Her sister, Mattie, who was her whole world.

I felt so deeply for Sadie as she goes in search of the man who hurt her sister. She explores their grief, their love, their hopes, fears and passions, and she does it in such a way that her characters become unforgettable, feeling at once completely unique AND universal.Īnd this book? This book made me cry. Whether Summers is writing a contemporary high school novel, a mystery, or a zombie apocalypse, she crawls right inside the deepest, darkest parts of teen girl minds.

Then All the Rage came along and destroyed me some more. I remember thinking that Some Girls Are was one of the most powerful and vicious books I'd ever read back in 2011. I've been reading Summers' books for seven years now and she is both consistently good and continually getting better. Sadie is propulsive and harrowing and will keep you riveted until the last page.Īnd it begins, as so many stories do, with a dead 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.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