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On page 12 to 25, Nadia begins to keep a distance away from church after her mom’s death and her sadness is noticeable in her actions and thought. She seems lost and disconnected from everyone and everythings around her. Brit Bennett likely wrote this to show how pain from losing someone can isolate a person and slowly effects their behavior and decisions before any problems that she will face during the book.

I really like how the story follows Nadia as she deals with grief, complicated relationships, and the expectations of a church community. You can already see how decisions carry weight, for example, Nadia choosing to start a secret relationship with Luke, and then deciding what to do about an unexpected pregnancy. The writing is calm but also tense. Like something important is always just beneath the surface.