The Project - Courtney Summers

Fiction/Thriller

Rating: 8.5/10

There are stories and there are storytellers.  As a lifelong voracious reader I can attest to the fact that the two do not always coalesce. This masterful author achieves this brilliantly. 

She constructs another stellar novel that unfurls the damage and devastation the world can do to people. Her writing lures you in with an intriguing story and then guts you with characters that will get under your skin. Be warned, you will feel their pain, but also, thankfully, their peace.

After her parents died, Lo’s sister, Bea, joined the Unity Project and cut ties to Lo.  Outwardly the Project symbolizes charitable work, community outreach and selfless followers. But Lo has long believed there is something much darker and more sinister behind the curtain. When she finds herself with the access to learn more will her mindset be upended by the charismatic leader and genuine devotion of its membership? 

That I will not tell you, but trust that it will not be an uncomplicated resolution of heart and mind for any of the characters.

My thanks to Net Galley, St. Martin’s Press and the author for my advance readers copy.

Footnote: Further kudos to the author are due for her knack in building a framework around something that is top of mind in the public consciousness.  With Sadie, serial killers and true crime podcasts.  With this one, it’s cults and belonging.