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Sadie by Courtney Summers
[Content Warning: Child abuse, sexual assault, murder, missing children]
A missing girl on a journey of revenge. A Serial―like podcast following the clues she's left behind. And an ending you won't be able to stop talking about.
Sadie hasn't had an easy life. Growing up on her own, she's been raising her sister Mattie in an isolated small town, trying her best to provide a normal life and keep their heads above water.
But when Mattie is found dead, Sadie's entire world crumbles. After a somewhat botched police investigation, Sadie is determined to bring her sister's killer to justice and hits the road following a few meager clues to find him.
When West McCray―a radio personality working on a segment about small, forgotten towns in America―overhears Sadie's story at a local gas station, he becomes obsessed with finding the missing girl. He starts his own podcast as he tracks Sadie's journey, trying to figure out what happened, hoping to find her before it's too late.
Courtney Summers has written the breakout book of her career. Sadie is propulsive and harrowing and will keep you riveted until the last page. - GoodReads.com
A flawlessly phenomenal full cast narration really gives this book the ultimate Murderino, true crime lover vibes. It really felt like I was listening to My Favorite Murder (which really is my favorite true crime podcast - not for the faint of heart mind you.)
Not only do parts of it sound like a real podcast complete with filtered over-the-phone noises but there’s real ambiance noise fit in behind the scenes of interviews like you’re really sitting in a restaurant listening to true accounts about sightings of a missing girl. It’s really something else. I felt like I was really listening to The Girls podcast or a movie and I kept wanting to look back at the screen hoping to see Taissa Farmiga looking for her sister’s murderer.
Told in alternating interviews / podcast / narrative, this faux-true crime mystery is really captivating. I’ve never experienced a book the way I lived through this one. “Sadie” is a must listen but if you can’t listen to it, you absolutely have to read it.
Some books are meant to be heard. This is one of them. “Sadie” is everything I never knew I wanted in an audiobook. This full cast audio instantly sent me into a tunnel vision binge. Courtney Summers is a genius. With a rare ending, this book really gives us a one of a kind experience with a one of a kind voice.
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