Too Blessed to Stress
A Novel
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- 9,99 €
Descrizione dell’editore
For fans of Bad Summer People and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, four influencers begin to suspect their mega-church's new pastor isn’t as devoted as he seems, and must decide if exposing him is worth revealing their own secrets.
"A delightful satire full of tenderness and heart. Alli has the ears of a journalist and the gentle touch of a friend." —Kiley Reid, New York Times bestselling author
"Alli Hoff Kosik’s debut is a triumph." —Meg Cabot, #1 New York Times bestselling author
Camryn, Savannah, Trishy, and Kristin are #blessed. As influencers at the hottest megachurch in town, Moving Word, the quartet is committed to sharing everything from modest (but on-trend!) style tips to advice on finding the godliest man possible. Across platforms (#synergy), they show just how easy it is to be a modern, Christian woman—especially if you use their discount codes.
But behind their veneer (and veneers), the truth isn’t quite so picture perfect. Despite her popular lifestyle videos, Camryn is barely making ends meet. Savannah struggles to break free of her reality TV upbringing and start a family of her own, while Trishy attempts to leave her less-than-holy past behind. And Kristin, the group’s youngest member, isn’t finding it as easy to fit in as their color-coordinated outfits make it seem.
When Moving Word’s charming leader, Pastor Kyle, and his ridiculously perfect wife, Cassidy, decide to host a lavish fundraiser to put the megachurch further on the map, Camryn, Savannah, Trishy, and Kristin find themselves knee deep in the most important event since the Last Supper. But the brighter the spotlight, the darker the shadows—and when the women discover an incendiary secret at the heart of Moving Word, they are forced to confront questions of hypocrisy, exposure, and how to wield one’s power for good.
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Kosik debuts with a biting satire of megachurches and online marketing. The story revolves around four members of Moral Mavens Mainframe, a volunteer social media team for Moving Word, a megachurch in Charlotte, N.C. Kristin, the office assistant, still lives at home with her parents. Camryn, the team's unofficial leader, struggles with massive debt due to a shopping addiction. Savannah, a costar with her family on a Christian reality TV series, is desperately trying to get pregnant, while Trishy, a young single woman, has a habit of taking gifts from the Mavens' sponsors. Together, they are helping to promote a fundraising gala for an anti-human-trafficking organization. The plot thickens when Kristin suspects their pastor has been siphoning money from the church, which may account for his 62 pairs of sneakers and rumored indoor swimming pool. Hoping to save their reputation amid a brewing scandal, they plot to reveal the truth during the gala. The first half is bogged down in discussions of content strategy and details of the women's livestreams, but once it gets going, the narrative tackles meaty questions about the aspiring influencers' true motives beneath their sheen of righteousness. Readers are in for a treat.