Queenie Is Working on It

Queenie

by Candice Carty-Williams

Candice Carty-Williams, internationally bestselling author of Queenie (now a television series on Hulu), reunites us with the iconic character nearly ten years on, facing new chaotic choices in life and love with cherished old friends and family in this highly anticipated sequel.

Queenie Jenkins is moving on up.

She’s thirty-three, the editorial director for The Good Sis, a thriving media network amplifying the voices of Black women, a far cry from her former toxic workplace. With a great platform and a renewed sense of purpose, she’s fighting the good fight.

So when an appointment for research goes haywire and reveals startling truths about her own fertility, Queenie is confronted with a racing biological clock when she’s not even sure she wants kids in the first place. She’s sort of seeing someone, but it’s not that serious (according to him), and her mom, grandma, and aunt Maggie all mean well, but they keep asking when she’s going to settle down.

Surrounded by loyal friends who seem to fall in love with their person and get pregnant at the drop of a hat, Queenie feels they just don’t get her. After a series of confusing “situationships” that prove more trouble than they’re worth, an old flame that she’s now second-guessing why she ended it with, and her beloved grandfather’s failing health, Queenie feels as though time is running out in all the parts in her life. And she’s going to do what she thinks is best to get back on track, no matter how inadvisable.

Bigger. Not better. Older. Not wiser. The beloved and flawed Queenie Jenkins is scared, she is frustrated, she is confused…but…she is working on it.

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Audiobook, Adult

400 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication September 8, 2026

About the author

Candice Carty-Williams was born in 1989, the result of an affair between a Jamaican cab driver who barely speaks and a Jamaican-Indian dyslexic receptionist who speaks more than anyone else in the world. She studied Media at Sussex because her sixth form teachers said that she wasn’t clever enough to do English, but she showed them all by first working at the Guardian Guide and then moving into publishing at 23.

Carty-Williams has worked on marketing literary fiction, non-fiction and graphic novels ever since; her first highlight was interviewing David Cronenberg and telling him that if she were a white man she’d like to look like him. In response he called her a ‘delightful person’. In 2016, she created and launched the Guardian and 4th Estate BAME Short Story Prize, a prize that aims to find, champion and celebrate black, Asian and minority ethnic writers. She also contributes regularly to Refinery29 and i-D.

Reviews

[Laura Lovesreading · Rating 4 out of 5]

THERE’S NEVER A BORING DAY WITH QUEENIE

In Queenie is working on it Queenie Jenkins faces new chaos. A complicated situationship and past love. A wakeup call about her fertility. Workplace complexities and the struggles of housing in South London. Queenie is older and messier and trying to work it all out.

My little self-destructive Queenie is back and more OTT than before.

As I started the book and was reading, I had to keep taking plenty of pregnant pauses because I wanted to slap the stupidity out of sis!
My girl is now 33 and I am not saying she should know it all, but she should damn well know better! I thought great this girl is going to give me 400 pages of her absolute delulu shenanigans and I don’t know how much I’ll be able to stomach it.

But like the first book, you can’t help but love and sympathize with our overthinker girlypop and you just keep the pages turning with your fingers crossed that she is going to communicate effectively and stop hiding and running from her truth.

This book is
➽ Raw,
➽ Honest,
➽ Messy
➽ Chaotic

I feel we all have a friend like Queenie or maybe some of us can admit we are a bit (or a lot) like Queenie. Either way I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and to Ms. Carty-Williams i am not opposed to reading more about Queenie in her 40s, 50s and so forth. 😉

If you want a emotional but also laugh out loud honest contemporary book filled with friendships, love, adulthood, fertility and unresolved traumas then its imperative you pick up QUEENIE

[Ellen · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn’t know before you learned it.”

A veryyyy highly anticipated sequel!! 🤩

Queenie was the book that got me back into reading in 2020 and made me feel seen, so I was beyond happy when I heard Queenie was coming back!

Queenie is 33 now and still the self-destructive character you lowkey can’t help rooting for… but girlllll, she is a HOT mess 😂

She’s still trying to juggle it all — work, friendships, her love life, family — while also questioning her journey into motherhood. And of course, this sends her into a spiral because she’s working on it… or is she? 👀 Because that plan to potentially trap a baby daddy??? 😭😭

I just love Candice’s writing. It’s so easy to read and all the interactions feel so realistic, especially the dynamics between friends and family. Every emotion comes through — you can feel the humour, joy, frustration and everything in between.
It was so comforting to be back with Queenie and Kyazike and to witness their friendship again!❤️

I do kindaaaa wish Queenie had shown a little more growth, though, because the way she handled certain situations had me like GIRL, COME ON.
There’s only so much we can do for you!!

