Reviews tagging 'Death'

Sadie by Courtney Summers

158 reviews

mari_lit's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Grief

Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, Rape, Death, and Addiction

michelle_my_belle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Violence, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Bullying

stevie02's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Death, Murder, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Alcoholism

lydialesnevich'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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Blood, and Child death

chloenk_1011's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Blood, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, Grief, Physical abuse, and Rape

blythe_auden's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book didn’t end how I thought it would. And in some ways my brain is bitter for it. However, it does end in a way that feels authentic and real, as harrowing as it is. 
This book packed a punch with its rawness and I think if I had been able to listen to it as an audiobook I would’ve been even more hooked - the format of having a podcast and Sadie’s perspective is absolutely incredible and I wish more mysteries took on that aspect.
 Overall, this wasn’t a story that was so unbelievably action packed and attention grabbing but the characters and relationship between Sadie and Mattie is really what drives this book and makes it so heartbreaking, so I appreciate it immensely and I would recommend it to anyone who loves ya thrillers and mysteries because it is so good. 
Remember this is a heavy book so PLEASE CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Drug abuse

caitlynischeckedout's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad

5.0

I listened to this as an audiobook and I highly recommend it! It had a full cast and the podcast portions are set up to feel like a real podcast, which really brings the story to life. It’s also easier to differentiate between the characters then as there is a decent number of them in the story.  Every character is so real and flawed and fleshed out really well. 

Sadie’s journey is so hard to follow but so impossible to put down once you start. I kept trying to fit in listening here and there even when I was busy to pick it up as much as possible. This heartbreaking story will stick with me a long time, I can’t stop thinking about it since I read it. 

I generally hate ambiguous endings but I feel the ending of this story fits so well with the book, I can’t complain. It seems to sum up the message the author wants to get across well. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time, I highly recommend it if you’re in the mood for a poignant, moving story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Addiction, Abandonment, Death, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Grief

vayalanay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual violence

alyvia_jeane's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pedophilia, and Child abuse

Moderate: Murder and Death

esmewasreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Grief, and Violence