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laketwentytwo's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Murder, Addiction, Drug use, and Sexual assault
baraya's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Grief, Violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Murder, Physical abuse, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Sexual assault
pagesihavenotyetread's review
- 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
Moderate: Death, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Cursing, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Rape
curlscout's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Rape, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Drug use, and Grief
hypofemmadchen's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Addiction, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Death, and Abandonment
Moderate: Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Violence, Child abuse, Drug use, and Grief
Minor: Gore, Pregnancy, Car accident, Blood, Eating disorder, Alcohol, and Medical content
good_names_dont_exist's review
- 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
Graphic: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Drug use, Blood, and Murder
blue_is_at_sea's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I highly recommend that you listen to the audiobook version of this story. It has great sound design and has multiple voice actors to add to the story.
It’s absolutely heartbreaking reading about Sadie and her life and what she goes through. It’s amazing and highly recommended.
It has very dark themes so keep that in mind.
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Classism, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Addiction
Minor: Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Drug use, Child abuse, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Stalking
mari_lit's review against another edition
4.0
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
- 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
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
grays_opinion's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The reason I gave Sadie 4 stars and not 5 is because of the subject matter of child sexual abuse and pedophilia. It was difficult to process and generally something that I don't like to read about. However, I thought that the topics were handled well and in a sensitive manner. If you choose to read this book, definitely heed any and all content warnings you find.
Overall, Sadie is a really gripping book. I was invested in Sadie and her mission. She and West make for somewhat compelling characters, although the story focuses more on the plot than the characters. It's a very interesting story, and I would recommend it to anyone who likes true crime. This book does kind of have a true crime feel to it, except it's fictional haha. This is a very interesting, but very dark book; a good read overall.
Graphic: Grief, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, and Blood
Moderate: Cursing, Violence, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Rape
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Murder
Sexual abuse of children is an important detail in this book, and it is heavily implied/confirmed throughout the story. Please please please sit this book out if you are triggered by that. If you choose to read the book anyways, please note that the content can be disturbing.