I also really liked the exploration of Black women’s journeys to conception through Queenie — from fertility testing to IVF — and how the book touches on the complexities and emotions that come with it.

It was just really nice to be back in Queenie’s world. Chaotic, messy and frustrating as ever 😂

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

Samantha Jones once said “if you were 25 that would be adorable, but at 32 that’s just stupid” and I’m sorry but Queenie really needs to hear that

[Celia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Queenie is back! Covering some very current issues, Queenie has grown up somewhat in both her personal and work life, both intertwined with each other. Where the first book was laugh out loud in many places, this book is more emotional. Great read.

My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read an advanced digital copy in return for an honest review.

[Lily · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m actually not sure what to say in this review.

I enjoyed it.

There was something very emotive for me about the book opening in a gynae office, but I was reminded of how much the first Queenie novel landed exactly when I needed it in my life, and I hoped for serendipity.

What I’ve learned in recent years is how vital it is as Black women to see our stories (repeatedly), and to know that we are not anomalies. I am not Queenie, but as a single black woman, second gen Caribbean, in my mid-thirties navigating life, love, aching, longing, and my gynaecological health against an anti-black health system and what can feel like a disastrous social and economic landscape for people who look like us (I’m literally too tired to sugar coat), I took a huge amount of value from a story that puts that reality (and its very human, very personal impact) on full display.

However, I couldn’t find light in it. Not right now, just weeks after leaving hospital. Too raw. The ending is beautiful, I enjoyed the narrative arc, I adored the depiction of family (which sparked a beautiful discussion with my mum that I will probably always cherish), and I don’t actually think the purpose of the book is to be a big social commentary (or maybe it is?!), but we consume things as we are and not necessarily as they are. Much as I value this novel and I’m so glad it’s out there, I need some easier (and much less close to home) reading.

I think I’d like to come back and read this next year.

(Sidenote: I was SO excited to read this book. I loved Queenie and I loved People Person and I was full of anticipation and excitement about this novel. It did not disappoint me. It just met me at a weird time).

(Another very random sidenote: finishing the book just after midnight on Monday morning so should I use this as an opportunity to watch the World Cup game I had no intention of watching?!)

[Merisha · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars

Thank you to @gallerybooks and @scoutspressbooks for the gifted copy!

Do you ever have an attachment to a character so much that you would protect them at all costs?

Such is the case with my girl, Queenie.

In this new book, Queenie is now in her 30s and on a path of healing, which we love for her. She’s still flawed (aren’t we all) and she’s still trying to figure things out, and I love her all the more for it.

Here’s what stood out to me:
✨ Queenie’s stream of consciousness—at times, my girl’s inner dialogue was all over the place, but I really liked how it contributed to a deeper understanding of Queenie’s turmoil and her growth on her path to embracing her mental health struggles.

✨ Queenie’s friend group—specifically Kyazike. I think we all could stand to have a friend like her. Not only is she hilarious, but her love of Queenie means that she will support her and hold her accountable when needed.

✨ Queenie’s family dynamics—if you’ve read the first one, you know Queenie’s relationship with her mom was not the best, so it was heartwarming to see them mend that relationship. Additionally, her cousin is one of my favorite characters next to Kyazike. Also real and supportive while not being afraid to check Queenie when needed.

✨Queenie’s struggles with her fertility—no spoilers, but I do appreciate the commentary around the many obstacles Black women face when dealing with their doctors who are dismissive about their fertility issues. While I didn’t agree with some of Queenie’s “solutions,” (don’t worry, Kyazike puts her in her place) I do understand how hearing not so great news about potential pregnancy can cause someone to spiral out and think the worst.

This is a much more grown up story than the first, but equally entertaining! If you like to revisit characters who are just trying to figure things out, this is for you!

[Alexandra Isaacs · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have a great affection for Queenie and the many chaotic happenings and growth. Carty-Williams captures the moment and mood of early 30s London. Is this my adult Jacqueline Wilson equivalent?

[Katharina Christenson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love queenie jenkins so much!!! Wish I was her or failing that which she was my bestie!!! Hope there is a part 3 coming because I am INVESTED!!!

[cielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

much better than the first one. we thank god

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for her

[Vix S · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oof, I can’t believe the first Queenie book is 6 years old! This felt like a brilliant follow-up, written with exactly the same charm and cultural importance of Queenie and her community. I love her family ties and the dramas with her friends and colleagues as well as the email/text exchanges we’re party to. The whole sideline storyline about her work event/project felt a little bit too BIG and as though it had been squashed in to the rest of the story - I don’t know if maybe the book being a bit longer would have given this storyline more room to breathe? I really enjoyed it as a whole though!

[Erin Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I saw that Candice Carty-Williams was coming back with another book on Queenie I was conflicted. I knew I wanted to read it but also wondered if Queenie was going to get on my nerves again and truthfully, I’m glad that I read it. This time around, Queenie is ten years older, and dare I say she gave more self awareness in this era and I found her to be relatable more than I found her to be annoying. I think some of what Queenie is working through in this book, being in her mid-thirties, trying to map out what her next chapter looks like, will she have kids or not, mirrors the chapter I am at in my life and also so many of my girlfriends. I think also, her self awareness in the book extends to her relationships with her friends, and holding accountability to her behavior which I appreciated. I really enjoyed this book.

[Bossmanaries Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you want to see visual representation of a run on sentence in a persons life, I present to you Queenie. Self injuring, self doubting, self condemning wrapped in a fleshly body that has neither been loved by its owner nor properly accepted for its flaws. Yes an international bestseller takes us on a rambling chaotic spiritual journey of constantly trying to find oneself. Every awkward feeling the reader goes through seems intentional in this later in life coming of age story. I was tired after reading Queenie’s attempts at unsuccessfully navigating living and needed a beverage.


Thanks to #netgalley Gallery Books and Gallery/Scout Press for the ARC.

Fav Quotes: “Queenie, you were made to be loved. Everyone can see that but you.”

[Uzoamaka]

More like 2.5 because Queenie is STILL working on it.
It was rather disappointing to read like there had been no change several years after the first book.

I found the long chapters a bit of a turn off but it looked like it had every chapter in a different scene that couldn't be split. It read like people that cared about her were fed up from Aunty Maggie to her cousin, Grandma and her friends too because they wanted no part in her constant main character energy.

I'm looking forward to the TV show...again, because I preferred the TV to the book for #1.

[Seonaid Stevenson-McCabe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Queenie is back! I will always want to know what is happening to Queenie and I really enjoyed picking up with her at this point in her life. CCW brings this whole world to life so vividly I genuinely forget that these aren’t real people. I hope there’s a third (fourth, fifth…) instalment in her life to come.

[Arwen Orr · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great follow up book to Queenie

I laughed, I cried, I was thoroughly engaged and read it within a couple of days. Insightful and emotionally intelligent. Just sad I’ve finished it.

[Yolanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Edit: Forgot to mention this in my original review but I’m remembering that it bothered me how reproductive coercion is handled here. Queenie makes references to ‘trapping’ men, but the way the term is used just felt like it wasn’t being taken seriously?

A flawed protagonist is the point of the series, but it felt like that choice of hers was treated as if it was okay because the men she was lying to to try and get pregnant weren’t the best people.

The logic she used was ‘well they know that if they ejaculate in me without a condom I might get pregnant’, but the moment she introduced the lie about being on the pill felt like her doing something quite dodgy.

I thought her friend was going to call her on this, but her point ended up being that it was problematic to intentionally bring a black child into the world knowing they wouldn’t have a father, which is true but wasn’t the only issue?

Idk. It’s weird because there was also an instance where Queenie herself was almost violated again that was similarly glossed over. The way that her PT tried to trick her into using a skin product as lube was treated too casually for me. I know she once references feeling ‘unsafe’, but from then on it’s treated like a funny anecdote, even though he’d very intentionally used trickery to try and put something inside her that she’d said no to? Like Queenie, don’t you want to warn Teja that the guy she’s planning to sleep with is a creep?

I loved the book but those two events were dealt with poorly, which is a shame because the way that sexual abuse is handled in the first book was one of the best parts.


******************


Felt emotional finishing this 🥲

I definitely had my critiques when I started - it felt like it should be set a couple months after its predecessor, I found it hard to believe it was 7/8 years later. It seemed a lot of the growth in the book would’ve naturally happened in the years that passed? The writing also felt a little clunky and self-conscious at points.

