Sadie by Courtney Summers |Published September 4th 2018 by Wednesday Books | 320 Pages | Goodreads
DESCRIPTION
“A gripping novel about the depth of a sister’s love; poised to be the next book you won’t be able to stop talking about.
A missing girl on a journey of revenge and a Serial-like podcast following the clues she’s left behind.”
REVIEW
This was a captivating novel with complex characters, a moving plot, and an engaging podcast.
Sadie’s little sister Mattie has just been found dead. Sadie had been raising Mattie after their drug-addict mom abandoned them, so when her sister’s body is recovered, she feels the need to find the murderer and kill him.
When Sadie disappears to find the killer, the story is covered by the news and a radio personality, West McCray, hears the story and wants to help find Sadie. He starts a podcast and interviews people in the hope it will help find her before is too late.
First, the media was excellent, the podcast sections in the book and the actual podcast that the publishers produced was a great and original idea, perfectly executed.
I like it when the authors step out of the book format and create additional content in other media that enhances the story.
Overall, I enjoyed it and recommend it to readers of mysteries, thrillers and contemporary fiction.
Received ARC from the publisher via Netgalley
PODCAST
This book has an accompanying (and amazing) podcast 🎧 you can start listening to it right now (link here).
It won’t spoil the story and can be listened to while before, during, or after you finish the book. Highly recommend it!
Great review, Carol! I am just finishing up with this one!
Hope you’re enjoying it!
I loved the way this was done too! I found it to be really sad yet touching! So glad you enjoyed it too!
Thanks, definitely sad but good
So glad that you liked this one! It’s one of my Top Ten books for 2018. It was so unusual in its format and the overall story line was terrific. Great review!
Thank you! I really like what they did with the podcast. Glad to see it in your TOP TEN of this year 🤗
Great review, Carol! I’m starting this one tonight. 😊
Hope you enjoy it!!!
This sounds quite interesting Carol. I will definitely listen to the podcast with this book. Wonderful review and it is good to see others thought the same.
Hope you enjoy it, Carla!!!
Excellent review, Carol! I’ve got the audiobook and can’t wait to listen.
I though the audiobook was better than the ebook format. Enjoy it!
Great review, Carol!!! I really want to read this after hearing such great things!
Lovely review. I have this one, but…wait for it…haven’t gotten to it yet. 🙁 Never read her before, but her earlier novel Some Girls got so much hype that I have it on my bookshelves somewhere (also unread). It bodes well that you liked this one. 🙂
It also took me a long time to get to it. I had the ebook but ended up loaning the audiobook and listening to it. Hope you enjoy it!