A review by robotnik
Sadie by Courtney Summers

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

There's just something so powerful about every time Courtney Summers steps into the mind of a teenage girl and proceeds to tear your heart to shreds. I remember my first book by her being Some Girls Are. Everything about that book hurt in the good depressing book kind of way, the way you know you're reading such a good book even if you dread every second of it. I didn't think she could get any better than that. But I've never had an author so consistently break my heart with every page I've read.

Sadie hurts. There's no better way to describe it other than that. Every page is hard to get through as you hope beyond hope things are going to go right. But, this is a Courtney Summers book so there's no happy fun times to be had here but it doesn't stop you from hoping things will turn out okay. If I like the main characters enough, I always want things to turn out well for them, but there was just something about this book where you want things to turn out right for Sadie while simultaneously knowing how things were never really right for her to begin with and she's never going to be happy again, regardless of the outcome.

It was a hard read content wise but such an easy one with how quick it sucks you in and makes you care. If you can get through the themes present in it, I'd recommend it 100%. 
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