But the more I read, the more I got into it. It was a long one but I adore Queenie as much as I did when I read the first one two years ago. I’ve never felt so seen by a character, so ‘represented’ for want of a better word. I also really enjoyed Cassandra in this, which I didn’t expect. And the conversation with her mum was so good.

I’d read 100 more books in this series. Queenie 4 ever!!

(Also, I had no idea this was even coming out? I hadn’t heard a peep, but just randomly saw it on display in Waterstones yesterday.)

[bailey · Rating 2 out of 5]

I remember loving "Queenie" but this follow-up lacks the charm of the first book. The comparisons to "Bridget Jones's Diary" feel extra appropriate here, which is to say, the fatphobia and lack of communication was on full display in a way that felt really exhausting. Queenie goes on a weight loss journey in an attempt to qualify for medical care, but the book never pushes back on that despite the fact that Queenie gets that advice researching a piece about how the medical industry treats Black women, and fatphobia is famously rooted in anti-Black racism and misogynoir. She just accepts that she must lose weight, magically and rapidly does so, and tries to trick readers into thinking she is on a journey of self-love in the process. Exercising and eating healthfully are obviously positive changes that might result in weight loss, but she complains about "only" losing 1.5 stone in two months, which is over 20 pounds!!!! That's over TEN POUNDS A MONTH. That's crazy.

The writing also felt a little clunky in this book. It was very inner monologue/dialogue-heavy, and it felt distracting when the author tried to break it up (like, pausing a stream of conversation with someone reaching for their water bottle or adjusting their hair or whatever). Some parts of the story felt like they took way to long to finally come to a head and then get resolved while others felt like they didn't get enough time on the page. I would have loved to see more of Queenie working on her work projects, for example, and about half as many ruminations over a past relationship we barely see on page. Finally, most side characters felt like one-dimensional caricatures. They all had exactly one, possibly two, attributes that told readers exactly how to feel about them. They felt a little silly, especially when compared to the complex character that is Queenie Jenkins.

All in all, this was a shocking disappointment since I have loved the previous two novels published by this writer. I still look forward to her next release, and will hope for a better experience. I'm giving this an extra star because of a line from Queenie's therapist that really struck me (and since you shouldn't quote from ARCs, I'll paraphrase a bit)--rehearsing for misery and/or preparing for sadness won't make it hurt less if your worst fears come true. Oof. Such a good reminder for us anxiety-ridden girlies.

I read a digital ARC from NetGalley and Gallery Books.

[Briana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery/Scout Press for the ARC of Queenie Is Working on It by Candice Carty-Williams in exchange for an honest review. It took me a couple of times reading Queenie for me to get it, but I read through the sequel just fine. This time, Queenie is thirty-three years old and eight years removed from the events of Queenie. I was excited about this premise because I'm around the same age as Queenie, and where I am in life now versus when I was twenty-five is vastly different.

I was curious to see where Candice Carty-Williams was going with Queenie's story after the success of the miniseries. I enjoyed this so much! I was still frustrated by Queenie's main character syndrome, but there is so much about this book that I really enjoyed. For starters, Queenie decides that she wants to have a baby because her biological clock is ticking. She has not been able to hold down a solid relationship; on top of that, the topics of medical racism and fatphobia are prominent here. Queenie is an editor on a pro-Black/POC website called "The Good Sis" and is experiencing moderate success before her old job tries to hijack her talent and siphon off her ideas. She is still friends with Kyazike, Darcy, and Cassandra from the first book, and in this one, I appreciate that Kyazike has more characterization that isn't just the co-signing Black friend. Queenie is convinced to create a chart of men she's had sexual relations with in recent years to find possible prospects to have a child with, but she still has a weird relationship with a guy named Frank, who happens to be Kyazike's cousin.

I didn't find Queenie annoying in this book as I did in the first. I went into this expecting British humor, and I had so much fun with it. I loved the scenes of Queenie and her Jamaican family. I found this to be lighter than the other, and the self-awareness definitely helped. That's not to say that there weren't conflicts in this. There certainly were some issues I had with this, but I enjoy the characters so much that it felt like dealing with a friend. I flew through this book; it was like an episode of Insecure if it were set in London.

[Lindsay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Queenie #2: Is Working on It

Candice Carty-Williams

I’m Working on It – A Laugh, A Cringe, A Mind Rewired

How did the book make me feel/think?

The patriarchy. Race. Cultural nuances. Child rearing.

Another book outside of my trains of thought.

A breezy summer read. A laugh on most pages. Self-deprecation.

A writer.

