People Person follows five half siblings who all have a strained/distant relationship with their father, and who haven't ever had much of a relationship with each other.
After something happens to one of them, they band together to deal with the unconventional situation.
I really enjoyed the characters in this book, I thought that each of the siblings were unique and well fleshed out.
The Story was fast paced and interesting, and while the conclusion to the issue they were handling did seem rushed to me. I did enjoy the book overall.

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After reading Queenie I was very excited about starting this. This is a good book and explores relationships and community brilliantly

This was a different genre of book than what I normally read but I enjoyed it and would recommend it if you are looking for something different than your usual read!

Absolutely loved this!! Really not what I was expecting and don’t think the blurb does it justice. The family dynamics make this is a great book and I loved how each character was unique and so different from the other brothers/sisters. Add in the small crime element, and this was brilliant. A real gem of a book and one that hasn’t had enough recognition in my opinion!

Nikisha, Danny, Lizzie, Dimple and Prynce all have the same thing in common - their dead-beat dad Cyril who was pretty good at making children but failed in every way imaginable when it came to actually being a dad. Despite hardly knowing each other, when Dimple gets into trouble and calls her big sister, all of her siblings come to her aid and for the first time, they feel like a family.

I really enjoyed this book - both the plot of the story and the twists and turns with Kyron and what he did and did not remember about the night he was rolled in a tarp and almost buried alive but mostly the dynamic and growing relationship between all the siblings. The book covers some more serious topics such as loneliness and the feelings of parental abandonment but also shows the special bond that can exist between family, even when that bond is discovered or nurtured later in life rather than in childhood.

I can't say Dimple was my favourite character to follow for the majority of the book as yes, she was pretty much a crybaby and tended to overdo her victim complex but I guess she was a good character to observe the others through particularly Lizzie and Nikisha whose personalities are so different to hers. I think my favourites were Danny and Prynce (mostly Danny for being a lovable soft boi)

I think I would have liked more chapters in the POV of the other siblings just to understand more what was going on inside their heads than always being in Dimple's which got slightly tedious at times as she repeated the same actions (videos, Roman, crying, poor me act etc).

There are some great scenes in this book and most characters have big personalities in different ways so I do feel like every character stood out but all the best scenes definitely had Cyril in them as he left chaos in his wake. From the way he talks to his baby mamas to how he uses his children for money yet at the same time often visibly struggles to connect with his children and you can tell he does want to but has no idea how and fears that rejection and failure - and not to mention when you find out about some elements of his life, it's hard not to feel a bit sorry for him.

I very much enjoy Candice Carty-Williams, and I think she will probably be an auto-read author for me.

Queenie was a fabulous read, so was looking for to reading another book by Candice Carty-Williams.

Very unusual characters, all half siblings, all flawed in their different ways, brought together by extremely unusual circumstances. A slow burner compared to Queenie, but still full of hilarious moments. Not as good as Queenie, but look forward to reading her next book.

My thanks to NetGalley and Orion Publishing Group for giving me the opportunity to read an advanced copy in return for an honest review.

Candice Carty-Williams is so good at writing flawed characters who you still find yourself rooting for. It's a slower burn than her previous book, but has that same complexity. You'll be hooked as her character arcs play out, cultures are explored and the tone shifts from heart-warming to painful to funny and back again.

People Person ie the story of five siblings, raised by different mothers and sharing an absentee dad. Though they've groen up apart, one fateful night brings all five of them together and forces them to examine what it means to be family.

Candice Carty-Williams has this ability to create characters that really jump from the page, well rounded and fully formed right from the get go. I found myself easily imagining each of these siblings and all their faults. Dimple is so eager to please, a bit of a doormat who's at the same time completely wrapped up in herself. She's not easy to like, yet she's also a lost soul, the beacon that draws all her siblings together. Nikisha is the typical eldest sister, ready to take charge and force all her siblings together. She's the calming influence of the group. Danny's the joker, the one with a ready smile and a heart of gold with a terrible backstory. In a lot of ways he's like Dimple, except more worldly wise. Lisieux ie the cynical one, the one ready to speak the truth no matter how uncomfortable it will make everyone feel. And Prynce is the carefree baby, just floating through life. They're an eclectic, colourful bunch and together they just make sense. Throw in Cyril their deadbeat dad and you can see why they're all the way they are.

The plot, I'm not going to lie, is a little outlandish and not exactly what I was expecting. At times it verges on the farcical, as we see this bunch of people thrown together in the most unlikely turn of events. However, I found this little bit of light relief to be exactly what I needed it to be and some of the lines the group come up with are comedy gold. The mother's meeting at the nine nights in particular was so funny. However, I did want a little bit more from the overall plot. Situations towards the end just seem to resolve very easily considering Dimple, in particular, had spent the whole novel worrying about her predicament and how she was going to get out of it. One conversation appeared to end all of her problems. I could have done with a bit more complexity here.

