When I read Brit Bennett’s The Mothers a few years ago, I was truly awed by the writing. It was beautiful and so well done.
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Sophomore books tend to make me wary. Is it going to live up to the expectation? And this one surpassed all of them. BB is a powerhouse and I will buy anything she writes.
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I loved the story from beginning to end. There were all sorts of feelings. My heart aches for Desiree but then filled for her as her life changed back in Mallard. I felt a mixture of anger for Stella— but then realized I cannot fault her. I will never be treated as she could have been. I felt for Kennedy who for years could not be close to her mother due to the layer on non-truths. And I LOVED Jude. I loved her character’s love for life, for Reese and her family.
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If you have been doubting whether to pick this up, this is me saying to just do it already! This is easily going to be in my top 3 books of the year. Also, HBO has won the rights to a mini-series!