![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Courtney Summers captures this connection with unflinching honesty and doesn’t shy away from violence in its many forms. Sisterhood extends beyond Mattie and Sadie, connecting all girls who have been hurt or abused. Her mission is focused on seeking justice for her sister, but it is at its core about the trauma that unites so many girls and women. Through her quest to find her sister’s murderer, whom she believes to be a former boyfriend of her mother’s, Sadie encounters other male abusers that she unleashes her anger towards. She is vigilante avenger of all girls-not just of her sister. Readers should be aware that Sadie deals with sexual abuse, rape, pedophilia, and violence against women/girls. This chilling novel was undoubtedly worth the hype, and will stick in my mind for a long time. Sadie is a gut-wrenching, impactful novel of sisterhood, pain, vengeance, and the trauma that haunts too many girls. Readers follow Sadie on her manhunt, while reading the transcripts of a podcast about Sadie and Mattie. When Mattie is found brutally murdered, Sadie sees only one option: kill the man who took her sister away. ![]() Her one solace has been loving and caring for her younger sister Mattie. Sadie has lived a turbulent life as a casualty of her mother’s alcoholism and neglect. ![]()
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