However, overall I really enjoyed this. The writing was really well done and the characters all felt very well defined and well thought out. Candice Carty-Williams is really becoming a force to be reckoned with within the literary world, and I look forward to reading more from her.

I really enjoyed Queenie so when I saw that Candice Carty-Williams had wrote another book I jumped at the chance to read it however I kept putting it off.

I really struggled to connect with this story and at times the characters really frustrated me. I ended up dnf-ing this one.

I'm gutted but will still be keeping an eye on when she writes next!

Thanks to NetGalley and The Publisher for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 stars rounded up.

For me, this was better than Queenie - this is not in comparison as they are totally different books, but to my personal taste.

This book is totally, utterly far fetched and unnecessary (in he best way possible), but so hilarious. But at the same time deals with some complex themes with great nuance. Sometimes you want fiction to be that is just that, fiction, full of escapism and caricature and this book delivers for me fully on that front. As I've met and encountered so many of these characters, I can see how many of these scenes would play out vividly in my head, which is a testament to the wonderful written descriptions of both people and place alike.

Important read, very engaging.

Thanks so much to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me read an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I adored this book just as much as I lived Queenie. I loved all of the individual characters of the siblings and I thought that the story of them coming together over dimples mistake was a unique and refreshing storyline. I also laughed out loud in parts and the story was also very touching. I can’t wait to read more books by this author.

I enjoyed the author's debut novel Queenie and so had high hopes for People Person.
Dimple Pennington has four half siblings and after a disastrous event they are forced to reconnect with their absent father Cyril.
The novel starts off well, it's a character driven story that covers some important and interesting themes and I liked the relationships between the siblings. However, I felt that as a whole the plotlines were unbelievable and as a result, I found it hard to connect with the characters or the novel.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this digital ARC.

a half-sibling caper of the 5 adult children of an absent and crap Dad. The characters were warm - if a bit annoying. I found the writing heavy handed, especially over the point of "we share some characteristics even though we didn't grow up together".

This was a great read - super easy and flowed so nicely. I raced through it which is always a good sign!

Wowzers. @CandiceC_W #PeoplePerson really was as moving as everyone said it would be. Both funny and poignant, smart and heartbreaking, I feel raw with emotion and empathy for these 5 siblings, their mothers and even the father connecting them all. Brilliant.

I really wanted to love this book, having read Queenie and knowing how much hype that book got, but I just couldn’t build a connection with any of the siblings, and found myself frustrated by Cyril and the rest of his family. I’m not the best for books with dislikeable (albeit realistic at times) characters, and I think this just moved a bit too far into the dealing of generational trauma for my tastes. I’m certain that so many people will love this one, it just wasn’t for me.

There is much to enjoy in this book, the beginning grabs you immediately and you are drawn into the world of Cyril and his five children. It loses its way slightly by choosing to focus on Dimple, who is incredibly passive and never seems to learn from her mistakes. Her 4 half-siblings, are better developed as characters and therefore more engaging and likeable, even permanently grumpy Lizzie! The plot does move things along but honestly, it's the characters that drive this book.

Overall a mixed reading experience, one for those who enjoy a messy main character.

With thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

People Person, Williams' sophomore adult novel, is a fun, pacey read full of vibrant dialogue and vivid characters. Cyril Pennington, father of the 5 siblings we follow, is a happy-go-lucky charmer who has 5 children by 4 different women and is consistent in his absence from all of their lives.

One of the few fatherly acts Cyril carries out is to bring his children together for an outing in the park so they can connect with each other and know who their brothers and sisters are. After that fateful day in the park, the siblings stay in touch but are not particularly close until years later one of them, Dimple, lands in a spot of bother (putting it mildly) and calls on her big sister Nikisha for help. It's at this point that the story really gets going and the way siblings look after each other while working through the trauma they harbour from being abandoned by their father was wonderfully done.

This is the perfect summer read, the story goes by so quickly and Williams creates characters each with their own issues and flaws and all distinct from each other. I really enjoyed how the central plot, although compelling in itself, was really just a vehicle to bring the siblings together; their dynamic was fascinating to follow. Cyril Pennington, too, was an interesting character. He seems to be your typical deadbeat Dad, and he is, but he is also a lonely, scared man coping with his own trauma and struggling to be the person his children need him to be.

I recommend this book to anyone looking for a summer read with a fast-moving plot but that also touches on some important issues such as generational trauma, life for black people in London and what is means to be part of a family.

I really enjoyed Candice's Queenie and had big hopes for People Person and I'm glad to say it did not disappoint! While different from Queenie, People Person was a joy to read. All the characters were so vibrant and the writing style kept me hooked that I finished it in just a few days. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants a quick read with beautifully written prose and characters!