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house_of_hannah's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Unfortunately, I found Sadie to be one-note. She was just running at 100 the whole time. I understand why, but even though I could connect with her cause I just couldn't connect with her. Some of the situations she ended up in seemed too convenient as well.
If you are like me and generally dislike ambiguous endings, then I have some bad news for you. The climax of the story happens off-screen, so you can only speculate as to what happened. I enjoyed this book, and read it in two sittings, but based on the description, and how much lead up there was to the end, I really thought there would be a definitive ending. Sadie essentially takes us with her on this mission of hers, and then we are left hanging, which just felt so abrupt.
The exploration of grief, sibling love, regret, and revenge was bittersweet. The multi-media format really added to the story in my opinion, and might actually be my favorite part of the book. I just wish the ending landed better for me.
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, and Murder
emilymay_reads's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
mellasthoughts's review against another edition
- 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
2.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Grief
theastj's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Pedophilia
leahwithplantsinthelibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
"& this story begins, as so many stories do, with a dead girl"
ohh boy. ok. well.
sadie by courtney summers is the story of a girl named sadie. pretty obvious but anyway. sadie lived in cold creek, colorado, with her sister mattie, and their sort of adoptive grandmother? may beth foster. their mother, claire, is pretty much out of the picture. at the very beginning of the book we are told that mattie went missing and was then subsequently murdered. she was 13. through alternating perspectives of sadie, and through a podcast that talks about the story that surrounds her, we get to hear the heartbreaking story of "family, sisters, small town america, the lengths we go to protect the ones we love ... and the high price we pay when we can't"
first off the alternating perspective was absolutely genius. the writing was impeccable. i cant stop thinking about it.
this story is the story of so many little girls. it was soul destroying and it was definitely meant to be. in the past year alone i have been exposed to so many stories like this, which unfortunately, are in high abundance in south africa. why must society be this way ?
this is an important book that all people should read. read it an sob because this is the world we live in.
"because i cant take another dead girl"
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping
parchmentandflour's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, and Murder
orianaccio's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Pedophilia
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Grief
lauraeerika's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pregnancy