Top New Urban Fiction Novels You Need to Read Urban fiction is a genre that captures the essence of city life, exploring the struggles, triumphs, and complexities of individuals living in metropolitan areas. If you're a fan of captivating storylines with gritty characters and a realistic portrayal of urban settings, then this list of new urban fiction novels is perfect for you. Whether you're seeking tales of redemption, thrilling crime dramas, or powerful love stories, these books will keep you hooked from start to finish. 1. "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas: This groundbreaking novel follows the story of Starr Carter, a sixteen-year-old girl caught between two worlds: her predominantly black neighborhood and the elite prep school she attends. When Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her unarmed friend by a police officer, she becomes the only witness. This gripping tale tackles themes of racial injustice, police brutality, and the power of activism. 2. "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: This critically acclaimed novel explores the lives of Ifemelu and Obinze, two young Nigerians who leave their country to pursue opportunities abroad. As they navigate the challenges of immigration, their paths diverge, and they find themselves in different corners of the world. "Americanah" explores themes of identity, race, and love in modern society. 3. "The Coldest Winter Ever" by Sister Souljah: This classic urban fiction novel takes readers into the gritty world of Winter Santiaga, the spoiled and materialistic daughter of a notorious drug dealer. When her father is arrested, Winter's luxury lifestyle comes to an abrupt end, and she must learn to survive in the harsh realities of the streets. This tale of power, greed, and survival is a must-read for urban fiction enthusiasts. 4. "The Cartel" by Ashley & JaQuavis: This gripping urban fiction series follows the lives of a powerful drug kingpin, Carter Diamond, and his rise to dominance in the criminal underworld. Filled with action, intrigue, and unexpected twists, this series delves into the dark side of the drug trade and the consequences it has on those involved. 5. "The Mothers" by Brit Bennett: This captivating novel explores themes of friendship, love, and motherhood within a tight-knit African American community. Centered around Nadia Turner, a young woman grappling with an unexpected pregnancy and the choices she makes, "The Mothers" is a profoundly moving and thought-provoking read. To stay up-to-date with the latest urban fiction releases and discussions, consider visiting online communities such as Goodreads or Book Riot, where readers and authors share recommendations, engage in discussions, and provide valuable insights into the genre. Additionally, websites like UrbanFiction.org and Urban Book Reviews offer comprehensive reviews and curated lists to help you discover new and exciting urban fiction novels. Remember, urban fiction is a dynamic genre that captures the essence of real-life experiences, struggles, and triumphs. Immerse yourself in these powerful narratives, and explore the diverse voices and perspectives that urban fiction has to offer. Happy reading!
This story tells the tale of how an immortal being should live a correct and positive life in modern human society, guided by the core values of socialism. It aims to provide insights and inspiration for other immortals, individuals with special abilities, practitioners of cultivation, extraterrestrials, and non-human creatures to participate in the construction of a stable and harmonious society. QQ Group of the work: Full, (Full) (Empty) This book V group: (Full), Fan Value W.
371.59 Million words | 2020-10-25 19:37Update
Pear Blossom Book Club: "What? You said my woman has thorns?" Yi Zai Xu sneered coldly, "Stay away from her, or this brick will be your fate!" With a wave of his hand, a loud "bang" was heard. The brick remained intact, but his hand was nearly broken. A man wearing sunglasses laughed shamelessly, imitating a pig's squeal, "Wahaha..." Pear Blossom walked forward casually, picked up the brick and weighed it in her hand without even looking up, saying, "He's with me. Did you have my permission to bully him?" "Hey! Hua'er, I didn't say anything, don't lay a hand on me!" The man retreated in fear and confusion. "Heh heh... Too late!" Pear Blossom pretended to throw the brick, causing the man to flee in panic. Yi Zai Xu embraced Pear Blossom's shoulders, his face with a look of happiness, and said, "Hua'er, you were beautiful just now..." "Shut up! If you keep babbling, I'll make you sleep in the corridor!" Pear Blossom shook off his salty pig hand and ran off by herself. Yi Zai Xu joyfully chased after her, "Hahaha, it's boring to be alone, let's go together..." "Hee hee hee... Fool, catch up to me first
105.99 Million words | 2023-04-05 11:38Update
Capture wars with cameras, commemorate history through lenses. When a photographer picks up a gun, perhaps the last traces of justice and goodness still reside within his camera.
