Book info

• Title The Lonely Fajita
• Author Abigail Mann
• Year 2020
• Genre Contemporary

It’s Elissa’s birthday, and she’s accidentally booked a cervical smear instead of a celebration... Great. The icing on the cake? Her boyfriend is kicking her out of their houseshare. So when she’s offered the chance to live with a pensioner rent-free, Elissa knows she needs to impress Annie, who turned down the last twenty-two applicants. Somehow, even after Elissa goes on about ‘definitely not being an axe-murderer’, Annie chooses her. And just like Elissa, prickly, sweary, big-hearted Annie could use a friend. Elissa may have nowhere else to go, but is she just where she needs to be?

Thoughts

I really enjoyed this book, a super sweet and simple story about a Londoner struggling to keep up with the pace of city life, splitting from her boyfriend and finding her feet in an unusual place - a retirement village. It reads well and the characters are great, and although there’s the cliche hook of yet another dating app, there’s a lot more to it than that. It reads well and was a joy to return to and spend time with these characters. There’s plenty more that could be told as well! The only problem I had was not really feeling the title fit the story.

Rating: 4 / 5