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A review by kassielovestoread
The Goddess Effect by Sheila Yasmin Marikar
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Aw man, another L read for the month of March :(
I didn't really have any expectations going into this book either- this was a free read for me for being a prime member. The worst part is that this book had the potential, if it were marketed and written to be a thriller I think I would've loved this. The plot twist was great and genuinely unexpected but it happened wayyyy too late in the story. By the time it really picks up, the book abruptly ends.
Anitta was so insufferable. I seriously cringed so hard at how desperate she was for validation. Her development gave me major secondhand embarrassment and I think it's going to be a hot minute before I get over it. How can one character make so many monumentally terrible decisions in one book!? I get that it was supposed to teach Anitta (and therefore the readers) a lesson on vanity and naiveté or whatever. That point was not lost on me. It was straight up poorly executed! By the time Anitta "learns her lesson" I have no idea how/why she comes to it. It's like the author forgot to include the big inner reflection and instead wrote a few lines on how the Goddesses started to feel off. It was missing critical development there.
I also hated how the author made certain concessions for Stacy and Max. Stacy, the culture vulture, who is fake woke and will spout facts about income inequality and racism but doesn't seem to acknowledge that all the woke ideologies in the world can't save you from being a shitty human being. And Max who LITERALLY said to Anitta that it's harder for him to get a job these days because no one wants to hire the straight white man! WHAT WORLD ARE YOU LIVING IN, MAX??? Make no mistake: Stacy and Max are horrible people. And the author tries to sell you forgivable versions of them in the epilogue so it's no shock when Anitta is still hooking up with Max and remains friends with Stacy. Gross all around.
I disliked this book with a burning passion lmfao. Save yourself by not reading this dumpster fire of a book. I would not reach for another book written by this author and will not recommend to anyone! Even if it was the free book for being a prime member!
I didn't really have any expectations going into this book either- this was a free read for me for being a prime member. The worst part is that this book had the potential, if it were marketed and written to be a thriller I think I would've loved this. The plot twist was great and genuinely unexpected but it happened wayyyy too late in the story. By the time it really picks up, the book abruptly ends.
Anitta was so insufferable. I seriously cringed so hard at how desperate she was for validation. Her development gave me major secondhand embarrassment and I think it's going to be a hot minute before I get over it. How can one character make so many monumentally terrible decisions in one book!? I get that it was supposed to teach Anitta (and therefore the readers) a lesson on vanity and naiveté or whatever. That point was not lost on me. It was straight up poorly executed! By the time Anitta "learns her lesson" I have no idea how/why she comes to it. It's like the author forgot to include the big inner reflection and instead wrote a few lines on how the Goddesses started to feel off. It was missing critical development there.
I also hated how the author made certain concessions for Stacy and Max. Stacy, the culture vulture, who is fake woke and will spout facts about income inequality and racism but doesn't seem to acknowledge that all the woke ideologies in the world can't save you from being a shitty human being. And Max who LITERALLY said to Anitta that it's harder for him to get a job these days because no one wants to hire the straight white man! WHAT WORLD ARE YOU LIVING IN, MAX??? Make no mistake: Stacy and Max are horrible people. And the author tries to sell you forgivable versions of them in the epilogue so it's no shock when Anitta is still hooking up with Max and remains friends with Stacy. Gross all around.
I disliked this book with a burning passion lmfao. Save yourself by not reading this dumpster fire of a book. I would not reach for another book written by this author and will not recommend to anyone! Even if it was the free book for being a prime member!