I love a messy female protagonist and Goddess Complex by Sanjena Sathian delivers.
Sanjana Satyananda is in the middle of a life tailspin. Fed up with the discussion of whether or not she should give up her desires for children, Sanjana walked out on her husband, an actor named Killian. The two were living in India, so her move back to the states to finish her anthropology dissertation was a pretty final statement on her feelings on the relationship. Now that a year has passed, Sanjana’s dissertation is an utter disaster, her perfect sister won’t stop rubbing her life in Sanjana’s face, and she just wants to finalize her divorce and move on. Unfortunately, Killian is missing. To get her divorce, she has to find him and make it final. As she starts her search, she begins getting strange phone calls. Each call is from women seeking advice on children, pregnancy and their fertility. Sanjana comes face to face with what her life might have been like.
Psychological thriller mixed with satire about the GirlBoss vs Tradwife age, this book is dark and insightful. Not only do readers get an exploration of the exploitative nature of mommy blogs, influencers, and groups of people telling women they aren’t doing enough, Goddess Complex highlights the cultural influences Sanjana also has to combat.
Goddess Complex is now available from Penguin Group.
