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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
Terrific suspense novel with a very moving story about sisters. I was reading as I walked down the street for my commute because I couldn't put it down.
I couldn’t put this book down. A great YA thriller that kept me on edge. PROS: the format was by far my favorite part. I also loved that it becomes apparent that the podcast and Sadie’s narration are on different timelines and that Sadie’s fate has most likely already been determined. CONS: not a big con but the ending was frustrating although probably extremely realistic. Like lots of things in life, we don’t always get to see a crystal clear, neatly tied up resolution.
This book was so great, and I cannot wait to experience it a second time, but via audiobook, which everyone says is AMAZING. I consider myself pretty new to the thriller/mystery genre, but I'm wading in and this was a really good book to start out with. I loved the podcast element that was brought into it. These kinds of podcasts have been wildly successful and drawing on that obsession that podcast listeners get and working to evoke that in a book was genius.
Wow. This was such a book! It wasn't a light read by any means, and it covered some pretty heavy topics.
But y'all, the audiobook! Wow. It was a great smash up of an audiobook with a great cast and a podcast mixed in and everyone did such a great job. The music, the background sound effects, everything made it a fantastic listen. The way she kept saying, I'm dangerous. I have a knife. Ugh, that really got me every time!
And that ending, oof.
But y'all, the audiobook! Wow. It was a great smash up of an audiobook with a great cast and a podcast mixed in and everyone did such a great job. The music, the background sound effects, everything made it a fantastic listen. The way she kept saying, I'm dangerous. I have a knife. Ugh, that really got me every time!
And that ending, oof.
Spoiler
It takes a special book for me to accept an open ended ending like this. Not knowing whether or not Sadie died or why exactly/how Mattie died was tough, but I don't think it was necessarily wrong if that makes sense? I think it's a fitting ending for this book. I hope not, but I do think Sadie died at the end. I wanted so much more for her, she deserved so much more after everything she'd been through. I also can't help but wonder what would have changed, if anything, if Sadie had heard the podcaster West on the radio when she had the hitchhiker with her.
medium-paced
4.5 stars!! One of the best audiobooks I’ve ever listened to, and the story kept me intrigued the whole time. I really enjoyed the cast of characters Sadie met and left on her way to avenge her sister’s death. At points it left me feeling haunted, where certain lines hit as hard as one liners in a slam poem. I felt this deeply, and I believe the reader is meant to.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wasn’t a fan of the podcast aspects or what I feel to be a dead end.
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved the split storylines and how they interweaved and connected in the end. Sadie is a character that will stick with me for her grit and her love.