Present day Dimple is having relationship problems. It goes beyond "It's Complicated" on social media, but that's her main point of contact with her 200 followers as she desperately tries to build a social media platform as an aspiring influencer. But when she accidentally does something that could be catastrophic for her life, she enlists the help of her 4 half-siblings that she's met only one time in her life. And it's just the beginning of a bond that they'll form that will conquer all - including their deadbeat dad and their unapproving mothers.

People Person was definitely not the type of book I would normally read. However, Carty-Williams' Queenie, also was not and I loved that book so much! Doesn't sound like your cup of tea? Give it a shot. I'm a firm believer that once in a while we should step outside our comfort zone and experience life through the eyes of someone, even a fictional character, that is nothing like us. You never know when they'll find a way into your heart.

Special thanks to Netgalley and Gallery Books for an advanced egalley in exchange for my honest review.

Probably closer to 3.5 stars, but still really enjoyable. Definitely would recommend going the audio route, as I think this novel has quite a conversational feel to it. As with Queenie, I found the characters annoying at times, but that also made them feel very relatable. Loved the epilogue as well--it tied everything together quite nicely.

Enjoyed this book I think it was supposed to be a comedy, but I actually found it incredibly sad. The story of five siblings with a deadbeat father. The siblings had very little to do with each other as children but then are brought back together after an incident with one of the siblings- Dimple. The story line was good overall but I just found Dimple to be too pathetic. I understand the reason why given the abandonment of her father but it was just too much. Reading about someone getting walked over and abused constantly just was not enjoyable. I did enjoy the relationship amongst the siblings but the story somewhat depressed me.

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Dimple was occasionally annoying, and at certain points I felt like the book was going to be different things, but in the end it was fine in its telling of interesting familial issues and commentary on who is family and who can choose family.

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Cyril Pennington gathers his five children together for an outing when they are teenagers. The twist is most of them have never met. 15 years later Dimple Pennington finds herself in a sticky situation and calls her big sister Nikisha for help. The 5 siblings reconnect under very stressful circumstances.

I loved the new relationships between the siblings. While they don't always like each other, they love and need each other. They have all been impacted in different ways by their absent father Cyril. I very much like Carty-Williams writing. She has a unique voice.

This was a sweet and happy book, occasionally funny and a joy to read. It got a bit cheesy at times and the epilogue was sappy but overall I really enjoyed it. I found myself really caring about all of the siblings in spite of their flaws, and sometimes it’s just really nice to read a book with a happy ending.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for this honest opinion.

This family of characters is flawed and imperfect and I love them all so much. The family dynamics were my favorite part of this one. The plot at times went a bit haywire but the cast of characters mostly made up for it. Still mulling over the ending to determine what I think of it but overall this was a quick and entertaining read.

I loved Carty-Williams' debut Queenie, so I was really excited to dig into her latest.

Dimple Pennington is an overly sensitive, 30-ish Black woman living in London and attempting to make a career as an influencer. Her father, Jamaican playboy Cyril Pennington, has spent most of his life trolling for women, which is why Dimple has four half brothers and sisters, raised by three different mothers. When Dimple goes through a bad breakup with her abusive boyfriend Kyron and a shocking event occurs, she reaches out to her estranged siblings for help. And, let the fun and family drama begin!

Carty-Williams is an expert at fleshing out larger-than-life, flawed characters. Like Queenie, all the Pennington siblings are vividly drawn, each a relatable mix of attitudes, foibles, heart, and personality. Abandoned by their father, the five siblings bond--through an at-times twisted timeline of events--to realize they have more alike then they thought. And, like with any true-to-life family, their journey from tenuous to whole is not easy or smooth, but, in Carty-Williams's deft hands, humorous and enjoyable.

The complex characters and their compelling relationships propped up some of the more unbelievable and outlandish plot points. And, a few times, Dimple seemed too ridiculous to be believable. Yet Carty-Williams quickly course-corrected and pulled me back into rooting for this lovable, emotional girl.

As seems to be my go-to nowadays, I listened to parts of this audiobook while also reading the hardcover. The narrator, @daniellevitalis, was astonishingly good! She did a fab job bringing out the humor of the tense situations and the differences between the siblings' personalities. She was especially effective as the voice of Dimple.

If you like messy family dramas flavored with dashes of social commentary and real-life relationship issues, I think you'd enjoy this book.

This book had a very entertaining cast of characters, with a ridiculous plot in some ways, yet still managed to tell a heartwarming story of family. I think this is even better that an Queenie. Kudos to car the will jams.

After enjoying 2019's Queenie, I was excited to read this new novel by Candice Carty-Williams. People Person tells the story of five siblings without much in common except their absentee father, but the group forms an unexpected bond after Dimple Pennington finds herself in an unfortunate situation and in need of help. The thought-provoking and funny novel will have you reflecting on what it means to be a family.

