A review by cheraquili
Sadie by Courtney Summers

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

 
"It was a terrible thing, sure, but we live in a world that has no shortage of terrible things. You can’t stop for all of them."

4.75 stars

WARNING: There is both drug and sexual abuse!

What a beautifully emotional novel!
I listened to this via the audiobook, which is with a full cast, and I honestly could not be more glad that I did. The audiobook made the book feel as if it was an actual podcast with a real crime case. In fact, the characters felt so real, which is the reason why I think that ending was so emotional for me.


"I can hear a lie a mile away. It’s not some superhero perk from stuttering, being in tune to other people’s emotional bullshit. It’s just what happens after a lifetime of listening to liars."

I must admit that about halfway through the novel, I started to get slightly bored; I did not feel that I was fully enjoying Sadie's perspective. Indeed, I initially thought that my final rating for Sadie would be either 2 or 3 stars.


"Ever since Mattie died, it’s been like this, this surfacing of ugly things, forcing me to witness them because living through it all wasn’t enough."

Fortunately, the emotional ending made me love this novel as much as I was in the beginning! As previously mentioned, I was not aware of how much I was connected with the characters until the end. This was conveyed to me since it had me sobbing , and it has been quite a while since I cried because of a book. Additionally, right after I finished this novel, the first thing I wanted to do was to go up to my mother and talk to her about Sadie.


"For some people, the future ahead is opportunity. For others, it’s only time you haven’t met and where I lived, it was only time. You don’t waste your breath trying to protect it. You just try to survive it until one day, you don’t."

All in all, I just have to say this novel is definitely a MUST read, especially via audiobook. Apart from the fact that it is extremely emotional , which I have repeated several times throughout my review, it is also very intriguing and deals with heavy subjects in a special way.

Undoubtedly, I would recommend this novel to anyone who is not afraid to shed a tear! 
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