The Project

Check out my full review at https://literaryquicksand.com/2021/02/review-the-project-by-stacey-potter/

When I first laid eyes on this book, I was right away pulled in by the pile of letters on the cover. Snail mail is so...romantic? Anyway, the contents of the book lived up to the intriguing cover for me!

The Project is set in Minnesota, which is my state, so that was part of the fun of reading it. It's way up north, but I've been briefly to Detroit Lakes, which is mentioned a lot in the book.

At first, I really didn't like Sabella. She's incredibly ageist, although the author does explain where that comes from (several negative experiences with older folks). Still, she just seemed a bit rude, naive, and spoiled.

In some ways, the plot line was predictable, but I didn't find that detrimental to the overall story. It has kind of a typical “girl with long-term boyfriend meets someone fresh and gets confused” storyline. Plus, you know that she's going to end up getting attached to the “old person” she's made to spend time with.

Yet, there were enough things that happened that I didn't quite expect or thought would go a bit differently, including what happens with the letters. I'm not going to spoil the story here...you'll have to read it if you want to know! It was just a cool surprise at the end that I enjoyed.

Another thing I liked about the book is that I warmed up to Sabella as the story went on. She kind of gets what's coming to her in some ways and has some realizations that I was rooting for. Also, she's rather funny! There were a few one-liners that made me chuckle as I read.