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Sadie by Courtney Summers

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robin_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

This was much sadder than I expected it to be.
Check TW/CW before reading this.
It’s heavy on the topics of revenge in connection with grief and sexually abused children.
It left me feeling angry and sad.

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lucyisabella's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

It kind of gave me good girls guide to murder vibes with the murder and podcast elements. I thought that the dual perspectives was an interesting way to write the story but I really enjoyed it

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booksanddachshunds's review against another edition

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4.5

I loved the dual POV between Sadie & the guy looking for her with her surrogate grandmother; The mix of her first person POV with his podcast transcription. I don’t doubt this must be such a good read on audio.

The suspense stayed with us; despite the characters definately finding something, we didn’t knew exactly what- and we’d have a POV switch to keep us on the edge of our seat a little more.

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bookishchaos's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

4.5

Out of the hundreds of books I've read...I've never read a book that ended like this one did.
I highly recommend if you enjoy fast paced psychological thrillers, with feminine rage and/or true crime podcasts.

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cjreadstoomuch's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

4.5

It’s a dark, heartbreaking book with twists I didn’t see coming. I loved the switches from Sadie’s POV to the podcast with West! It’s a unique concept for a novel, which made it even more interesting to read. It took some time to get into the story as the first half was a bit slower and more detailed, especially from Sadie’s chapters. By the second half I flew through the pages, not wanting to put it down.

I think the ending was perfect for this type of story. The pacing overall was also fairly well done, with nothing being rushed or dragged out! There’s a lot of characters so although we only get to really know a few of them, the side characters are still well written. We get enough of a description to picture them but most of them we only get passing glimpses rather than any depth as we take the journey with Sadie. I know I’m going to be thinking about this one for a long time!

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