A review by summer_reads1
The Project by Courtney Summers
5.0
This is my first book by Courtney Summers. Any mystery/thriller novel involving cults usually will make it to my tbr list.
The story rotates between past and present which gives us the backstory of the two sisters. It also alternates from different points of views.
This is not like any typical book about cults where the protagonist is telling the story instead this is more of an outsider looking in on the inner workings of a cult.
This book deals with a lot of complex family issues. It’s also a coming of age story about dealing with the female psyche while growing up with a complicated family history. This book is so different from any other cult book in the same genre. It also deals with issues on how society can make a young vulnerable woman fall to prey to the wrong type of people. But at the same time, The Project shows how almost anyone can unexpectedly get sucked into a cult.
Overall this was a wonderful story, it made me question everything I thought was going on. I do enjoy more of a fast paced story but in this instance I the slower pace was necessary. I thought the author did an amazing job. The Project definitely stands out from my recent reads and I see it being very popular when it is published!
Many thanks to the publisher, Courtney Summers, and Netgalley for the arc!
The story rotates between past and present which gives us the backstory of the two sisters. It also alternates from different points of views.
This is not like any typical book about cults where the protagonist is telling the story instead this is more of an outsider looking in on the inner workings of a cult.
This book deals with a lot of complex family issues. It’s also a coming of age story about dealing with the female psyche while growing up with a complicated family history. This book is so different from any other cult book in the same genre. It also deals with issues on how society can make a young vulnerable woman fall to prey to the wrong type of people. But at the same time, The Project shows how almost anyone can unexpectedly get sucked into a cult.
Overall this was a wonderful story, it made me question everything I thought was going on. I do enjoy more of a fast paced story but in this instance I the slower pace was necessary. I thought the author did an amazing job. The Project definitely stands out from my recent reads and I see it being very popular when it is published!
Many thanks to the publisher, Courtney Summers, and Netgalley for the arc!