“People are so rarely villains in their own minds.” So definitely give it a chance if you haven’t read it yet! All in all sadly Sadie just didn’t do it for me, although I know I’m the exception and most people seem to love it.

Trigger warnings are in place for child abuse, addiction and violence. The writing style didn’t click with me either (the same happened with All The Rage, so it might just be that her writing is not for me). I also wasn’t able to connect properly to the characters, and I think that is part of the reason Sadie didn’t work for me in the end. I wasn’t sure what to think of the ending though… I was left wanting for more. There is a lot of mystery around Sadie and her sister, and it’s interesting to slowly figure out more and more about the past.

The plot development, twists and level of suspense were quite well done as well. There were a lot of different minor characters and locations to keep track of though, which can be confusing… But overall I think the format was a success. First of all I have to say that the idea of the podcast is very cleverly done, mixing those chapters with Sadie’s POV. I can’t put my finger exactly on the why, but I’ll try to explain anyway. But somehow, I didn’t actually enjoy reading Sadie all that much. I decided to pick up my copy on a whim, and I was fully expecting to love it: this story gives off all the right vibes, and I still think that the story itself was fascinating. Oh yes, the unpopular opinion curse has struck again… Sadie has been all over the place for a while now. They just get better at hiding who they really are.” Time for another round of Yvo’s Shorties! This time around two YA books that sadly didn’t hit the mark for me… The first an unpopular opinion review on Sadie by Courtney Summers, the second being me suffering from a romance and love triangle allergy and those ruining the series for me: Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins.

2023 Netgalley And Edelweiss Reading Challenge.

2017 Netgalley And Edelweiss Reading Challenge.

Spell bound by rachel hawkins