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Sadie by Courtney Summers

56 reviews

nemonobody11's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This book is heavy.
I don't think I have the strength to hold it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

kickitupanotch7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I feel so bad for giving this book a 3.5/5. It wasn't a bad book by any means but I just didn't really feel much towards it while I was reading it. I felt for Sadie, I really did. But I honestly couldn't connect to her as a character or anyone else for that matter, so much so, that I found myself enjoying the mixed media POV more than hers. I figured out the "mystery" aspects to this story earlier on so yay me for that, but no yay to what actually transpires in this book because it really hurts my heart to know that stuff like this actually happens to people in real life. Like this story could be real! Which, in turn, made my stomach churn to read at times. Considering the book is YA it doesn't go into detail about these heinous crimes but it does tell you what's up.  I'd say, for me, the story didn't pick until the 80% mark. Overall, it was a fine read, but nothing really speculator. The ending was inconclusive and I got the bonus content version and things are still left unresolved which was so annoying because there were a few questions left unanswered.

Like what happened to Sadie? We went through this entire book looking at her looking for Keith/Darren/Jack and we don't even get to see their confrontation?! It's just assumed that her stab wound killed him. And it's just assumed that Keith/Darren/Jack killed Mattie because it's never said for sure. And if he did, why? What did he have to gain by doing that? Also, we never find out what happens to Sadie even in the bonus chapter. So annoying! And not the way I wanted it to end, But whatever. Oh and also, that bit of Sadie indirectly leading Mattie to her death was such an unnecessary detail. Sadie literally never brings it up or even alludes to that in her POV.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Murder

garlicbread247's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Rape, Blood, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Car accident and Suicide attempt

annathechaoticreader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I thought it was a fantastic book, definitely one of my favourite young adult books. It was intense, thought provoking, with deeply flawed and complex characters that felt very distinct and human. It’s going to be a hard thriller to top for me! She not only told the story of fictional Sadie and Mattie but also the story of so many missing/murdered girls. On top of being a great read, its an important one that I would recommend to y/a and adult readers!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Abandonment

mary_do_12's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

how did i expect courtney summers to write a single book that doesn’t have me sobbing like a baby…?

sadie is the definition of female rage and i love her for it

and i hope she’s okay and she probably isn’t and, goodness, i can’t start crying again.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

bookeduntil's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Terminal illness and Violence

nicolemariecreative's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Abandonment

baraya's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Sexual harassment

hypofemmadchen's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I HATE this book. It's a book that slowly drags you down a tunnel that is constantly getting smaller and smaller. By the time you get half way through, the tunnel you are in completely darkness, and you can feel your bones  breaking. By the time you reach the end being squeezed out the tunnel you will be nothing more than a mangled tube of meat, the only positive being the fact that you're able to see the sky again. However what was once the shining bright midday sun, now only a eastern band of gold holding the promise of a new day, but only if you are willing to wait. This is my new favorite book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol