Just finished The Mothers by Brit Bennett and I have thoughts. 📚 This is a quietly powerful coming-of-age novel about love, secrets, friendship, and the choices that shape a lifetime. Bennett’s storytelling is gorgeous, the characters feel incredibly real, and she has such a sharp understanding of the human condition. The emotional weight of the story really lingers. That said… the “church mothers” narration didn’t fully work for me. While I get what Bennett was trying to do, it felt a bit unne