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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Good book to read in a reading slump. Wasn’t terribly pleased with the ending but it is what it is.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Child abuse
I listened to an audio of this book and highly suggest you read it the same way.
The podcast format comes through clearly and the readers are very very good.
The story is riveting and emotional without being over-the-top descriptive or shocking.
Sadie's slow unfolding of the hardships and pain in her life is coupled with the drive to punich the man that devastated her family.
Suggest for older teens and up.
The podcast format comes through clearly and the readers are very very good.
The story is riveting and emotional without being over-the-top descriptive or shocking.
Sadie's slow unfolding of the hardships and pain in her life is coupled with the drive to punich the man that devastated her family.
Suggest for older teens and up.
This book is an amazing read, but what I can’t stand behind is the ending. I need to know…………. After all that, I just need to know.
Really more of a 2.5. The audiobook really works with the podcast format but that was was the highlight for me. Even then I felt like I could see most of the secondary voice actors reading their lines like it was the first take.
TRIGGER WARNINGS: pedophilia, child sexual abuse, rape, parental neglect, drug abuse
Special thanks to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for providing an ARC in exhange for an honest review.
You can find this review and others on my blog SleepySamReads!
This book made me feel so many things.
I'll start with the easy stuff. I really loved the format of this novel. It has alternating POVs. One is West McCray, a radio personality who has made it his mission to find out what happened to Sadie months after she has gone missing, and the other is Sadie herself, showing her story as it unfolds. This was a genius way to show us what happened. We get to learn more about Sadie and Mattie's past through West, and got inside Sadie's head during her POV. I actually really loved how almost all the chapters ended with little cliffhangers and you had to read an entire chapter in the others perspective before finding out what happened. This is probably why I read the entire novel in one sitting.
Now to the not so easy stuff. There's VERY dark subject matter in this. There's no explicit details, but it was definitely enough to make me sick to my stomach several times. I highly recommend anyone who's suffered from child sexual abuse or sexual abuse period to stay clear of this book. It is an excellent book, but I can definitely see it triggering some people. Please take caution and stay safe.
This book plays very heavily on family relationships. The entire motivation for the story is Sadie's love for her sister. I loved this a lot. There's no romantic subplots and I really enjoyed that too.
Some people are going to really love the ending of Sadie, and some people are going to really hate it. For me, I really loved it. It's heartbreakingly realistic and makes you realize how the world really is. It's been about 24 hours since I finished the book and my heart is still aching for the characters. I can tell that this is a book that will stick with me.
Special thanks to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for providing an ARC in exhange for an honest review.
You can find this review and others on my blog SleepySamReads!
This book made me feel so many things.
I'll start with the easy stuff. I really loved the format of this novel. It has alternating POVs. One is West McCray, a radio personality who has made it his mission to find out what happened to Sadie months after she has gone missing, and the other is Sadie herself, showing her story as it unfolds. This was a genius way to show us what happened. We get to learn more about Sadie and Mattie's past through West, and got inside Sadie's head during her POV. I actually really loved how almost all the chapters ended with little cliffhangers and you had to read an entire chapter in the others perspective before finding out what happened. This is probably why I read the entire novel in one sitting.
Now to the not so easy stuff. There's VERY dark subject matter in this. There's no explicit details, but it was definitely enough to make me sick to my stomach several times. I highly recommend anyone who's suffered from child sexual abuse or sexual abuse period to stay clear of this book. It is an excellent book, but I can definitely see it triggering some people. Please take caution and stay safe.
This book plays very heavily on family relationships. The entire motivation for the story is Sadie's love for her sister. I loved this a lot. There's no romantic subplots and I really enjoyed that too.
Some people are going to really love the ending of Sadie, and some people are going to really hate it. For me, I really loved it. It's heartbreakingly realistic and makes you realize how the world really is. It's been about 24 hours since I finished the book and my heart is still aching for the characters. I can tell that this is a book that will stick with me.
The book isn’t bad don’t get me wrong, it’s just so so sad and triggering so I don’t think I can recommend it for others to read. I wish it had a happy ending but like so many girls with this reality it does not.
I listened to the audiobook and the voice actors did a great job.
I listened to the audiobook and the voice actors did a great job.