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A review by maryclaire92
Sadie by Courtney Summers
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I consumed this in audiobook format and it was very well-produced given that there is an audiobook component to the story. One qualm is that a few of the characters didn’t seem to quite match the inflection of what their text/dialogue meant (to me) which took me out of it at times.
The book itself is good and I was very drawn in to the mystery of it but didn’t quite vibe with the ambiguous ending. I appreciate the point of this strategy in ending the book, and the fact that it didn’t quite feel finished to me is, in fact, the point, but I really wanted more. I found my mind wandering at times during the audiobook (particularly the Sadie chapters) but that could be attributed to the long drive I was on. Overall, it was a read that maintained my attention pretty well, especially in the second half, and was a nice twist on the “true crime podcast” craze that has been popular.
The book itself is good and I was very drawn in to the mystery of it but didn’t quite vibe with the ambiguous ending. I appreciate the point of this strategy in ending the book, and the fact that it didn’t quite feel finished to me is, in fact, the point, but I really wanted more. I found my mind wandering at times during the audiobook (particularly the Sadie chapters) but that could be attributed to the long drive I was on. Overall, it was a read that maintained my attention pretty well, especially in the second half, and was a nice twist on the “true crime podcast” craze that has been popular.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Murder, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, and Injury/Injury detail