When I was first introduced to the concept of _The Hunger Games_ at the end of 2011, I thought it was another cautionary tale against glamorising thinness for teenage girls. My godmother said I’d really like it and I was flattered that she thought I was skinny enough to be worth worrying about.

Then the trailer dropped. Then they announced Taylor Swift was going to feature on the soundtrack.…

One of my most-anticipated new movies is _Hunger Games:__Sunrise on the Reaping_...and it's not just because I cried so hard while reading the book I couldn't see the pages. The new movie will follow a 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy (Joseph Zada), who must compete in the 50th annual Hunger Games. The catch? Since this year is a Quarter Quell, he's competing against 48 tributes instead of the…

When Suzanne Collins published _Sunrise on the Reaping_ in March of 2025, it automatically became one of my favorite books in the _Hunger Games_ series. The book follows a teenage Haymitch Abernathy (Joseph Zada), who must compete in the 50th Hunger Games — and because it's a special Quarter Quell, there are double the amount of tributes. Waiting for him at home are his mother and brother,…