The Goddess Effect
A Novel
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The Goddess Effect
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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.
©2022 Sheila Yasmin Marikar (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.Listeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
“Marikar successfully provides larger-than-life caricatures of wellness industry denizens and LA residents at large as well as an outrageous mystery waiting to be exposed.” (Kirkus Reviews)
“This is a funny and fresh coming-of-age tale. Recommended for readers of Elin Hilderbrand or Jennifer Weiner.” (Library Journal)
“The frothy exterior of Marikar’s debut hides a sharp bite that readers who enjoyed Leigh Stein’s Self Care will appreciate.” (Booklist)
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
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- 06-01-25
Something different
I liked this book it was different to ones i have read and found it well paced with interesting characters.
The description of the obsessive for social media likes and how that can become addictive was well portrayed.
This is abook about vanity and the life of approval living in L.A.
The twist of what the goddess affect actually is was well received and i can see why some thought the ending rushed.
The negatives were the references to things found only in Indian culture and living in L.A with no explanation as to what they are for the rest of us. The time you would spend looking these things up wuld take quite some time so i just skipped through them and tried to use common sense to reach the tone of what was being said like a beginner of a foreign language would.
Aside from this , the book was enjoyable and did read the other book she wrote also .
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