471.55 Million words | 2021-03-10 22:19Update
Li Tang, reborn on the eve of the millennium, understands the future trends of the mining market for the next twenty years, grasps the coordinates of every new discovery of super-large mines, and insightfully handles the details of century-scale mergers and acquisitions in the mining industry... Experts marvel at how all the rich mines are controlled by mining giants, while the giants themselves worry about the gradual depletion of aging mines. Their development strategies have shifted from global exploration to ruthless competition through mergers and acquisitions within the same industry. A group of people from the East, however, always manages to create miracles, repeatedly finding super-rich ore deposits buried deep underground. They extract ton after ton of ore from scorching deserts, icy polar regions, and remote, uninhabited forests. Laden with industrial nourishment, gigantic vessels thunderously sail toward the East across the seas. He possesses advanced exploration techniques and wields the capital stick, gracefully dancing through the complex environments of various countries, disrupting the global mining landscape! The entire world must listen to what he has to say! Foreign mining analysts frantically exclaim: he is now the sole global mining oligarch!
212.50 Million words | 2022-04-18 02:15Update
The greatest advantage of being reborn lies in the difference in information, but this difference is never exclusive to the reborn. Anyone who wants to cash in on this information advantage will always find the process to be the most challenging. Li Xing woke up in his college dormitory and looked at the only five hundred yuan in his wallet, knowing full well that in this world, no one could help him except for himself. So, he made up his mind and embarked on the path of relying on his mouth and cheating. Many years later, when a reporter asked Li Xing what supported him all the way, Li Xing remained composed and answered
186.19 Million words | 2022-09-05 23:55Update
Lin Zhen crossed over into a traditional Chinese courtyard and became Jia Dongxu's co-worker. Grandpa Yi wanted him to support him in old age, only teaching Jia Dongxu his locksmith skills. Little did they know that Lin Zhen had a system that accelerated his experience by a thousand times, rendering him self-taught in any skill. At this time, neither Qin Hairu, Lou Xiao'e, nor Yu Li were married. Qin Hairu and Yu Li rejected Lin Zhen's proposal due to his poverty and lonely status. Ironically, Lou Xiao'e's mother wanted to find a man with a humble background for her daughter. Naturally, Lin Zhen intercepted the opportunity. After marriage, they lived in harmony and had four sons. On the day Lin Zhen became an engineer at the steel mill, Jia Dongxu encountered trouble. Qin Hairu watched helplessly as Lin Zhen's four sons beat Jia Dongxu to the ground, leaving her with tears of regret. Yu Li, on the other hand, couldn't help but envy Lou Xiao'e as she listened to her thrifty father-in-law's continuous financial calculations.
156.26 Million words | 2022-09-20 03:50Update
No superpowers, no rebirth, no fantasy, no system...basically nothing. Just a somewhat straightforward guy, a slightly bad but kind-hearted urban miser. Well...if there must be something...there's an ex-wife.
258.26 Million words | 2020-08-05 23:11Update
Graduated from a law school but became a renowned sound engineer, the protagonist accompanied his father, who was suffering from cancer, back to their remote and treacherous village. Along the way, he saved a girl named Meng Jiao who was trapped by the beauty loan scam and uncovered the deception. Through numerous twists and turns, he managed to make the swindlers repay the money, gaining the trust of the villagers. With the help of a female Ph.D. named Lin Lin, they led the villagers in cultivating exotic fruits, processing potatoes, opening guesthouses, and building roads, striving to overcome not only material deprivation but also spiritual desertification. Witness how the young people of the new era use their talents to create a new chapter in this impoverished land.
13.46 Million words | 2022-04-02 13:15Update
A penniless individual who accumulated wealth through appraising treasures, searching for treasures, and seizing treasures, Suiyi, sat there. In front of her were two objects – a sword and a mirror. Someone: "Boss, can I pawn them?" Suiyi: "The origin of this sword..." Someone: "Do you remember Dongfang Bu Bai who castrated himself on Blackwood Cliff with this sword years ago?" Suiyi: "...Hmm, wasn't it a knife? Okay, then what about this mirror? Is it Zhu Bajie's magic reflecting mirror?" Someone: "No... this is the mirror Tang Monk used for grooming... What are you doing?" Suiyi: "Hmm... I think I'll call the psychiatric hospital and have them come pick you up." In fact, all
379.12 Million words | 2021-03-12 08:00Update
A middle-aged man, frustrated by his career and failed marriage, feels great sympathy for the life of the naive character Zhu in the drama "Love in the Courtyard". In his despair, he drinks excessively, only to wake up and find himself in the body of He Yuzhu, a character from "Love in the Courtyard", equipped with a powerful time-travel system that allows him to reshape his life. I
42.82 Million words | 2020-07-22 11:06Update
Upon waking up, Chu Feng found himself all alone in the world. Unbeknownst to him, he had been unwittingly placed in a nationwide live streaming program for everyone to watch. Everyone wanted to witness his humiliating moments, to see how a young person from a powerful nation would crumble in solitude. Awakening to the system, Chu Feng learned that the world was on the brink of a divine and demonic revival. He embarked on a solitary cultivation journey. When the divine and demonic beings returned to the world, Chu Feng stood alone in the empty city, unleashing a sword that split the heavens. The gods, demons, and immortals from all realms, all fell with a single stroke of his sword.
