THE PROJECT BY COURTNEY SUMMERS REVIEW ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
ST. MARTIN’S PRESS 2/2/2021
thank you to @stmartinspress and @netgalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

my brain is kind of still spinning right now from this book.

courtney summers has been a force to reckoned with since she released her first novel, cracked up to be. since i read that first book, i’ve been searching for the next book that will mess me up as emotionally and fully as that one did. i think some girls are is the one that was my full on “oh my gosh, this freaking hurts but i don’t want it to stop” book. like, it was one of those books that i had trouble rating because i was like “should this really be one of my favorite books with all the stars after i hated that i loved how it made me feel completely torn up inside?” i’m still grappling with this feeling after i read it close to ten years ago. but it’s definitely one of my favorites.

the project is another book that’s going to make you feel all the things and you’re going to hate that you love it so much. this book, somehow felt like a fever dream that pulsed until the end. i believe it’s being marketed as young adult, but it’s unlike any young adult book i’ve ever read. every word written feels so raw and provocative that it’s truly hard to stop reading. i literally held my breath during several scenes because they were just so real that they HURT.

also, the premise and characters are amazing. a girl wakes up to find her sister gone after losing both their parents to a car accident? and a cult? and different timelines. heck yes!

if you haven’t jumped on the courtney summers train, now is the time. it doesn’t look like she’s slowing down or shying away from anything any time soon.

tw: religion, graphic abuse, cults, sex, suicide, graphic violence, mental health, death, manipulation,