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_thelitlibrarian's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
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TW: Physical Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Torture, Car accident, Suicide, Death, Grief
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An unforgettable story that deal with love, grief, and betrayal. Lo Denham is an aspiring journalist with a dark past, her parents died in a car crash and she's been estranged from her sister the only family she has left for years. After the crash her sister Bea joins a lucrative group called The Unity Project and cuts all ties to the life she's lived - when a man comes into Lo's work claiming The Unity Project killed his son, Lo takes it as the perfect opportunity to dive into a world she isn't familiar with and figure out what has happened to Bea. What she doesn't know is there's a world full of lies, deception, and secrets waiting for her.
Going into this I had such high hopes, I absolutely loved 'Sadie' but sadly didn't feel that same connection to this book. The plot was so intriguing as anything cultish is my kind of jam, but it just felt it didn't dive deep enough into it. I listened to this via audiobook which helped me finish as had I been reading, I would have DNF'd this as I just couldn't get into it. The story is told via multiple POV's but the narrator used the same voices for both sisters and it sometimes was hard to know who's POV we were in. There were some cringe moments throughout this book, and some heavy torture scenes that didn't sit well with me. I would describe this as a slow burn, but too slow for a thriller in my opinion, and it didn't leave me wanting more. It lacks twists and shocks, and really nothing happens until the climax of the book. Overall, if you're looking for a slow-burn thriller I suggest you pick this up!
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Grief, and Car accident
bythecover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Pregnancy
theromanticace's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Moderate: Death and Murder
morganperks's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping
booksandprosecco's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
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Quick thoughts:
• I picked this one up because I LOVED Sadie by the same author.
• The Project was good, but not on the same level as Sadie.
• it had the potential to be dark and gripping but just missed the mark.
• that being said, it’s a quick read and was compelling enough for me to get through in one day.
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Overall: it’s a good read. Not quite my style, so I might be biased against it. But definitely read Sadie!
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
booksandtea997's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
thereadingshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
libraryghost's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Blood
missy_reading's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
The Project by Courtney Summer was published in Feb of 2021 by Wednesday books. Trigger warnings for suicide, cults, physical deformities, physical abuse, and parent death.
Never in my life have I read relationships about sisters that have felt more really than reading Courtney Summers books. I went into this book not knowing more than this was a book about sisters where one sister is a member of a cult and the other sister is trying to figure out how to get her out of it.
I felt like all of the main characters in this book were crafted so well and The Unity Project itself felt so real. I felt like Bea and Lo’s relationship was laid out so well to show how much they mean to each other from page one. When we start seeing the parts of Bea’s story where Lev starts showing up it is so obvious to the reader in my opinion how much of a manipulator this person is.
I felt like the way that the “cult” was handled was very true to what you read about some of the more well know cults in recent years. The charismatic man who is receiving visions from God and who wants to pull their followers away from the world. This part of the story just really pulled me in and had me speaking out to the characters that I didn’t think Lev was all he seemed.
Lo as a character took such a big turn through out the whole story that was so refreshing to see. I thought that the way her feelings and thoughts about the unity project changed as she was researching them made complete sense to the story.
I think if you like stories like The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni I think you will enjoy this book as well.
I gave this book 5 stars and will be reading more by this author very soon.
Graphic: Physical abuse
Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt
Minor: Death and Death of parent
cults, physical deformities, physical abuse, and parent death.diana_blackmoon's review against another edition
Maybe it is my bad experiences with Christian Polish church. Maybe it is just the book's fault. Maybe it is because the main character is blind and her thoughts are repetitive. We will never know...
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Stalking
Minor: Addiction and Alcohol