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Sadie

Courtney Summers

Start date: January 2, 2019

Finish date: January 30, 2019

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Mar 31, 2019 Amy rated it really liked it

Shelves: rec-ig-blogs-friends-other, _own-ebook, fiction, young-adult, read-in-2019

I really enjoyed this very different and unique take on the traditional mystery or missing person sort of novel. The story is structured around a true crime podcast about a missing girl. The story revolves around her family life, the death of her sister and her own going missing. Intertwined with the podcast sections, there are also sections told from Sadie's perspective. It's interesting how the author unravels the story with these two mechanisms so effectively. Lots of dark elements in this on ...more

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Sep 03, 2020 Stormi (StormReads) rated it liked it

So I thought this was a decent YA mystery and really enjoyed the premise of using a podcast in the story. I listened to this and it really lent an interesting quality to the book. That being said I am not sure why this was so hyped when it first came out as I didn't find it to be wowing or anything must different besides the use of a podcast.

It's told using a podcast called The Girls which a guy is trying to find Sadie as she has ran off after what happened to her sister. Then we have the POV o ...more

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Apr 22, 2019 Jen Ifer's Inklings rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audio-books, bookends-bookclub, read-in-2019, popsugar-2019-reading-challenge

I ended up listening to this as an Audiobook and if you have the opportunity to do so, that is how this book needs to be experienced.

This is nothing like I expected when I went into this book. I am not one to really need or use trigger warnings, but I think this one could have used one. It would have been nice to know what to expect instead of the gut punch it delivers when you realize what part of the storyline entailed.

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