PEOPLE PERSON

By Candice Carty-Williams, Trapeze, £12.99 (ebook £6.99) ★★★★☆

Imagine growing up with a dad who loves his gold jeep more than you – this is the reality for the five half-siblings in People Person.

Barring this, they have little else in common – until a life-altering and dramatic event kick-starts a bumpy relationship between the quintet.

Written by the author of the hugely successful Queenie, you’ll have high expectations.

A fast-paced novel, it won’t take you long to lap up, but the drama, violence and blackmail can border on chaotic and slightly ridiculous. However, the relationships between the five leads keep you reading. Diverting away from the nuclear ideal of family, this modern take is refreshing and uplifting.