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Godshot by Chelsea Bieker

7 reviews

aalfie's review

dark reflective 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? No

5.0

this book made me want to crawl out of my skin but i know i’ll be thinking about it for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Alcoholism, Vomit, Abandonment, Addiction, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship

katealiss's review

dark hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Addiction, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Incest, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Abandonment, and Vomit

eeeeva's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Vomit, Rape, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Child death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Incest, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

lilyaugust's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

lycheejelly's review

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Abortion, Cancer, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Fatphobia

shortcas's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

shelfmadewoman's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Wow, so, Godshot was something to experience. What Bieker did incredibly well was balance interesting plot with fantastic character driven writing. This created an incredibly well-paced book that kept me turning pages but had me wishing that it would never end.

I loved watching our protagonist, Lacey May, and her development throughout the book. I sometime felt that the writing of her internal thoughts were... too on the nose? But I brushed that off with her young age and the trauma she was experiencing.

Oh, yeah, about the trauma. This is often where a book fails for me personally. Trauma/suicide as plot points are a sensitive subject as a suicide survivor. Personally, none of it really bothered me in this story. I felt that the trauma was rooted in the story. The suicides were explained and justified and not ignored by the author. This is difficult territory for storytelling, but I think it was mostly handled with care. I’d love to know how others felt on this.

This might be a good book for you if you like cult stories, mother-daughter relationships, and have a strong stomach.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Abortion