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Aug 03, 2020withoutarmours rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I listened to the audiobook for this for most part, and it was such a delight (especially the radio show parts, which I actually enjoyed far more as audio instead of reading). Here's my review from goodreads — On a more serious note though, wow. This was stunning. I can't believe how much effect this book had on me and I'm not sure how I'm sleeping tonight. What a masterpiece. I absolutely ADORED the back and forth between Sadie's perspective of the past, and our radio show host retracing her footsteps in the present. The audiobook was an even better experience because you could hear different people's voices and it gave them so much character. I loved this. I adored how we unravelled the story little by little (and yet, the ending left me ??) Sadie's character, her grief, her desperation to avenge Mattie, and the sheer adrenaline of wanting to eliminate Keith that she was running on was in a twisted way relatable. I have a sister eight years younger to me and my blood boils thinking of things like this happening to little girls. I could feel Sadie's raw emotions and in a weird way, I understood her. Each character we talked to in this story had such a different voice, such a different reason, such a different way of looking at things — it was amazing to learn about all of them through the radio show. Also can we talk about HOW CREATIVE OF A WAY THIS IS TO TELL A STORY? I loved all the radio show sessions. Every time my audiobook went 'The Girls, Season 1' I was literally so excited because I loved all the perspectives I was getting and the way it was paralleling the host tracing Sadie's steps which were revealed in Sadie's POV originally, or would be in the future. It was such a delight, and I love, love, loved it. Overall, this is such a solid book and the only reason possibly it doesn't have five stars is because I'm still salty over that ending (although, admittedly, that's what made this book even more powerful and ingrained in my brain for years to come). Such a beautiful story I'm so grateful to have had a chance to know, and, just, wow. Wow. I'm blown away and would recommend this to absolutely anyone I meet. Wow. You know what? I'm wrong. I'm changing my rating to 5 stars because this was just out of this world. Beautiful. So well written, so well conveyed. What a story. I know I'm going to think about this a LOT. First thoughts after ending book — (spoiler) HOLD UP. WAIT. WHAT? WHAT? No, excuse me, what? WHY? WHERE IS SHE? WHAT HAPPENED? TELL ME. YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME THERE. Keith deserved so much worse. What happened to Sadie though? Where is she? Is she alive? Is she alright? What in the world? (spoiler over)