Reviews

The Mothers by Brit Bennett

existingonline's review

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

4.0

emmerboo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

shailydc's review against another edition

4.0

I really liked it - the story felt new for me.

mcbibliotecaria's review against another edition

4.0

This was lovely. Two women and how life brings them and pushes them apart. And nosy mothers keeping track of everything along the way.

amgarrido's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Abortion

chloeallegra's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

lexiskat's review against another edition

4.0

This was a pretty decent book. I didn't understand until later in the book that the mothers were the women in the church. Nadia disappointed me when she started sleeping back with Luke. Luke was a coward for not telling Aubrey what the deal was in the 1st place.

kdat's review against another edition

4.0

My past few books have been incredibly difficult; so it was quite a pleasure to have a book I finally enjoyed reading. the writing is lovely and eloquent and homey. the story has a couple of slow spots that aren't so slow that you lose interest.

mizmakaila's review against another edition

4.0

Good story

I loved the storyline. I only wish it had ended differently. What happened to Nadia? I’m hoping there’s a sequel.

catrionabruce's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5