Sooo much better than The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

This felt like a Hunger Games book again. I'm sure that sounds ridiculous to say, but for me, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes felt far removed from this series. Truthfully, I didn't really enjoy Songbirds and Snakes and it made me a bit worried to read this one. Thankfully, Sunrise on the Reaping was a major redemption.

Sunrise on the Reaping followed a more traditional Hunger Games as opposed to Songbirds and Snakes with the change of the tributes being doubled. This book left me feeling and experiencing the same things that I did when reading the original trilogy.

Although we already knew that Haymitch was a victor, it didn't detract from the excitement of the story. Sometimes I feel as though knowing the "ending" makes the rest of the story less intriguing, but that didn't happen here. It was curious to see why Haymitch took such a liking to Katniss as well. I felt like a bunch of dots were connected by reading this book. I also devoured this book. It ended up being a binge-read on release day.

Not to say that Haymitch was ever unloveable to me in Hunger Games, but his story really helped the readers understand what exactly led to him becoming drunken and despaired Haymitch. If you didn't feel sympathy for him before reading this, I can guarantee that you will afterwards. Not to mention that his character shares many similarities (in my opinion) to Katniss.

I don't know that I really have anything bad to say about this book. If you're like me and didn't enjoy Songbirds and Snakes and are cautious to read this one, I would say you have nothing to worry about.

This honestly made me have a desire to reread the original trilogy too. I'm highly considering a revisit.

Goodreads Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7010669454
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