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Godshot

Chelsea Bieker

3.84 AVERAGE


My rating here isn’t necessarily a reflection of how I may have felt about this book at another time, but during the chaotic uncertainty of life right now, I found this one incredibly depressing and a chore to get through.

Like 2.5ish stars..I was expecting more from this, I think. I wanted to love it. Descriptions of mother/daughter relationships, religion, cults, even witches really called to me...but it fell flat. There were times I thought I had missed pages or even whole chapters because there were huge gaps where you'd think some things would be explained (How did Stringy go from bringing her the phone to being someone who'd pick her up on the side of the road? Were they talking/texting frequently? Why would he come?). I also think the character development was really lacking but still I persisted since there was kind of a mystery shrouded here and I wondered if it would ever rain. Disappointed!
dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated

JESUS CAN ALWAYS REJECT HIS FATHER! BUT HE CANNOT ESCAPE HIS MOTHERS BLOOD!!!! HE'LL SCREAM! AND TRY TO WASH IT OFF OF HIS FINGERS! BUT!!! HE'LL NEVER ESCAPE WHAT HE'S MADE UP OF!!!!!!! THE FATES ALREADY FUCKED ME SIDEWAYS!!!! SWINGING BY MY NECK! FROM THE FAMILY TREE! HE'LL LAUGH AND SAY "YOU KNOW I RAISED YOU BETTER THAN THIS" THEN LEAVE ME HANGING!! SO THEY ALL CAN LAUGH AT ME!!!!!
dark tense medium-paced

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challenging dark hopeful sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging emotional tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes

my heart ACHES