i enjoyed this! the multiple perspectives did a lot of work, and it was sure as anything one fast paced read. i felt invested in the storyline, the mystery was good and wrapped up well, and oh catherine. poor thing. i’m glad she had a nice ending.

Thank you Gallery Books and Kieran Scott for the gifted digital ARC!

What a fun and twisty ride this turned out to be! I *loved* Scott's last novel, Regrets Only, so I was really excited to get my hands on an early copy of this one too.

We get three different points of view for this story and a couple of them are truly hard to root for. The end definitely threw me for a loop and I really enjoyed having the rug pulled out from under me.

Scott is definitely an auto-buy author for me at this point, I can't wait to see what she comes up with next!

People Will Talk pub date: July 30.

✨Book Review - People will Talk✨

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*I was provided this book free of charge by @NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

Kieran Scott has been one of my auto buy authors since I was in grade school, so I’ve been reading her books for almost 20 years and I don’t think I’ve ever been disappointed.

For people will talk, I was thinking “hm I bet I know who did it” pretty early on, but oh my gosh was I blind sided! To the very last page I was guessing what was going to happen and I audibly gasped at the big reveal at the end.

I am always impressed with Kieran’s ability to make the reader hate certain characters, even when other characters love them, and I despised Peter from the beginning. Of course Tilly was a terrible person and honestly she got what she deserved, but I feel like Peter really needed to be punished. Though realistically, someone that wealthy and connected is never going to have to face the consequences of their actions.

Overall, without spoiling the story, I’ll just tell you that if you want a quick, light, murder mystery, full of twists and turns and betrayal, this is for you! People will talk is the perfect summer read full of juicy gossip, scandals, lies, and money! Get it June 30th!


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3.5 ⭐️

It wouldn’t be SUMMER without the Frank family’s annual clambake!

There is alway crashing waves, flowing champagne 🥂 and a BIG announcement. But, no announcement has ever been BIGGER than the one made THIS year!

It turns out-there is going to be an impromptu wedding at the clambake-Peter Frank will be marrying a gorgeous heiress named Tilly-NOT Maya-his tennis star girlfriend who has just arrived after winning Wimbledon-

and he hasn’t even bothered to let Maya know that she would be attending his wedding to someone else.

Also invited, his high school sweetheart Catherine, now a successful wedding planner and influencer and Leanne, his only son Hudson’s Aunt and legal guardian.

“MEET ME IN MY ROOM AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT”

Lured by a text, the three women are gathered together so Tilly can explain that not only will Peter be marrying her instead of Maya, but he also will no longer be investing in Catherine’s company, and that Leanne must now give up guardianship of her nephew, as Tilly plans to raise him with his father.

But when a CHANDELIER falls and CRUSHES the bride, the three women suddenly realize that they have just been set up to be the most likely suspects in a murder-each with a strong motive!

The question is “WHO was actually RUTHLESS enough to kill Tilly?”
(Though, I also wondered, what all of these women saw in Peter!! 🤔)

Although I didn’t enjoy this one as much as her previous books, “Wish You Were Gone” and “Regrets Only”, readers who LOVE a good sudsy SOAP OPERA should enjoy this!

There are plenty of suspects in attendance, and with the many cover-ups, I kept changing my mind on who was responsible although ultimately I did guess correctly.

And, be sure to enlarge and take a look at the enticing GORGEOUS book cover!

AVAILABLE July 30, 2024

Thank You to Gallery Books for the gifted copy provided through NetGalley! It was my pleasure to offer a candid review!

Thanks so much for the ARC! Loved that this was a quick read and it was well written. I love whodunnits and any take on them so this was right up my alley. A fun book!

What an interesting thriller. A whodunnit sort of story that explored complexities of relationships with one another. Catherine, Maya, and Leanne all having alternate POV as well as motives. Lots of finger pointing and evidence, coverups and investigations. I thought I had it figured out just for the hots to keep coming. Great pace of the story, and man Peter was so unlikeable and Tilly sucked! Added a new word to my vocabulary as well: “sluiced”. Would definitely check out another book by this author!

Great and fun book with wicked humor and mystery! I enjoyed the banter in the book and the plot was one that kept it interesting throughout. Highly recommend.

People Will Talk by Kieran Scott
Peter invites the three closest women in his life to a clambake which is actually his wedding. Maya is surprised because she thought they were getting engaged. By the end of the night the bride is dead and everyone is a suspect. This book attempts to skewer the upper class and privledge. The mystery of who killed the bride is truly a mystery to the end. The author throws a bunch of red herrings at you, and a second mystery. Catherine, I guess, is my favorite character since she is the most dimensional and has a character arc. The big problem is that none of the other characters are likeable at all. Really all these women are fighting over Peter?!? Why? This book was billed as having the same vibe as Glass Onion and it did, a lot of promise and a bit of a letdown in delivery.
3 stars Thanks to Gallery Book and Net Galley for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

This book really did not appeal to me and the pacing was too slow at times. The characters were not pleasant at all.

3 stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is my first book by this author. While I enjoyed the writing style and the quick chapters, the storyline fell a bit flat for me and I found it kind of boring at times.

