Reviews with content warning for Torture - The Project

This book was... disappointing. I listened to the audiobook which was well done but really ended up disliking every single character. Lo had promise in the beginning when she was so desperate to find her sister and expose the Project but very quickly lost that integrity and ended up doing everything she was angry with her sister for, and hated the Project for. Pacing felt off, especially when Lo goes from angry to complacent. It felt instant, with little to no reasoning behind her switch. The ending was so predictable that it was almost painful. The writing was decent and it did feel suspenseful enough to finish, and honestly Lev was a very compelling character, but this book wouldn't win any awards from me.

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dustghosts's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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brookey8888's review

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

This wasn’t what I was expecting. It was enjoyable but not as dark or thrilling as I thought it was going to be. I didn’t really like how it was told because I felt like you couldn’t connect to the characters and their storylines as much. Also until the end we didn’t get to really see how bad the cult was. Also a certain part in this just doesn’t make sense it’s a spoiler so don’t read this but I don’t understand why she would just join it after fighting them for so long. Overall it was enjoyable but nothing amazing like Sadie was.

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theremightbecupcakes's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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kayewa's review

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3.5

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goblingirlreads's review

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dark emotional slow-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? Yes

4.0

PLEASE read content warnings before going into this one: it's rough. For whatever reason though, it really worked for me. I don't mind slow pace if I'm getting tiny new bits of information and intrigue as I go so what others don't like about this book really worked for me. I thought the author did a stellar job creating a realistic cult and no one writes better complex sister relationships than Courtney Summers. She really did that again.

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taylortut's review

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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onemamareads's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative 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? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Read my full review here: https://onemamassummer.weebly.com/book-reviews/the-project

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