A missing girl on a journey of revenge and a Serial - like podcast following the clues she's left behind.
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.
I’m going to kill a man. I’m going to steal the light from his eyes. I want to watch it go out.
I'm not sure what to say. I loved it in the beginning but when I got to the middle I faltered. I thought maybe I didn't like it as much. Then everything started coming together and something changed in me. I suppose you could say I was moved.
I loved the podcast segments more than Sadie's own narrations (I listened to the audiobook) and I think that was in part due to the fact that her sections were longer and ultimately more packed with exposition.
Either way, I'm still gasping at the fact that this was narrated by a full cast.
An absolute gem.
CONTENT WARNINGS: allusions to child abuse, sexual assault, paedophilia