The synopsis sounded really interesting. Glass Onion meets Big Little Lies. Three women are in a heap of trouble after a murder at a wedding. What sounds boring about that?

I feel like some characters weren’t developed very well and the reveal was just so-so for me. I’d be willing to give this author another shot.

Thank you to NetGalley, Gallery Books and Kieran Scott for my advanced copy to read and review.

This was such a great suspenseful novel, it had the elements that I was looking for when reading this type of book. I enjoyed the overall feel of this book and enjoyed that the catalyst was a murder after a wedding going wrong. The overall feel of the book worked well and I enjoyed the mystery element to it, the characters were everything that I was expecting and hoping for in this type of book. Kieran Scott does a great job in writing this and left me wanting more.

Kieran Scott always entertains and her latest novel People Will Talk had me captivated from start to finish! This gem is a romance novel wrapped in a cozy mystery and I was here for it! The characters were surprisingly endearing (I say surprisingly because you weren’t sure if one of them was a murderer lol) and I found the storyline refreshingly unique. I adore the Jersey Shore so the fact that this novel takes place in Cape May was the icing on the cake for me! People Will Talk is a perfect beach read and I recommend everyone put it on their summer read list!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I loved the different characters and the intricacies with the main male character and how their lives all weaved together. I made a notation in the first half of the book, thinking I knew who did it. Thank God I was wrong! And the ending with that little twist to it. Bravo! I loved the writing style, the short chapters, the plot, the characters. It was a great book! When this is released, I will be buying a physical copy for my bookshelf! Definitely recommend!

The description of this book compares it to Glass Onion and Big Little Lies, and it definitely has some elements of both of these. There are a lot of unpleasant, rich people doing unpleasant things (often because of the privilege of being rich, and unpleasant). The book is told from the point of view of three women who are all connected to Peter, who’s an unpleasant, rich playboy. Peter’s surprise bride (who’s obviously unpleasant and rich) gets killed the night after the wedding and all three women find themselves suspects.

I liked the premise and how the plot unfolded, even if the pacing was a little slow at times. I liked we had those three POVs, and the dynamics that created. At the same time, I felt the focus on the three women, stopped other characters to be fleshed out properly. For example, the women revolve around Peter, but we don’t really get to know him at all. We just see some flashes of him. We see even less of his mother who is very important to him. I also found it difficult to relate to most of the characters, because they were so unpleasant.

As for the mystery, I thought there were so good plot points, but because the majority of the characters weren’t really fleshed out, some twists felt a little farfetched.

I wasn't expecting People Will Talk to read so much like a satire. There's an audience who will love this style and all of the characters, but it wasn't for me. However, I still think the setup is intriguing and I'll definitely be on the lookout for the author's next book.

Fairly predictable rom com but it was still a good read that I enjoyed. But I don't see myself rereading this.

This was a fun read! A good ‘whodunnit’ story that follows three possible women or should I say suspects? 😏 You get POV’s from all the women and they’re all rather likable. At one point, I was not feeling Catherine but by the end she had won me over again. 🤍 It had some unexpected surprises towards the end of the book and it hit me like a wrecking ball. I didn’t see any of it coming. Kieran does a great job “throwing off the scent” in my opinion. My first from this author and I’m so glad I found her. She will definitely be on my radar for future books and I plan on checking out her other one Regrets Only. ☺️

*Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Books for providing this book, with my honest review below*

Kieran Scott is definitely one to watch in this cross between chick lit and mystery (more the latter than the former). We follow the perspectives of Leanne, Maya, and Catherine as they try to clear their names and work through their pasts. I was frustrated by, but ended up loving, Catherine, was surprised by Maya, and admired Leanne. Who I didn’t love? Peter… definitely would have liked to see more accountability there.
This was a lighter read, and I enjoyed the women’s dynamics as well as the gradually deepening mystery. Exactly the kind of vacation book I’d recommend for those who love suspense and a mix of romance or for someone on the go who wants to pick this back up after a busy few days and not feel like they missed a beat.

Thank you again for the ARC, Gallery Books. It is much appreciated and I enjoyed the read and the opportunity to share my feedback.

I really enjoyed reading Regrets Only and Wish You Were Gone. So seeing a new Scott novel really caught my attention and I had to read it!
People Will Talk by Kieran Scott was an entertaining and page-turning story.
A compelling mystery with romance added made this book that much more interesting.
The detailed characterization had me so invested in the characters.
It’s official… no matter what Kieran Scott writes I will always read it!

Thank You NetGalley and Gallery Books for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

People Will Talk is a swift-moving mystery which involves three women and their relationships with one man, Peter. The characters in the book involve some who are extremely well-heeled; a woman who is a Wimbledon winner with a dark, mobster father; a woman who runs a successful bakery; and a third who is an upscale wedding planner. Peter also has a son and a devious mother. A surprising murder is committed, and there are others that have been committed in the past. Although the plot involves a number of relationships, Kieran Scott keeps all avenues for action clear and timely. If the plot is not full-on satire, it comes close.

This book is enjoyable and a fast read. Scott writes well and with clear descriptions of personalities and their motives.

Thanks to the publisher and Net Galley for the opportunity to read this book.