As West even mentioned, girls go missing all the time, and unfortunately not all interest the media and the general public about their lives. I get that feeling I got when I first saw Montgomery, that if I can’t have any of this for myself all I really want is to see it ruined.Īt the heart of this story is Sadie’s love for her sister. And in a way, this man made her into what she became, someone with a darker side to her than meets the eye. I loved seeing through her eyes as she found her way towards the man she hunted. She lived up to the situations she was put into, resourceful and sometimes just darn lucky. Or would she be overpowered? She wasn’t special, but her uniqueness and memorability came about because she was a normal girl growing up in circumstances that shaped her. And while she wanted to believe she was dangerous and strong and could kill the man who killed her sister, we see events that make us wonder if she could really do it if push comes to shove. First of all, I liked that she wasn’t some special snowflake kinda protagonist. I could almost imagine hearing West’s voice coming through the speakers, and all the “guests” he interviewed in his search for Sadie. I loved The Girls show and the transcript format. The two different formats alternating in the book definitely made everything feel more fast-paced, giving a sense of time flying even if the events that occurred were separated by days. But as a thriller? I’m not so sure it held that level of suspense, but there was definitely a mysterious allure to understand what happened to the titular character, Sadie.īefore I dive into why I did not love it as much as I had hoped along with everyone else, I will highlight the things I did thoroughly enjoy. Sadie is propulsive and harrowing and will keep you riveted until the last page.ĭark and heartwrenching at times, Sadie by now is a fairly common household name among YA readers and even beyond. 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.
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