Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Project by Courtney Summers

97 reviews

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

This wasn't as good as Sadie but still a worthwhile read. It was a little heartbreaking, a little scary, and even a little hopeful. It does leave me with some questions, but not the kinds that frustrate me.
Read content/trigger warnings beforehand! There is difficult content that could make this unenjoyable if you don't know ahead of time (there are multiple car accidents and as someone who has survived a pretty big one myself, it did kind of trigger me a little. Not enough to deter me from finishing the book tho).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

svarney23's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, and Physical abuse

theresa__13's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse and Emotional abuse

trashboatwinter's review against another edition

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

0.25

this book was so uncaptivating that i would zone out, zone back in, & be confused as hell. started off fine, then around 20% i was just zoning out & with the book being NOT suspenseful at all i was so confused on anything that happened. like literally what was this book? boring? absolutely. basically sadie but worst with a cult instead? again, absolutely. literally i have no other words other than, what even happened. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, and Death

amberinbookland's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Torture, Religious bigotry, Violence, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Grief, Physical abuse, and Murder

honeybeewitched87's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Violence, Torture, Sexual content, Physical abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

readwithanne's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Car accident, and Physical abuse

khakipantsofsex's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide, Child abuse, Torture, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Car accident

Moderate: Child death

permanme's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Medical trauma

valzsc's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

This is one of those books I couldn’t stop thinking about when I wasn’t actively reading it. It’s full of mystery and darkness, two characteristics I constantly look for when choosing what to read next. But is also about trauma, individual and collective. For a young adult novel, there’s a very dark chapter near the end that I wasn’t expecting. Although I think it could’ve gone further. 

For me it was a fast paced slow burner. Some things I saw coming, like Emmy being Foster’s daughter and not Lev’s. His darkness and abuse, were there all the time, underneath the love bombing, doing God’s work and bringing people back from the death, allegedly… I could see where he was going, you know?

The chapter that had Lo being tortured and burned was hard to read, the way it’s written… I felt my stomach twisting and kept saying “no, no, no” out loud. Thinking that’s something Bea, Rob, Jeremy and others went through is heartbreaking. But that’s the reality in a lot of cults and shady religious groups. They break you and isolate you so they have this power over you, and then abuse you without worry of repercussions. 

What a nice book, I have to say.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Physical abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse and Emotional abuse