Reviews tagging 'Death'

Sadie by Courtney Summers

166 reviews

ross_emm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

I'm always down for a dual POV book and this delivered! the written format of the podcast works very well for me and I love the way the story weaves back and forth through sadie and the podcast. a devastating read but well worth it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

jennametheny's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Viscerally disturbing, horrifying and sad. Very impactful. The original ending, while lacking closure, is real and raw and doesn’t bother me. The epilogue, however, feels wholly unnecessary and a step too far down the hole of no hope. MAJOR trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, and Murder

aryexo's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

laketwentytwo's review against another edition

dark mysterious relaxing tense

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Murder

baraya's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Sexual harassment

pagesihavenotyetread'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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

cjreadstoomuch's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Injury/Injury detail

daturas's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Grief, and Murder

The child abuse and pedophilia I added into my content warnings is a large part of the main plot, but the actual abuse is only alluded to in flashbacks or briefly in person. You are never witness to it.

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Death and Suicide attempt

daisyfont's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident