Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Sadie by Courtney Summers

243 reviews

annathechaoticreader'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I thought it was a fantastic book, definitely one of my favourite young adult books. It was intense, thought provoking, with deeply flawed and complex characters that felt very distinct and human. It’s going to be a hard thriller to top for me! She not only told the story of fictional Sadie and Mattie but also the story of so many missing/murdered girls. On top of being a great read, its an important one that I would recommend to y/a and adult readers!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Abandonment

teetea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, and Murder

megold12's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

tibbarasden's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

5.0

Check trigger warnings as this deals with very hard topics. This book was so well done. I found the format very impactful, especially with the way it plays out towards the end. I really enjoyed the mixed media element with the podcast and the way the author combined it with the first-person pov. The thing that stood out most was how certain things weren't believed because of appearances. I found the communication struggles of Sadie to be well done. This one will be sticking with me for a while.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Grief, and Alcohol

sadie_g's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

beccaand's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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

the full cast audiobook 100% enhanced the experience of reading this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Abandonment

beth_gk28's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child death and Rape

Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

rachelbram's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

samnash's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.75

Would have been so much better without the epilogue. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mary_do_12's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

how did i expect courtney summers to write a single book that doesn’t have me sobbing like a baby…?

sadie is the definition of female rage and i love her for it

and i hope she’s okay and she probably isn’t and, goodness, i can’t start crying again.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent