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People Person
People Person | Candice Carty-Williams
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IF YOU COULD CHOOSE YOUR FAMILY... YOU WOULDN'T CHOOSE THE PENNINGTONS. Dimple Pennington knew of her half siblings, but she didn't really know them. Five people who don't have anything in common except for faint memories of being driven through Brixton in their dad's gold jeep, and some pretty complex abandonment issues. Dimple has bigger things to think about. She's thirty, and her life isn't really going anywhere. An aspiring lifestyle influencer with a terrible and wayward boyfriend, Dimple's life has shrunk to the size of a phone screen. And despite a small but loyal following, she's never felt more alone in her life. That is, until a dramatic event brings her half siblings Nikisha, Danny, Lizzie and Prynce crashing back into her life. And when they're all forced to reconnect with Cyril Pennington, the absent father they never really knew, things get even more complicated.
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Megabooks
People Person | Candice Carty-Williams
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If her debut Queenie was a bang for me, this was more a whimper. It was a confusing dramedy, and sometimes I wasn‘t sure when to laugh, but I did enjoy the connection among the siblings. Light pick.

Cyril had 5 children with 4 women. They don‘t know each other well, but when middle sib Dimple gets into a jam with an abusive boyfriend, she turns to oldest sib Nikisha, who brings all the others onboard to formulate a plan. #bookspin

Cinfhen Light pick for me too 😕another one which was a bit disappointing 1w
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 7d
Megabooks @Cinfhen agreed 👍🏻 (edited) 6d
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MysticFaerie
People Person | Candice Carty-Williams
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3.5⭐️/5⭐️

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charl08
People Person | Candice Carty-Williams

"The las' time mi see yuh, yuh was big as a house,' Delores
said.

Dimple didn't know what to say to that. What was there to say? Yes? Thank you? I've slimmed down since then, maybe, and hopefully to your preference? What kind of house do you speak of? Semi-detached or a small cottage?

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charl08
People Person | Candice Carty-Williams

....why are all of these different Black men of all shades and sizes coming in and out of your house - and before you say anything, I don't mean it like that, Dimple. You know I voted your mum's front garden "best lawn" last summer.

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Cinfhen
People Person | Candice Carty-Williams
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I was super excited for this #ARC but somehow it didn‘t really live up to my expectations. The writing, plot and execution was disappointing especially since the premise sounded great. 5 siblings from 4 different women meet in adulthood under a strange circumstance & forge a complicated bond. Had some good moments but overall more of a so-so ( light pick) 😞

squirrelbrain I recall this got mixed reviews in the UK press when it was released. 7mo
Cinfhen I was surprised to see Roxane Gay gave this 5 stars on GoodReads @squirrelbrain she‘s usually pretty on point (edited) 7mo
JoyBlue @Cinfhen Same! 🙄 4mo
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Cinfhen The more I think about this book it should probably be a so-so @JoyBlue 😖 4mo
JoyBlue @Cinfhen I know . . . it's sometimes hard to quantify, isn't it? I bailed 20% in. If my pipeline weren't healthy right now, I might have continued to read; but, I bet I would have been mad at myself about it later. I just don't like any of the characters and I don't see the situation going anywhere positive (or maybe even interesting). Sigh. 4mo
Cinfhen Bailing was probably a good call @JoyBlue honestly, it didn‘t pick up!!! 4mo
JoyBlue @Cinfhen Thanks for that. I've gotten so much better about bailing, but it still causes me angst. So, it's really helpful to hear that. 4mo
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Cinfhen
People Person | Candice Carty-Williams
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#UpNext #ARC #SuperExcited 🧡💜💛💚💙From the author of Queenie. Thanks to my friends @SimonSchuster @simonbooks #BookClubFavorites -

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FelinesAndFelonies
People Person | Candice Carty-Williams
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#arc from Simon & Schuster. This book is by the author of Queenie. I can't wait to start it! I haven't read Queenie, have you?

Alfoster Yes, read both and loved both!👍🤞❤️ 9mo
FelinesAndFelonies @Alfoster awesome! I'll add Queenie to my neverending TBR. 9mo
Vansa I loved Queenie. Very well written 9mo
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Alfoster
People Person | Candice Carty-Williams
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I adored Queenie so was overjoyed to get this one! Very funny but poignant story about Cyril and his 5 children by 4 different women. They meet once and then are “called together” when Dimple gets herself in trouble with a boyfriend and needs family support. Witty and relevant, this novel is sure to please!
#NetGalley Out 9/13/22

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KarenUK
People Person | Candice Carty-Williams
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The prettiest #bookmail !!!! How gorgeous are these sprayed edges! 😍💕

tjwill 😍😍 9mo
Leftcoastzen Lovely! 9mo
MoonWitch94 Beautiful!!!! 9mo
BarbaraBB Wow they are fabulous 😍 9mo
BkClubCare 🌟 9mo
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JillR
People Person | Candice Carty-Williams
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You know those stories where someone makes a bad decision, then everything that follows just gets worse and worse, with more bad (and sometimes here, implausible) decisions? I just can‘t cope with those stories. I never get the reason for the escalating bad decisions and the control freak in me is just wanting to sort it all out. I was hoping for a family saga with this one, but instead just got stressed!

Cathythoughts Oh dear not good. Great review 👍🏻 9mo
JillR @cathythoughts I was really quite disappointed with this one. It was a book club read and we all felt the same… 9mo
TrishB That‘s a bit disappointing ☹️ 9mo
JillR @trishb I know, I didn‘t know whether it was just me, but everyone in our book club felt the same (always a relief when you‘re worried you‘ll be the only one saying you didn‘t like a book!) 9mo
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MicheleinPhilly
People Person | Candice Carty-Williams
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I didn‘t even know she had a new book but couldn‘t resist these edges! 😍

alisiakae 😍😍 9mo
Cazxxx Oh wow 🤩 9mo
Smrloomis Whoa didn‘t even know that was possible 🤯😂👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 9mo
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AmyG That is so pretty! (edited) 9mo
LeahBergen Ooo! 👀 9mo
squirrelbrain Pretty! ❤️ 9mo
TrishB Wow 😯 want. 9mo
BittersweetBooks Wow this book is gorgeous! 9mo
Megabooks Wow!! 🤩🤩 9mo
kspenmoll Oh love those edges! 9mo
Sparklemn So pretty 9mo
DivineDiana A collector‘s piece! ❤️ 9mo
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swishandflick
People Person | Candice Carty-Williams
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Ooh! That moment when an ARC that you didn't know you won shows up in the mail 👏🏼

Leftcoastzen Yay! 10mo
Megabooks Love the cover! 10mo
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Rhondareads
People Person | Candice Carty-Williams
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By author of the bestselling novel Queenie a really wonderful novel People Person is her new novel.Looking forward to reading it.

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