You aren’t supposed to answer violence with more violence but sometimes I think violence is the only answer. I’m going to steal the light from his eyes. The story is told in alternating POV’s by Sadie and by West McCray a radio personality. This story is about 19 year old Sadie and her search for the man she thinks murdered her sister Mattie. This is one of those books that you hear people talk about and makes you pick it up to see what is all about and I’m glad I did, I just couldn’t put this book down and when someone said if you like the book you should pick up the audiobook as well I was right on it and oh my gosh were they right!Īnd it begins, as so many stories do, with a dead girl. I read this book about 2 weeks ago and I’m still thinking about it. Sadie is propulsive and harrowing and will keep you riveted until the last page. 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.Ĭourtney Summers has written the breakout book of her career. 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.

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.

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.īut when Mattie is found dead, Sadie’s entire world crumbles. And an ending you won’t be able to stop talking about. A Serial―like podcast following the clues she’s left behind.

Sadie by courtney summers