A passage where Caucasian journalists, wanting to be more culturally aware, suggest that writers writing about the Black experience need to be diversified.

Queenie is Jamaican.

Queenie is investigating the plight of being a woman of colour trying to conceive.

A laugh. A cringe. Jamaican patois.

Biological clocks beating. Time is running out. Early thirties. Unattached. The desire to bear children is unrelenting. A laugh hidden in the pain of the beating clock.

A RomCom. But is it?

It’s much more.

Worth and esteem wrapped inside motherhood. Another laugh.

The worker bees violently clear the way for another queen. A story told by matriarchs in Jamaican patois, reminding Queenie what happens in a man’s world when the queen becomes barren.

I want to laugh. I had an opinion on childbirth. Maybe some women aren’t meant to.

And then I kept reading.

With each laugh, I found my mind being rewired.

What do I know?

I’m part of the patriarchy.

Queenie Is Working on It is a laugh-filled, breezy read that touches on friendship, the ticking clock, motherhood, and bodily autonomy. A comedy with a message about bodily autonomy, the delight of cultural differences, the bonds of genuine friendship—and where true love may have been on the same page all along, hidden in compelling prose.

I know this: When I read the last word on the final page, my unfounded opinion had changed.

I realized what I thought was simply what I thought.

And it has no bearing on what women go through. Because I, as part of the patriarchy, could never fully understand.

Maybe that's why I’m working on it, too.

WRITTEN 10 August 2026
​
★★★★★ = I laughed. I cringed. I reconsidered what I thought I knew.

[Renu S · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved Queenie, so I went into this sequel with high expectations, and I'm so happy to say it completely delivered. It felt like catching up with an old friend. Candice Carty-Williams has such an engaging writing style that I found myself flying through the pages, completely invested in Queenie's journey.

What I love most about this series is how real everything feels. The friendships, romantic relationships, family dynamics, and even the workplace interactions are messy, complicated, and incredibly authentic. Queenie continues to be flawed, and watching her navigate questions about love, career, and what she truly wants from life felt honest and relatable. The supporting characters are just as lovable as ever, and their relationships with Queenie remain one of the strongest parts of the story.

Despite tackling some heavy topics, this book left me feeling hopeful. It's a reminder that growth isn't linear, good people can find each other, and supportive friendships and communities really do make a difference. I closed the book with such a warm feeling and genuinely hopeful about the world.

Now I'm just crossing my fingers that this isn't the end of Queenie's story. I would absolutely love a third book in this series.

[Amy Hazlehurst · Rating 4 out of 5]

This felt like catching up with an old friend and I fell straight back into Queenie’s world.

I read the first book in 2019/20 when it first came out; and gobbled it up with how relatable some of her trials and tribulations of dating were as a single girl in London

In this she is a few years older; 33, near enough where I am myself at 32, and asking big questions about the future and having big thoughts about what that looks like.

Unlike Queenie I am in a committed relationship but her questions and doubts around having kids and wanting to understand her fertility felt very much on topic for so much content I am absorbing or being served up online at the moment. Are kids for me? Can I have kids? What do I do if I can’t? Will I get married? What do my peers think of me if I don’t? What’s wrong with just being in a relationship and not getting married?

By no means am I, a white woman, navigating or able to relate to some of what she battles in this book, because of my white privilege; however in so many ways she feels “just like me” to many people my age I have no doubt. And this is a loveable sequel which should 100% not be skipped.

[Olivia-Savannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is best described as Bridget Jones but make it Black.

I love Queenie. She's not my age. She's at an entirely different stage of life than me. But I find her so relatable and realistic.

I really liked how this showed you can be on the path to recovery and truly doing better, but it can sometimes also mean steps back too. Recovery and trauma healing is never a straight line, regardless of your age.

I had opinions on her friendships in book 1, but they are all much better in this one. And the girls try harder to make things work between them.

It delves into family, motherhood, dating in your 30s in this day and age, and workplace experiences.

We have so many books of white women in their 20s-30s going on a downward spiral. It was really refreshing to have an adult contemporary by a Black author with a South London Black character in this genre space. Black characters are allowed to make silly decisions just as much as some of the white characters I've been reading x

[Funmi Stewart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Laughed, cried and found myself relating to Queenie in so many ways. So many of the emotions she experiences feel familiar to me as a 33 year old navigating anxiety and a period of life that isn’t going quite how I hoped/ expected.

