A riveting tour de force.”
—Kirkus, STARRED Review
"Summers’ novel is filled with her trademark biting commentary on sexual assault and the mistreatment of girls and women at the hands of predatory men...her hunt for Mattie’s killer is captivating, and Summers excels at slowly unspooling both Sadie’s and West’s investigations at a measured, tantalizing pace."
—Booklist, STARRED Review
“A taut, suspenseful book about abuse and power that feels personal, as if Summers, like May Beth and West, can’t take one more dead or abused girl.”
—Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review
—Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review
"The fresh, nuanced, and fast-moving narrative will appeal to a range of YA and new adult readers, and serves as a larger examination on the way society interacts with true crime...It's impossible to not be drawn into this haunting thriller of a book. A heartrending must-have."
—School Library Journal, STARRED Review
“An electrifying thriller, taut as a bowstring. A coming-of-age tale, both gritty and sensitive. A poignant drama of love and loss. This -- all this -- is SADIE: a novel for readers of any age, and a character as indelible as a scar. Flat-out dazzling." —AJ Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window
SADIE
By Courtney Summers
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.
As the pages turn, your heart will be in your throat the whole way. SADIEis darkly delicious and addictive, the perfect fall read. As a major Editor's Buzz Book Pick at BEA, Summers’ thriller will be the book to read this season, and in a creative twist, the first YA thriller podcast. THE GIRLS released the first episode on August 1st bringing SADIE to life in a new way by picking up the script content from the book and using the under-explored content area in the podcast area of teen listeners. Combining a haunting novel and additional material through the podcast, Summers has changed the way readers experienced books.
Review
If I know anything, it’s that Courtney Summers will leave me feeling like my world has been tipped upside down. Her stories always find a way to open my eyes. ‘Sadie’ is no different...it’s shaken me to the core. I’d like to go on record and say this deals with some heavy topics—such as sexual abuse, drug abuse, and pedophilia. It’s is a dark story about love and revenge in the name of justice. For most of the book, my heart was in my throat. I desperately wanted and needed to know what would happen.
The layout for the book was interesting because we had it told in the form of a podcast and of course, from Sadie’s POV. The podcast definitely gave me the feels of some of my actual favorite true crime podcasts such as Serial and Generation Why. West McCray is following the story of Sadie Hunter—a young woman whose disappearance after her younger sister Mattie is found brutally murdered. Girls of all ages go missing all the time but this one is different. Because there’s reason to believe that Sadie is after something...or someone.
Ever since Sadie was a child, she hasn’t lived the most glamorous life. She has a stutter that everyone makes fun of and she’s the unofficial caregiver of her little sister after their mother left them. Her life had no purpose until her sister was born. Now we follow Sadie on a terrifying journey as she strives to bring justice to one who no longer has a voice to speak up. There was so much wrong in what I read because this stuff happens every single day. Ignorance is bliss is not something we can ignore when it comes to children. So in that aspect, it was hard to read about everyday people who who hide in plain sight but are actual monsters.
Deep and at times chilling, Sadie is a story that you must read. She’s a character whose brave and strong beyond belief. While the story does end on a note that could leave some unsatisfied, I think it was the perfect one for it. I can’t recommend this book and author enough. Read it!
*Thank you to the publisher for providing a copy for an honest and unbiased review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
About the Author
COURTNEY SUMMERS lives and writes in Canada. She is the author of What Goes Around, This is Not a Test, Fall for Anything, Some Girls Are, Cracked Up to Be, Please Remain Calm, and All the Rage.
More about THE GIRLS podcast:
THE GIRLS: Find Sadie is the first-ever YA thriller podcast. The Serial-like show is based off the novel Sadie by Courtney Summers. In a brilliant move, Summersscripted periodic chapters of the novel like a podcast script, hosted by fictional radio personality West McCray. The six-part podcast series brings these chapters to life with a 30+ person cast, music, and sound effects and was a collaboration between Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Podcasts, and Wednesday Books. Episode 1 launches on August 1st, and the show will air seven weekly episodes available on all the major podcast platforms. The final episode will feature a bonus interview with Courtney Summers and her editor Sara Goodman.
SADIE
By Courtney Summers
Published by Wednesday Books
**On Sale September 4, 2018**
Hardcover | $17.99
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