Bad Fruit: The unforgettable, gripping and highly acclaimed new crime thriller debut novel from a hot literary fiction voice of 2023

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As long-hidden truths begin to emerge and Lily slowly unlocks the mysteries surrounding Mama, she thinks she’s finally found the way to be the perfect daughter and win Mama’s approval. Một chút thất vọng vì nội dung chẳng hề "đáng lo ngại" như mình được nghe qua, mình có kỳ vọng vì cuốn sách này được so sánh với My Dark Vanessa nhưng khi đọc xong thì mình chẳng thấy vậy. She doesn't try to understand her mother's behaviour, just survive it, but when she starts having flashbacks about her mother's past, she is forced to peel back layers of generational abuse. It was snapped up by HarperFiction in a five-way auction – you can read more about it in the Bookseller here.

I enjoyed the Greenwich setting and the complexity of race and culture in the book, and found the perspective of Lily a very interesting one, especially in terms of how her childhood has impacted things like her ability to know what she likes or make choices. You know something is up, but King withholds details, slowly revealing the narrative in a classic literary thriller way.Even by the end of the book, the family dynamic is still not quite unravelled, showing how sometimes there aren't easy answers.

Bad Fruit heralds a seriously impressive new talent in Ella King CHRIS WHITAKERMasterful in its evocation of the complexity of mother-daughter relationships . however, i could not give it a 3 star rating because it got boring after the first act — the constant hallucinations felt repetitive and it made the plot stagnant. She tries to escape by locking herself away in her attic bedroom or riding her bike, but she can never escape what’s inside her head. As her mother becomes increasingly unhinged, Lily starts to have flashbacks that she knows aren't her own.It's a fantastic book, but please do be warned - there are triggers to abuse which would be upsetting to some readers. Another popular tropical fruit, pineapples, infuse the air with their sweet aroma as soon as they're cut open. Lily is now wondering what is true and what is false and whether or not her mother has ever been honest with her.