"Sadie" by Courtney Summers 

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Novel: Sadie

Author: Courtney Summers

Published: 2018

Genre: mystery

The number of pages: 308



It may have been written well but one thing I hate it not having all the questions answered by the end. And that was exactly what happened.



"She's dead is the reason I'm going to kill a man" - Sadie Hunter


Blurb:
When popular radio personality West McCray receives a desperate phone call from a stranger imploring him to find a nineteen-year-old runaway Sadie Hunter, he's not convinced there's a story there; girls go missing all the time. But as soon as West's boss discovers Sadie fled home after the brutal murder of her little sister, Mattie, he sees the makings of something big and orders West to the small town of Cold Creek, Colorado, to uncover what happened.
Sadie has no idea that her story will soon become the subject of a blockbuster podcast. She just wants revenge. Armed with a switchblade, Sadie follows a meagre set of clues hoping they'll lead to the man who took Mattie's life, because she's determined to make him pay for it with his own. But as West traces her journey to the darkest, most dangerous corners of big cities and small towns, a deeply unsettling mystery begins to unfold - one that's bigger than them both. Can he find Sadie before it's too late?
Alternating between Sadie's unflinching voice as she hunts the killer and the podcast transcripts tracking the clues she's left behind, Sadie is a breathless thriller about the lengths we go to to protect the ones we love and the high price we pay when we can't. It will haunt you long after you reach the final page.



I know that there are many things I can appreciate about this novel. The writing, the mystery. But there is a lot I can't appreciate. Open endings are one of them. Open endings with no sequel are definitely one of them.
Sadie's life hasn't been easy. She's a character with a lot of baggage and a lot of evil in her past. She's been living in a dead-end town that many can't seem to break free from. Her sister's murder is the one thing that pushes her over the edge, sending her on a literal manhunt for the man she somehow knows is the killer.
The plot is good, sad, but good. It deals with issues that are unfortunately real. Sadie is like Robin Hood in away. She may be out for vengeance but she has good intentions. Sadie is a vulnerable character who you feel deeply sad for the entire novel. I liked the alternating POVs between West McCray, the man who is investigating Sadie's disappearance and Sadie, as she goes on her mission to track down the man who has ruined her life.
See, I liked the majority of the story. It felt like Sadie was really making progress, that West was really uncovering the truth. Unfortunately, it was not all that it seemed. The ending...no thanks, give me another one. I read a few reviews that said it was hopeful. I didn't get the vibe. I got the vibe that explained to me exactly what happened, just in vague terms. It wasn't a hopeful ending, it just confirmed exactly what I didn't want, without explicitly saying it. I know that it was supposed to highlight reality and how awful the world can be but...no. I didn't want that ending. It practically killed the entire message behind the story. But, regardless, it will be a story that haunts me for a long time.


PROS: Highlighting important issues in society

CONS: The ending.


So, I give this novel a 7/10.

See you soon!

Madi xo