The second prequel in the iconic Hunger Games book series, Sunrise on the Reaping, has just confirmed that a character who appeared in A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is gay. Released globally today (18 March),

Bookstores worldwide hosted midnight parties for “Sunrise on the Reaping,” the fifth installment in Suzanne Collins' “Hunger Games” series.

Many beloved (and hated) "Hunger Games" characters appear as younger versions in "Sunrise on the Reaping," and some surprising dots are connected.