reading and truly losing myself in. They shap... READ MORE
A cynical money grab that could have been brilliant
I was very much looking forward to this book, being a huge fan of the Hunger Games series and moderate fan of Songbirds and Snakes, but it was a wash from ... READ MORE
Loved it!
Brought me right back to how I felt as a teenager reading the first book of the trilogy. Enjoyed how it started to weave together the storylines from the o... READ MORE
Loved it
Not my favourite in the series but loved it still, learning about Haymitch was great and I think it was a story that needed telling
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Wow
I had high expectations and they were met. Loved Haymitch's character before and even more so now, knowing how he became the way he is in the original tril... READ MORE
Yeah, I cried, sue(zanne collins) me
Absolutely brilliant submission to the Hunger Games canon. Loved connecting the dots and experiencing a perspective we get a glimpse of in the original tri... READ MORE
Fiction at it’s most powerful
In terms of this novel being a Hunger Games story, it’s masterful. Collins has been and always will be proven as the pioneer and maestro of the YA dystopia... READ MORE
Heartbreaking but Incredible!
This story is the puzzle piece that bridges the gap between the Ballad of songbird and snakes and the main hunger games trilogy.
Suzanne Collins’ mind wil... READ MORE
A new perspective that'll make you want to reread the entire series...
Haymitch Abernathy is a character I had a love/hate relationship within the original trilogy. I oftentimes thought there was more he could’ve offered Katni... READ MORE
So good
Made me cry I don’t normally cry while reading but the epilogue just floored me
Had to put the book down a few times to think because the reveals were so... READ MORE
This book broke me!
I adore the hunger games series and I would say that Suzanne Collins is my favourite writer, but this book is out of this world. I was balling crying at ch... READ MORE
In tears
Suzanne went ahead and broke my heart all over again. Amazing book.
Amazing!!
Still managing to be completely different from all other books and was beautiful. Made me cry a couple times, but as Haymitch as my favorite character, thi... READ MORE
Absolutely stunning
This is a simple amazing book, full of emotions and feelings that make you want to cry and smile. This book makes me want Suzanne Collins to write another ... READ MORE
Haymitch's origin story.
The origin story of Haymitch which gives some rounding to his character in the first of the trilogy. The actual games section is a bit lacking in tension ... READ MORE
Emotional and thought provoking
This book was a sensational addition to the Hunger Games universe. The connection between the original trilogy creates a nostalgic feel whilst also bringin... READ MORE
Pure perfection!
I am not okay. I finished Sunrise on the Reaping and immediately stared at my ceiling like it had answers. Suzanne Collins has returned to Panem with a nov... READ MORE
Brought me back…in a painful way!
Haymitch was and still to this day, one of my top three favorite characters from the entire series and when I heard not only a book but a movie was coming ... READ MORE
Best of the series
I am aware that the tiles for my review may seem a little soon to be stating, but I genuinely believe this is the best written, most thought out, devastati... READ MORE
Wowee
This book sets up for so much that happens in the original trilogy and gives you more detail on loads of key characters. So beautifully written.
Haymitch’s story
Ooh what to write here as a summary for the plot without giving too much away.
In the fiftieth Hunger Games for the quarter quell it has been decided that... READ MORE
Best book of 2025
This book singlehandedly ruined me emotionally.
Review from a 12 year old
I first read the Hunger Games at the start of Year 7(so only six months ago), and every book is amazing. Sunrise on the Reaping is no exception. Suzanne Co... READ MORE
Forget everything you think you know about the games…
Haymitch said it best. Forget everything you thought you knew about Haymitch’s games and be prepared to be disgusted, have your heart broken and want to kn... READ MORE
5 stars.
Suzanne Collins absolutely broke me with this book.
Sunrise on the Reaping has truly shown me the value of a prequel being released after the main series ... READ MORE
Sotr
Absolutely devastating. Cried for at least an hour after finishing.
A complete must read
Suzanne always delivers
Honestly one of the best books I’ve ever read, with the rollercoaster of emotions it takes you on within the first few chapters, and the parallels to the r... READ MORE
An almost perfect read
Overall I would say this was a good book. For those who enjoyed the concept of the original Hunger Games books, you will definitely find this book interest... READ MORE
Outstanding
Suzanne has done it again, the fifth instalment of the Hunger Games timeline. This tile the 50th quater quell and Haymitch’s time in the arena. Be ready fo... READ MORE
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Greatest Series of all time
They could release a million thg books and I'd never get tired, Suzanne Collins' pen was on fire writing this
emotional rollercoaster
Its an emotional roller coaster with the twists and turns of haymitch's games. Overall, a brilliant prequel to the original trilogy.
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Another excellent entry
For the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, the second Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be entered into the arena. With four tributes being selected fr... READ MORE
Perfect return to Panem
I’ve loved The Hunger Games for years, and Sunrise on the Reaping was everything I could have hoped for—and more. From the moment I opened the first page, ... READ MORE
Wrong item received
I received the standard edition rather than the exclusive edition. As the exclusive edition is no longer available, I understand it cannot be replaced but ... READ MORE
Nostalgia that doesn't ruin the original
Truly shows how early the rebellion started
I did not finish this book, this book finished me
To call this book amazing is an understatement. I personally think it deserves more than five stars, and this has to be one of my favourites of the series ... READ MORE
A book to end the series!
No spoilers!
This book connects the dots, more than Songbirds did.
Before "Sunrise on the Reaping" we had a lot of How's and why's and what on earth. ... READ MORE
Beautiful Trauma
Absolutely amazing. Absolutely heartbreaking
Epic
Great introduction to Hamich's backstory. Another great addition to the series
Perfect for Hunger Games Fans
This was a great treat for Hunger Games fans! The story had lots of call backs to the original trilogy whilst offering new material on Haymitch’s backgroun... READ MORE
Disappointed
Probably my least favourite in the serie.
I really loved the Ballads of songbirds and snakes and I was hoping for an in depth backstory but that was the p... READ MORE
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