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A review by texassizedreads
The Project by Courtney Summers
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Project, but there are a few things that are keeping me from giving it 5 stars:
- I wished that there was a little more development of the Lo and Bea's relationship. I felt like the strength of their bond was told to the reader more than it was shown. Maybe that would have slowed the pacing of the book down, but I just didn't feel attached to either of them enough to be fully emotionally invested in the story.
- I was interested in finding out what happened at the end of the book, but I wasn't on the edge of my seat the way I like to be when reading thrillers.
- There was a line painfully similar to "I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding" during the scene where Lo is outside Arthur's house on the night of his meeting. It was just one line, but it really jumped out at me because the rest of the book was written very well.
Overall, though, I'd say this is a good book and I would recommend it to people I know.
- I wished that there was a little more development of the Lo and Bea's relationship. I felt like the strength of their bond was told to the reader more than it was shown. Maybe that would have slowed the pacing of the book down, but I just didn't feel attached to either of them enough to be fully emotionally invested in the story.
- I was interested in finding out what happened at the end of the book, but I wasn't on the edge of my seat the way I like to be when reading thrillers.
- There was a line painfully similar to "I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding" during the scene where Lo is outside Arthur's house on the night of his meeting. It was just one line, but it really jumped out at me because the rest of the book was written very well.
Overall, though, I'd say this is a good book and I would recommend it to people I know.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture
Moderate: Death and Emotional abuse