I have been staring at this book at every Pulp Lit event for ages and I have finally gotten around to reading it! It looked like it was going to be so much fun and there’s a sequel now, so I figured it was time to finally get my hands on it.
The book is told as a series of shorter arcs, each following Stella as she tries to unravel one of the problems that is happening at the Fairmont Manor retirement home. She’s a restless old resident with a keen eye and who seems to not be entirely aware of why she is in the place—Until she is very suddenly reminded. There are hints woven throughout the book about the real reason for her residency, though the book focuses largely on how Stella tries to help the people who live and work under the same roof as her.
The book is a delight. It’s light, funny, and full of these tiny little details of both growing and being elderly, as well as what her life was like before she came to the manor. I especially liked that extra bit of mystery that tied the sometimes very separate arcs together. I will also mention that I guessed wrong on all of the mysteries, but I am not very good at mysteries!
Overall, highly recommend! It was a great, fun read and one that I probably needed among all of the very heavy business-y books that I’ve been diving into of late. Definitely check it out!