Thursday, November 15, 2018

2018 book 175

Courtney Summers' Sadie
Summers' latest novel centers on a nineteen year old girl whose little sister was murdered, and the killer was never caught--but the titular Sadie is convinced she knows who it was and sets out to get revenge. Meanwhile, a podcast is narrating the story of the girl's death and Sadie's subsequent disappearance. Sometimes framing like that can feel gimmicky, but it worked for me here. I will say this is a grim, dark, and tense story, though a very compelling one. But very grim and dark. A-.


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Content warning for child abuse.

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