The Longings of Wayward Girls (Audiobook)

from Tmtrvlr

The Longings of Wayward Girls has a rather slow start, but eventually the story unfolds as Sadie and her friends play a cruel trick on a friend. With the descriptions of the woods, the pond, and the inclusion of a town map hand drawn in the book, the sense of location was well done. Reading about...

from skstiles612

This was one of those books that I enjoyed and disliked. The characters were well fleshed out. I could identify with a lot of what went on in Sadie's past as I grew up in that era. I was lucky enough to never have friends like Sadie. She was pretty but brutal. She more or less bullied people into...

from sleahey

Set in both the 70's and 2002-3, this novel centers around Sadie in both times. We see her family and friends when she is a 12 year old, with her adolescent views of her parents, her interactions with peers, and the neighborhood's response to the disappearance of two girls. Interspersed are chapt...

from amielisa

I received an advanced reader's copy of this book at the start of summer. Both the cover and the title intrigued me. Set in small town New England Sadie's current summer as an adult mother and her last summer of childhood unfold in alternating chapters. The author is a master at invoking those lo...

from littlebirdreads

This was an intriguing novel- but the ending left much to be desired.The mystery of the childhood stories that we got in bits and pieces is what kept me engaged. Sadie was a character thar honestly I didnt like.... but was interesting in hearing her tell her story.I was anxious for it all to tie ...