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The Lonely Fajita
by Abigail Mann
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I received this book from the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Elissa is in a bit of a mess. She's an unpaid social media manager for a dating app that swiftly seems to be going down the drain, her boyfriend wants to travel the world - and not with her - and she can't afford the rent on her measly apartment share. Eldercare ends up to the rescue with Elissa moving in with Annie rent-free, and sharing her youth and companionship to the older home owner. But Annie might have more to teach Elissa than she first realises.
This was just fun and definitely made me snort with laughter at a lot of points during the story. There's no other words to describe Elissa other than a hot mess, and there was times I was surprised she had clean laundry yet alone affording a cheese sandwich in the corner shop for lunch. As someone who works in social media and a tech company, I enjoyed the office vibes and Elissa's experience in a start-up company.
I also think anyone who has ever had to deal with the adulting that is figuring out how to pay rent, food, commute let alone afford a social life all on a cheap salary will find this book relatable. This book touches on the unattainable rafters that is affordable living in London for millennials, as well as the not so obvious issue of loneliness amongst the young and the old - despite a world that's now built to be forever connected.
I love the scheme of people struggling with rent moving in with older people who need a bit of companionship and a link to the modern world, and I know it exists in various forms in the real world. I will say this book made me ache for my gran who I haven't seen enough because of the pandemic.
Annie was a great character, and her dynamic with Elissa was lovely. There were some storylines that were briefer than I would have liked - I would have liked to have dug deeper into Annie's background, and her issues with her husband and son, and her romance with H. I also would have loved more time to get to know the other neighbours in Evergreen, as we only really see them at the end. If Elissa had moved in with Annie at the beginning of the book, more so than in the middle, I think it would have given a lot more time to expand on some areas of the novel that felt too brief for me.
This book was fun and a quick read and gave me a laugh, which was exactly what I needed!
Elissa is in a bit of a mess. She's an unpaid social media manager for a dating app that swiftly seems to be going down the drain, her boyfriend wants to travel the world - and not with her - and she can't afford the rent on her measly apartment share. Eldercare ends up to the rescue with Elissa moving in with Annie rent-free, and sharing her youth and companionship to the older home owner. But Annie might have more to teach Elissa than she first realises.
This was just fun and definitely made me snort with laughter at a lot of points during the story. There's no other words to describe Elissa other than a hot mess, and there was times I was surprised she had clean laundry yet alone affording a cheese sandwich in the corner shop for lunch. As someone who works in social media and a tech company, I enjoyed the office vibes and Elissa's experience in a start-up company.
I also think anyone who has ever had to deal with the adulting that is figuring out how to pay rent, food, commute let alone afford a social life all on a cheap salary will find this book relatable. This book touches on the unattainable rafters that is affordable living in London for millennials, as well as the not so obvious issue of loneliness amongst the young and the old - despite a world that's now built to be forever connected.
I love the scheme of people struggling with rent moving in with older people who need a bit of companionship and a link to the modern world, and I know it exists in various forms in the real world. I will say this book made me ache for my gran who I haven't seen enough because of the pandemic.
Annie was a great character, and her dynamic with Elissa was lovely. There were some storylines that were briefer than I would have liked - I would have liked to have dug deeper into Annie's background, and her issues with her husband and son, and her romance with H. I also would have loved more time to get to know the other neighbours in Evergreen, as we only really see them at the end. If Elissa had moved in with Annie at the beginning of the book, more so than in the middle, I think it would have given a lot more time to expand on some areas of the novel that felt too brief for me.
This book was fun and a quick read and gave me a laugh, which was exactly what I needed!