From crime to literary fiction, The Independent has rounded up the recently published works of fiction from some of the literary world's most exciting new talents:
Goodbye, Vitamin
8.3
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Ruth is thirty and her life is falling apart: she and her fiancé are moving house, but he's moving...
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Conversations With Friends
6.3
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A sharply intelligent novel about friendship, lust, jealousy, and the unexpected complications of...
Literary Fiction
Sweet Little Lies
8.3
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What happens when the trust has gone? Cat Kinsella was always a daddy's girl. Until the summer of...
crime fiction
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
8.6
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No one’s ever told Eleanor that life should be better than fine. Meet Eleanor Oliphant: She...
Romance fiction
The Idiot: A Novel
4.5
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Selin, a tall, highly strung Turkish-American from New Jersey turns up at Harvard and finds herself...
Literary Fiction
and 5 other items
Eilidh G Clark (177 KP) rated Loved Settled and Understood in Books
May 14, 2017
Kwana Jackson recommended (Im)Perfectly Happy in Books (curated)
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Time Traveler's Wife in Books
Oct 5, 2020
Amy Carney (3 KP) rated A Certain Slant of Light (Light #1) in Books
Jun 23, 2019
A beautifully written debut novel. Stunning prose help to move the story in such a smooth way.
The story is effortless
The characters perfectly developed.
Proof that true love will over come all obstacles, even death. Character development is whole hearted and true, with everyone becoming something so much more than they were.
Best book ever!!!
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated See What I Have Done in Books
Oct 6, 2020
SummerLGrant (185 KP) rated The Hate u Give in Books
Aug 20, 2017
Starr is an absolutely beautiful character with a beautiful family and is put in an ugly situation when she witnesses her best friend shot and murdered by a police officer. He was unarmed, unaggressive and terrified of what the officer eventually does do.
An astoundingly well written debut novel that explores a lot of important topics offset by the support and love of family. It's relevant today and will be for a very long time.
Molly J (Cover To Cover Cafe) (106 KP) rated The White City in Books
Mar 1, 2019
Winnie and Jude’s characters are wonderful! I loved them so good. The detail with which Hitchcock created the scenes that Winnie saw, and went through, and how Jude fell for her, was awesome. I felt like I became Winnie and fell for Jude instantly. Jude was a sweet soul and Winnie was absolutely full of spunk and sass!
The real life serial killer aspect woven into the story was incredible. I had no idea about that time period having someone like that, and it really made the story that much more captivating. The twists and turns of the roller coaster story, seeing Winnie going “undercover” to prove to her Police Chief father that she was right, was fantastic and had me reading this book and finishing it in a 24 hour period.
If you love historical novels, love the thrills of a great suspense story, and enjoy reading a God-filled romance book, then look no further than this 4 star debut. Ms. Hitchcock has extreme talent and is sure to be on the best sellers list before long! I sing the praises of this story loudly and can’t wait for the next book from this talented author, as well as another incredible installment in this new series from Barbour!
*I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review, positive or negative.*
Jessica - Where the Book Ends (15 KP) rated What's Left of Us (Us, #1) in Books
Jan 30, 2019
The characters of Asher and Beck are great. They are best friends and they both go through some pretty epic changes (which I won't share because I don't want to give away any of the story).
Enter Calla or Cal for short. She is the new girl in the neighborhood and she quickly befriends Ash and Beck. The three of them are inseparable. Of course being friend with two boys is going to lead to some drama, but that's just the tip of the ice berg.
Honestly, I wasn't prepared for this book. The story took me by surprise and the emotion involved just blew me away.
What's Left of Us is a Christian novel; however, be advised that religion and religious beliefs are NOT shoved down your throat. This is a great book about a group of friends that endure a tragedy and through the help of their religious beliefs manage to come out whole on the other side.
Give this debut novel by this talented new author a shot. You won't be disappointed.
Goddess in the Stacks (553 KP) rated Girls Made of Snow and Glass in Books
Sep 5, 2017
You can read my full review here: https://goddessinthestacks.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/book-review-girls-made-of-snow-and-glass/