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The Project by Courtney Summers

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katieb_93's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-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

3.5

nikkihaske's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

notwarriors's review against another edition

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4.0

The Project by Courtney Summers was one of my most anticipated books of 2021 so I was so excited to get the opportunity to read this early! I love Courtney's last book and had high hopes for this one. I was not disappointed!

Aspiring journalist Lo has dreams of being more than an assistant. She works at magazine where she gets the opportunity to prove she is worthy of being more than just an assistant by going undercover in a cult that her sister is apart of, after a man comes to the magazine claiming the cult killed his son. As I read along, it was easy to understand how someone get lured into this cult.

Excellent read and something I will purchase once it's released.

amyspag's review against another edition

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fast-paced

5.0

rintintin's review against another edition

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challenging 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? Yes

4.25

ang_yil's review against another edition

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The perspectives kept changing but I could never tell to whom & I was just confused. I tried to push through to see if I would eventually get it but it just wasn’t happening.

elharr's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

jessiinside's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

hpdischler's review against another edition

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5.0

This book was… complex. I usually don’t do this, but I looked at a few reviews (without spoilers, of course) before I started reading this book. The reviews helped me keep my expectations down, but the thing is, it was a really good book. I think the reason that a lot of the reviews are so mixed is because they felt manipulated by this book. Boy, let me tell you, did my emotions and mind feel manipulated. That’s how it was supposed to be, though. This book is about a cult. Cults are manipulative. In my opinion, Courtney Summers did a freaking fantastic job of manipulating her readers.

I can't lie, though, this was a tough read, and I don't think it will be for everyone. I do think that it was exceptionally well-written, though, as all of Courtney Summers' novels are.

Favorite quote: “‘You are not God.’”

hfred28's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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