The author of Queenie is back! I wish I could write about the plot of this book, but the biggest thing that happens is a huge spoiler. I will say that it completely shocked and hooked me. The point of this book is family, and I loved the themes of family here, but the plot is also super propulsive. A great sophomore novel from Candice Carty-Williams. I'll be reading everything she writes.

After reading her previous novel, Queenie, I was excited to pick this one up! I thought Queenie was so well-written, but also heartbreaking. People Person is a much lighter story about a group of siblings with the same father and different mothers who begin to have relationships with each other as adults after an incident that bonds them and forces them back together. Carty-Williams has such a dynamic writing style. The dialogue and descriptions sizzle and the story moves quickly. I loved the characters. At first, it's a little hard to keep them straight because there are 5 siblings and several other characters, but each have a distinct voice and backstory. I really enjoyed the story and the vulnerability in which each character is written. They're imperfect, charming, and beautiful.

Thank you Gallery Books and NetGalley for providing this ARC. All thoughts are my own.

Going into this book I was super excited. I loved the author's debut novel so I knew this would be a fun time. I was actually disappointed. I did not like the siblings too much and there being two plotlines (one that didn't make sense to the story) just left me really underwhelmed. It took me awhile to fully be invested in the story. I wish there was something more in the story. The plot is really disappointed me.

At 30, Dimple Pennington is adrift. She’s trying her hardest to become a lifestyle influencer but feels very alone, especially with her terrible boyfriend. When strange circumstances force her to reconnect with her four half-siblings to seek out their absent father, Dimple realizes it might not be too late to find something that looks like family.

This book has so much going on, and it all works together really well! The humor, heart, family drama, and plot twists had me hooked from the first chapter. I'm also a sucker for fiction that weaves astrology into the character arcs. No one write messy, imperfect, lovable characters like Candice Carty-Williams!

Right from the start, I enjoyed meeting these characters and coming along for the ride of 5 half siblings meeting each other and then learning how to be siblings with each other. The author has a fun and fresh voice that I enjoyed. The only thing that held me back was a plot point. The way a problem in the story was solved seemed arbitrary, as if it could’ve happened at any point. It wasn’t worth the pay off of getting there. Overall, I would still consider it a entertaining and enjoyable reading experience.
Thank you to net galley and gallery/scout press for an ARC in exchange for my honest review. 3.75 stars.

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I wasn't a huge fan of this book. I wanted to love this, but I struggled to like one of the main characters, DImple Pennington. Her character was just not my favorite.
The story follows the Pennington siblings and their absentee father Cyril. The children have different mothers but the same father and they have only met once in their life when they are thrown together again. Nikisha is the oldest and her brother Prynce, have the same mother but she was absent most of their life too. Danny seems like a reformed rebel, on the straight and narrow after spending time in jail and Lizzie is studying to be a doctor.
Dimple gets herself into a situation and they all rally around her. The characters have a lot of struggles with all their family drama. The plot will make you laugh at times and does keep you wondering where they are going to end up.

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Candice Carty-Williams will give you page turning drama that sucks you in even when the plot seems a bit far fetched. I devoured Queenie in the same way I did People Person, feeling I knew the characters right away and couldn’t help getting wrapped up in their drama. It’s comedy and drama mixed, the way the best reality tv can be. And it’s also heart and family and women surviving.

It’s hard to talk plot without giving it away, but the center of the story of Dimple, a naive thirty year old trying to find her way through a complicated situation. She has unlikely help through her siblings, who find a way to pull together a sense of family as adults after growing up apart with different moms. There’s a fierce big sister, an absentee father stumbling through each of their lives, and mothers each enacting their own performance of self preservation. Pick it up for its addicting, in-on-the-drama tone, stay for the family.

Oh no! I'm not sure what happened in this one, but it's a far cry from the brilliance of Carty-Williams' debut, Queenie. I was really looking forward to this one because I LOVED Queenie. Her story has really stuck with me over the years - probably more so than a lot of other books. I thought Carty-Williams handled a very sensitive subject with grace and humor - something that can be hard to balance and can also seem gimicky. In the beginning of this one, I saw traces of the same writing, but the story quickly took over and steered me in an entirely different direction. People Person had a lot of plot points that weren't very realistic and the writing just never reached the groove necessary to suspend that disbelief. Unfortunately, Carty-Williams did not earn my trust and this one just did not work for me at all.

People Person is raw, messy and fun at times. The story follows the Pennington Sibilings: Nikisha, Danny, Lizzie, Dimple, and Prynce as they are thrown back into each other lives after years of estrangement. Leading to some awkard situations and painful realizations. With their absentee father Cyril as their one thing in common the siblings struggle to come to terms with what it means to be family.

The book is character driven and even when the plot seems a bit outlandish, they keep you enthralled. Overall People Person is a good read.

Five kids, four moms, and a dad. The kids, despite having different moms, became their own family. This was a wonderful story of family told with humor and personality. These siblings learned about and supported each other throughout the book. Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read and review an advance copy of this book.