I was just wondering what other thought of this? My personal favourite is an 'up close and personal POV in the third person' without any 'head hopping'. My second favourite is first person POV.
I will use my most recently read books to illustrate. One book which I thought did the third person POV really well was Gods Inc, a thriller by Sarah King. The author tells the story from three 'up close and personal POVs'. It is always the same POV in each chapter, never changing within a chapter. It really was done very well without any 'head hopping'. Probably the best example of this technique I have read.
A second book that I read recently that had more than one POVs was 'The Lie of You' by Jane Lyndell. But this was different to other books I'd read as it was told in the first person and alternated chapters throughout. I have never come across this before, and thought it worked very well.
Recently I read another book that I would recommend. It is 'Can anybody help me' by Sinead Cowley. It uses up close and personal POVs although it is not so tidily done as Gods Inc because sometimes there is some 'head hopping'. Usually that would stop me reading as I find it very off putting, but the story was compelling enough to keep me reading and I would highly recommend the book.
Finally, I come to the final book in my recent reading list. 'Persona' by Marc Horn. I don't yet know if I will finish it as it is an extremely challenging read. But I actually think he purposely employs the normally considered flaw of head hopping to emphasize the fractured mental condition of his main character.
Of course there is also the 'omnipresent' narration, my personal least favourite. I find it distances the reader and prevents them really getting to know the characters. I find that I often abandon these books. I'd be interested in what others think.