59.28 Million words | 2023-06-30 07:13Update
The web novel's filling festival is approaching, with exclusive side stories serializing explosively. Masters are offering free admission. Zhou Shen went to the hospital for a check-up, only to unexpectedly discover that he had late-stage cancer. With a heart filled with despair, he returned to his hometown to prepare for his final arrangements. Who would have thought that he would awaken to a cultivation cheat, embarking on the path of immortality. Eight Pieces of Brocade: Strengthen the body, prolong life, reach profound levels where cold and heat do not invade, calamities and illnesses do not befall. The Yellow Court Inner Canon: Inhale and exhale, expel the old and take in the new, stretch like a bear and extend like a bird, live to be a hundred years old, evil spirits dare not approach, unable to be confused in dreams. The Great Profound Classic: Refine one's essence to cultivate qi, refine qi to transform the divine, refine the divine to return to emptiness, radiate together with the sun and moon, coexist with mountains and rivers, share longevity with heaven and earth! In addition to this, the Taoist seventy-two supernatural powers, the heavenly constellations' thirty-six transformations, are all mastered, fully understood! — Cultivation is not easy, the path is arduous, but I will venture forth!
155.67 Million words | 2020-11-30 13:49Update
Ling Ran, a medical school student, had a small goal - to become the greatest doctor in the world. And unintentionally, he achieved it.
348.77 Million words | 2020-07-11 01:34Update
On the surface, she is a popular high school student who appears to be gay. In reality, she is the hacker Z who uses the internet to track down criminals. Disguised as a boy, she dominates the gaming world, punishes the wicked, and excels in flirting with girls. When the truth about her being a girl is exposed, the whole nation goes crazy! Bo Jiu: 'Qin Dashen, do you have a girlfriend?' Qin Mo puts down his notebook and replies, 'No.' Bo Jiu, in a low voice, starts flirting, 'Then from now on, you do; it's me.' Qin Mo, hearing this, takes charge dominantly! Bo Jiu is puzzled, 'Wait, what are you doing?' Qin Mo says, 'Exercising my rights as your boyfriend!' (This is a rebirth sweet and pampering story with Bo Jiu as the female lead and Qin Mo as the male lead.)
259.23 Million words | 2021-07-24 21:04Update
Also known as "Hey, You're Stealing the Spotlight Again!" Chen Mo is a professional photographer. One day, he became famous not because of his exceptional photography skills, but because of his outrageous positioning. He became the center of attention in other people's shots. At the sports field during a track and field event, why did a photographer carrying a heavy camera run faster than professional athletes? In the midst of a violent tornado disaster in Oklahoma, why was a photographer calmly taking a selfie with the tornado approaching? When fighter jets took off, with their propellers spinning rapidly and creating intense gusts of wind and dust, why were a radio reporter and a photographer passionately reporting on the scene? At extreme sports events, why was a photographer riding a bicycle and carrying a heavy camera able to move smoothly on a cliff, smoother than the athletes themselves? Is this a distortion of human nature or a loss of morality? When interviewed, Chen Mo was perplexed. He was just afraid
124.28 Million words | 2023-02-16 17:01Update
Traveling through "Love in the Four-Cornered Courtyard," transformed into Xu Damao, in a complete state of panic!!
136.80 Million words | 2022-11-05 20:30Update
Reborn back to the year. QQ has a knockoff version, named TT. Korea is no longer a major exporter of online games, but a major importer. Of course, in the current online YY novels, there will be a god-like figure named "Chen Jiayi".
450.53 Million words | 2021-03-09 13:53Update
He is a low-key traditional Chinese medicine doctor, he is a low-key Taoist priest, he is a low-key heir to wealth, he is a low-key Chinese person blending in various levels of American society. Low-profile yet not vulgar, ambiguous yet warm, ordinary yet enviable. In the days in America, being a Chinese Taoist!
465.87 Million words | 2023-06-28 12:53Update
Soul Transmigration in Love at Siheyuan, living an ordinary yet extraordinary life from the small environment of Siheyuan to the steel mill and then to the broader social environment. This book doesn't have too much hostility, but follows the storyline of a TV drama, with calculations and fights, mostly normal. (Newcomer, new book, seeking readers. Created a QQ group, nickname: Siheyuan Life. Group number: [group number]. Seeking recommendations and bookmarks, thank you all.)
196.44 Million words | 2022-09-01 18:14Update
A nostalgic story.
237.56 Million words | 2022-03-26 21:56Update
One day, Xu Xin had a dream. In this dream, he witnessed an entertainment industry that was filled with constant competitions and trickery, all for the sake of fame and attention. "Since that's the case, why can't I live as a beam of light?" (High-definition, no censorship, no melancholy, no melodrama, guaranteed quality - feel free to dive in!)
464.62 Million words | 2021-12-21 15:24Update
