Sadie

“I can't take another dead girl.”

I truly can't. In addition, I can't put my feelings about this book into words, but I'll do my best. I read it in one day. I wish there was more. And less. My heart is broken, not just for Sadie and Mattie, but for every child in this sick world. I've been crying for 10 minutes and I can't stop now. Sadie is a masterpiece. It tells the truth about being a child and a teenager and about life in general. It doesn't sugar coat and it doesn't hide. It destroys you and it breaks your heart and I just want to scream at everyone, but you need to read it if you can.

Aside from my heart being ripped out because of the story, let's talk about formatting. Courtney Summers is a genius. This book is half novel, half podcast and I couldn't be happier with it. There is literally a podcast that you can find on your favorite podcast app and listen to. The chapters are alternating between Sadie's first person account and a podcast called The Girls that is, Serial style and Someone Knows Something style, trying to crack the mystery of Sadie's disappearance. If you don't want to listen to the podcast, it is transcribed in the book. I listened and read along because I'm obsessive. And it was perfect.

Would I recommend it?

Yes. I would recommend Sadie to anyone who can handle the following TW: pedophilia, child sexual abuse, mentions of drug use. This is an uncomfortable book. It hurts. But it's worth the read.