Another great review for Alicia Hendley’s novel, A Subtle Thing, this time from The Sunday Review.

I was blown away by this debut novel. We follow a young woman prone to deep depression as she is suddenly forced to change her ways once getting major news. Alicia has managed to connect us with the main character within the first couple of pages (if that) and we end up caring about her and her actions.
This book has a clear and exact path on showing readers what people with depression go through. One point that stood out is how everyone around the depressed seems to think that it’s easy to just snap out of it. Here, we see someone that tries desperately to “snap out of it”, but reality doesn’t let her make that step.
We follow this young lady around, each time catching a glimpse as to the horror that is her life, and the beauty that is her trying to climb out of it. It’s not an easy topic, but somehow Alicia has made it easier to understand and accept. If this is her talent on her first novel, I think the world should watch out for her next book.