I don’t always write reviews but feel compelled to because the experience of fertility issues can feel incredibly lonely and there was something strangely comforting about seeing some of those feelings reflected on the page. It’s refreshing that it doesn’t try to tie everything up neatly or pretend that everything will work out perfectly but instead captures that sometimes things are just hard and we have to navigate through them.

I was instantly reminded of why I fell in love with the first Queenie book. It felt like catching up with an old friend and I’m so sad to have finished!

[JoJo Rogers · Rating 3 out of 5]

This ARC was provided by the publisher via NetGalley for an unbiased review.

“Queenie Is Working On It” by Candice Carty-Williams

Queenie and I have a special bond…

She’s a special kinda character - the one you love to hate and are undoubtedly amused and intrigued by. She finally got it right, but whew the journey we went on to get there. As always a West Indian family, and its shenanigans, makes for amazing supporting characters. I loved the evolution of her friendships, and the reality of figuratively (and occasionally literally) hitting your bottom and needing a reset. We can all relate but few get to execute how Queenie does. Interested to see if/where the author will take this forward….theres more room for more growth, in Queenie, her relationship and the entire cast.

[Rebecc · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disappointing & tedious. Felt like a rehash where Queenie has yet another breakdown & expects friends & family to pick up her pieces when she can't see beyond her own tits. Worst of all, just not funny or charming like the original & what is acceptable at 25 is just tragic at 33/4. Worst of all is the obsession with her fertility when the author makes it quite clear Queenie's bleeds are regular as clockwork & therefore fertile. Queenie would be an unfit mother given she can be barely responsible for her own life & tries to babytrap 2 men into getting her pregnant & isn't on any birth control. If there is a book 3 I'll pass. The editor should also have insisted on cuts, 400 pages was a waste of paper.

[Suzuka · Rating 4 out of 5]

"...it's love between us. It always comes from a place of love, but I'm not sure you ever, ever, think about how what you do affects other people. ...When I say this stuff to you, it's not because I'm trying to tell you what to do. We all know that Queenie is gonna do what Queenie wants to do, and that we're going to have to pick up the pieces. And I'm used to that. I've been doing that. Darcy is used to that. Cassandra is used to that. But how do you think it makes us feel? ...We love you, Queenie. And when you harm yourself, we feel that."

If Queenie was about recognising and acknowledging one's trauma, I guess this sequel is about accountability. Not as funny as Queenie but this makes up for it with emotional impact, and damn does it hit hard at times. When we first meet Queenie she's 25, but now she's 33 with different challenges in life. I felt like I could relate to her much more in this one because I'm in the same age bracket as her. Queenie is more mature now but still spirals into self-destruction and hyper-dependency on her friends. This time, however, she shows a lot more growth in acknowledging how her behaviour affects others and how she can actually depend on herself.

By the end of the book, Queenie is still working on it, but perhaps the next one (and I sincerely hope there is a next one) will be called Queenie Has Got This 😎✨

[Alisha · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5⭐️

In Candice Carty-Williams's sequel, 33-year-old Queenie Jenkins is an editorial director who seems to have her life together—until a sudden health scare throws her fertility, love life, and family plans into chaos. While Queenie's talent for bad situationships can make you want to shake some sense into her, her vulnerability and chaotic growth in her thirties remain frustratingly relatable. A deeply honest look at navigating adulthood when you're still a work in progress.

Warnings: Fertility Struggles, Family Illness & Loss, Toxic Relationships & Dating Pressure

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. #NetGalley #QueenieIsWorkingOnIt

[Karen Farrow · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book more than I thought. It was, for me, a little slow at the start and just seemed to be a rant about Queenie’s job or descriptive paragraphs of het sex life.

I loved the narrative the author gave each character and you could imagine all of them vividly and they could be your own family.

The story did tackle some serious issues such as infertility and mental health but they were done very sympathetically. Also a large part of the book was about the inequalities surrounding black people both in infertility and industry and did make me think a lot

All in a good and very funny read

[Roxanne Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Firstly this was a purchase not a gift Good reads seems to think this is not yet published?!
But onto the review...If I could give this book more stars I would.
I loved Queenie and was so scared that this book wouldn't be as good but it is if not better.
I once again completely related to Queenie despite our cultural differences I loved the fact that she hasn't sold out in her career and has matured but doesn't have it totally together still.
I am not an eloquent enough reviwer or writer to give this book and the author the true credit it deserves all I can say is it is and will be my read of the year and more people should read this author.