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The first time I read this book I read it for the cult storyline. I remember my key take aways being female friendship and found family. I quickly learned in my second reading that it is so much more than that.
In the town of peaches drought has taken over what once was a haven for lush crops. Lacey May lives there with her alcoholic mother desperately following a charismatic cult leader looking for answers. There is no reason for doubt or distrust of their leader, but then one day Lacey May’s life shifts forever. Running away with a man she barely knows her mother leaves Lacy May alone and shattered. We quickly learn what the leaders true intentions for the town of peaches really is and Lacey May sets out determined to find her mother. No matter the cost.
Godshot is a feminist tale going all the way back to the original sin in its messaging. This book turns men’s desires on its head, proving that women can yearn all on their own and for themselves. Men aren’t needed. Girlhood and womanhood are put on display in a way both for and against the patriarchy. We learn how women put on an armor of beauty for protection and how that protection often backfires.
We learn how girls and women become so resilient. It displays the mother daughter relationship on such an intimate level that isn’t often portrayed in media. It shows the harm of trauma cycles and what happens when they’re not broken. It shows what happens when family is complaint in abuse. We see what happens when one has to mother themselves in order to heal. And what exactly motherhood is.
Godshot is a story about class and privilege. Showing us how poverty life is in food, beverage, education and healthcare.
All of that to say, it’s so much more than just a book about a cult and female friendship and me and my mommy issues are so happy it exists. Thank you @chelseabieker
In the town of peaches drought has taken over what once was a haven for lush crops. Lacey May lives there with her alcoholic mother desperately following a charismatic cult leader looking for answers. There is no reason for doubt or distrust of their leader, but then one day Lacey May’s life shifts forever. Running away with a man she barely knows her mother leaves Lacy May alone and shattered. We quickly learn what the leaders true intentions for the town of peaches really is and Lacey May sets out determined to find her mother. No matter the cost.
Godshot is a feminist tale going all the way back to the original sin in its messaging. This book turns men’s desires on its head, proving that women can yearn all on their own and for themselves. Men aren’t needed. Girlhood and womanhood are put on display in a way both for and against the patriarchy. We learn how women put on an armor of beauty for protection and how that protection often backfires.
We learn how girls and women become so resilient. It displays the mother daughter relationship on such an intimate level that isn’t often portrayed in media. It shows the harm of trauma cycles and what happens when they’re not broken. It shows what happens when family is complaint in abuse. We see what happens when one has to mother themselves in order to heal. And what exactly motherhood is.
Godshot is a story about class and privilege. Showing us how poverty life is in food, beverage, education and healthcare.
All of that to say, it’s so much more than just a book about a cult and female friendship and me and my mommy issues are so happy it exists. Thank you @chelseabieker