Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Sadie by Courtney Summers

136 reviews

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Grief, Violence, Sexual harassment, Vomit, and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Rape, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Kidnapping

bucklace27's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Child death and Sexual violence

newts_in_boots's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual violence

ginger_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

mbrogs2024's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, Child death, Cursing, Death, and Drug use

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, and Suicide attempt

cerealceec's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

whoof. i loved almost all of this book, from the format to the pacing to the writing style, but the open ending just doesn't do sadie's story justice. setting that aside, it was almost a perfect thriller, and i was very glad that despite its subject material, it didn't use graphic descriptions of sexual violence for shock value. (looking at you, karin slaughter.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Grief

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

middleagedbookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Listen to this on audiobook! Full cast of characters, and it’s like you are actually listening to a podcast. 

At times, I thought the actor’s inflection, or the emotion they put behind the text, didn’t match up with what was being said. I got a little bit annoyed with the actor reading Sadie’s part because she sounded like she was mad the entire time… yes, I know she WAS mad, but even when she was saying something mundane, or something that didn’t necessarily require any emotion, she still read it very sternly. I don’t know if that makes sense. However, she, along with everyone else, did an outstanding job portraying these characters.

As far as the book on its own, it was very, very good. Extremely tough subject, but told with reverence for those that have suffered, and continue to suffer, from sexual abuse. 

I LOVED how it was written as if being told through a podcast! What a unique and creative way to tell a story! 

I don’t want to say anything as far as what happens in the book, because there is really no way of describing it without giving something away.

I can understand why some people wish it didn’t leave us with an open ending, but I felt like it was done very well, and definitely leads you more one way then the other about what ultimately happened.

Highly recommend you read! Just be prepared for some heavy stuff! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Mental illness, and Murder

cande02's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Love this book more than I caThis book made me feel more than I can express. All the time I felt the same fear as Sadie, I cried many times, I got angry, I stopped reading and I kept going. It is imposing and very raw.. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual violence

Minor: Sexual violence and Child abuse

biancahartley's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual violence