Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Sadie: A Novel by Courtney Summers

393 reviews

whatrobynsreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, and Drug use

kecasey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Alcohol, Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Addiction, and Pedophilia

alexandcats14's review against another edition

challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Heartbreaking. Gut wrenching. This book is so so so so so important in so many ways. I will never forget Sadie. No more dead girls. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, and Violence

olivias_bookrecs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

Loved having Sadie’s and the podcast POV — was really cool as an audiobook. I finished in less than 24 hours! Recommend for readers interested in dark stories and true crime podcasts. Check out the content warnings before reading. Only took off 1/2 star because I thought there was a really good ending before the last 30 minutes. Could’ve done without the present day ending.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Child abuse

goldenflame852's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Addiction, Death, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Drug abuse

jjsbookcase's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

flux_6174's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

A driven, determined, practical, mysterious and loving sister set to avenge her sister and seek revenge for herself. What else do you need?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death, Sexual assault, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Murder, Drug abuse, and Rape

za_'s review against another edition

4.0

The story is told from two perspectives. The girl, Sadie, who is on a mission to find a man she calls Keith. The other perspective is a man who is investigating her disappearance. His version is told in a format.

Sadie was sexually abused by a man named Keith. She had a little sister named Maddie and she believes Maddie was murdered by Keith.

On a mission to find Keith. She eventually does but you don’t find out what happens to her. I was not told this book would have a cliffhanger.

The good news is Keith does end up dead.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

rkb94's review against another edition

challenging mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book had me sobbing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Suicide, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Child abuse, and Drug abuse

paris_nicole's review against another edition

dark 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? No

3.75

I listened to the audiobook, which had a high production quality. The story is partly told from the perspective of a podcast and it was as if you were listening to an actual podcast (intro music, interviews with witnesses). The story has dark themes and leaves you with a lot of questions, as a lot of true crime podcasts do. I don't think I would have liked the story much without the audio. None of the characters were very likeable, including the two narrators (Sadie and the podcaster). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Murder, and Pedophilia