For years women have been portrayed as emotional and we are finally seeing women’s rage and anger and hurt portrayed in a way that we can relate to.

Before I listened to the audiobook, I had started the podcast (free for you all to listen to, too!). Every week I was excited to see what the podcast would uncover, making the story even more real. This was carried over to the audiobook, brought to life by Rebecca Soler as Sadie, alongside all of the other amazing voices.

I would tell Sadie's loved ones that no matter what happened to Sadie, she had a mission and stuck to it. Sadie is a reminder of how awful our world can be and I am hopeful that stories like Sadie will help plant seeds and start conversations about how we make it a better place.

I think Courtney gave us Sadie to show the girls who go missing and never make the national news. The ones without support systems who seek their own way in the world. For the people who are underestimated for their perceived flaws. And for the girls in the world who find their own way of gaining control in a world that seems very out of control.

It’s easy to compare Sadie to The Female of the Species for the women’s anger component. I would also add A Room Away from the Wolves and Give the Dark My Love, both out this fall.