I devoured this book in one day, and I really can't write a review to do it justice. The plots revolves around the the consequences of Nadia's secret relationship with her preacher's son, a relationship that ends when she decides to terminate an unintended pregnancy. Titled The Mothers, the book revolves around the different choices the many 'mothers' of the story make, without passing judgment or trying to force morals down your throat.

The author did an amazing job drawing parallels between the different types of mothers Nadia, and the other main female character Aubrey, had, and Nadia's own realization that while she continued her life by having an abortion, her own mother made a very different choice (resulting in Nadia).

The POVs jump around between Nadia, Aubrey, and the preacher's son Luke, and the author plays with time, but I never felt confused. Lyrically written, and with a lovely addition of a "chorus" of black women who are the elders in the characters' church, I found myself compulsively re-reading sentences to further absorb the beauty. So so good. Highly recommend.