Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Project by Courtney Summers

28 reviews

morganperks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Suicide, Grief, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Violence, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Blood, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Rape

booksandtea997's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Suicide

mmikadze's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Torture

Moderate: Child abuse

massiahchantel's review

dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This was a really good read. However, the story didn't really grab me until the last 200-100 pages though. I felt for the characters and all but I did put the book down several times while reading. I'm not usually one to re-read but I might re-read this in the future just to see if I can get a better handle on the story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Physical abuse

stayshomeandreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Torture, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

isabelgalupo's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Took me a second to get into this one, but I ended up really enjoying it! A dark story about family, trauma, belonging, and faith. A lot of the plot hinges upon people being dishonest and avoidant, which felt unrealistic/played out at times but worked in some instances. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

thereadingrambler's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

This was a super intense read, especially if you, like me, come from a religious background. Some elements of the plot were definitely not as well set up as other parts, but Lev's character and how he slowly took ahold of everyone's lives were so well depicted and believable.  If you are a fan of cult-based thrillers, I would definitely read this one.

Although it is classed as YA, I don't think it is really a YA book. The main character is an adult (she's 19) and there are definitely more adult themes addressed in this book than I find in most YA.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, and Murder

kendallreadsbooks's review

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I didn't love this as much as Sadie, but damn Courtney Summers can write

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident and Sexual content

kayleyhyde's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

crackedspines_'s review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

OVERALL: I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It’s everything I was hoping it would be. Courtney Summers has a unique way of writing where she gives you a bunch of details and you think you understand it all, but then suddenly towards the end everything clicks together in a completely new way.
PLOT: There were so many twists and turns in this book. Every time I thought I was at the height of the action the pace would pick up more. And it all climaxed in this horrifying, breathtaking moment when everything fell into its place.
STRUCTURE: The non-linear timeline was really effective for this book. The way different details were revealed from the different POVs was really interesting! Summers basically had two timelines going at once and yet it never got confusing.
THEME: Obviously this book explores a lot of themes about cults, but it also explores family and authenticity and truth and legacy and trauma and identity...Summers wove it all together beautifully.
CHARACTERS: This book contains my most hated character and yet he is also a really good character. Lev is one of those characters who you absolutely despise as a person but are intrigued by as a character. And I really liked the character development present in Bea and Lo. Both girls are complex and layered and not “likable”/palatable and I love them so much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Toxic relationship, and Torture

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Gore, and Sexual content

Minor: Blood

cult; miscarriage is implied

but doesn't happen<\spoiler>