"The Project" by Courtney Summers | Graphic by Dylan Collison | The Wright State Guardian
After a tragic car crash that kills their parents, Lo and Bea Denham encounter a magnetic man named Lev at the hospital that introduces them to The Unity Project, a religious organization that promises a better life through your good deeds. After witnessing a miracle, Bea is immediately sucked into the group, and for years, the two sisters live different lives.
The race to find one another
Lo is now working as a secretary and has not seen her sister in years, but when an opportunity to investigate the shady Unity Project opens up, she goes on a mission to find her sister.
Controversy and rumors of cult-like behavior rumble beneath the surface, and as we follow Lo on the race to find her sister, we also witness the heinous underbelly of the organization through Bea’s eyes.
Summer’s writing
Courtney Summers’s master of prose and disturbing imagery grips readers from the beginning as we follow Lo down the rabbit hole. While readers will see the cult and its unsettling practices, this story is also about family and sisterhood. Summers weaves an intense story that is littered with tragedy, so it is not for the faint of heart. Any reader is compelled to finish the book until the very end, but do be warned: this is not a happy story.
This is yet another extremely well-crafted YA thriller by Summers, who is most well-known for her equally hard-hitting book, “Sadie.” Summers’s books have crossover appeal, and are able to satisfy young adult readers looking for something a bit darker and older reader who want to read a gripping story.
“The Project” will be released everywhere books are sold on Feb 2, 2021.
