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The Goddess Effect
The Goddess Effect | Sheila Yasmin Marikar
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All she wants is to be her best self. Is she ready? Absolutely. Does she know what to expect? Absolutely not. Anita is over her life in New York: her dead-end job, tiny studio apartment, self-obsessed friends, and overbearing mom. So she moves west to Los Angeles in search of a new career, enlightenment, and that nebulous target...wellness. She discovers an elite workout class called the Goddess Effect, run by a lifestyle guru named Venus who's the very definition of #goals. One look at her Lululemon-clad acolytes sweating out their demons while dripping with confidence and Anita's all in. When one of the class regulars takes Anita under her wing, Anita's sure she's found her people. But Anita's not so smitten that she doesn't wonder about a few things: an inexplicable invitation to a Goddess Effect retreat, a strange tradition of secret sharing, and whispers about "enhancements" that only Venus can provide. Anita is awakening to a terrifying epiphany: the Goddess Effect isn't quite what it seems, and it may turn her world--and that of everyone around her--upside down.
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JillR
The Goddess Effect | Sheila Yasmin Marikar
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I went into this unsure it‘d be for me; I‘ve struggled before with books with a millennial main character making bad decisions and just generally faffing about, however this turned out to be a great, fun and wry read which felt entirely plausible despite the bad decisions and faffing around 😆. It also unexpectedly made me cry, which is never a bad thing, then turned into a little bit of a thriller; I love a book-surprise.

DivineDiana Beautiful photograph! 14mo
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Allthebookclubs
The Goddess Effect | Sheila Yasmin Marikar
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Mehso-so

I listened to this, read by the author and read SO slow,even 2.3 wasn‘t fast enough.I liked her rants, my brain does this too!Not too interesting but okay enough.I‘ve read several books by Indian authors and this one felt like she was trying too hard not to be Indian and yet clinging to her culture enough to write a book about it.The end was very amusing but she could‘ve cut out half the book to get to it and it would‘ve been better.Book#18 in2023

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BookLineNSinker
The Goddess Effect | Sheila Yasmin Marikar
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Panpan

Well... This was just too mixed up and it there for me. Some of the dialogue was funny and interesting but I also was not that impressed with the premise... I mean "mild" canabalism in the name of beauty. Removing ribs... Yeah it's out there. Also the narration on this book horrible, I had to speed it up to 1.5x and it still had awkward pauses.
Book 2 of the #NovelNovember #readathon is complete! @Andrew65 next up is listed below ?

Andrew65 Doesn‘t sound great 😔 2y
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