This was a fun, feel good story that I really enjoyed! Elissa’s life is being turned upside down and she’s down on her luck - her boyfriend has left her, she’s losing her flat, and she’s got barely enough income from her internship to live on! I loved the community spirit in this story - it was definitely heart warming! I loved watching Elissa come out of her shell and discover more about herself! I gave this 4 stars.

Loved this book! In a world where everything looks a little bleak right now, everyone needs to lose themselves in a feel good easy read and this book fits the bill perfectly! Great characters, funny dialogue and a lovely story to boot! Thoroughly enjoyed it! Many thanks to netgalley for an arc in return for my honest opinion.

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just finished reading this little gem. Nice easy read with an original storyline. It’s quite new published 14th May. I tend to read psychological thrillers so it made a nice change to read a book with a good feel factor.

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Sadly, found this to be lackluster, not funny at all, and rather boring at the start, which then failed to capture my attention and make me want to go back to this when I left it drop (had to force myself to wade through, which is never a good feeling). Found the character a bit too naïve and dull and just couldn't care about her and much of what was going on in her life. Also didn't find this either light or funny, when I had been expecting a sort of young Bridget Jones feel based on the blurb

I loved it! Hilarious and original. I enjoyed the characters so much. Would read again! Would recommend to others. I can’t wait to see what other people say about this book!

Heartwarming and witty, I really enjoyed this book. Read in one sitting and loved.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for allowing me to read a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The Lonely Fajita was sold to me as a funny light hearted read and that is exactly what it was. I had so much fun reading this book. I wasn't really feeling myself one day, I was not in the mood to pick up a heavy fantasy book so I gave this one a go and it was definitely the medicine that I needed. What a lovely read!

I laughed, I cried, I smiled and I frowned. I felt so many emotions whilst I was reading this book. It is definitely an emotional rollercoaster. I finished off reading this in bed and got told off by my husband because I was laughing far too loudly. Oops, not sorry.

Elissa did irritate me at times, but overall I loved her character and I could not help but feel sorry for her. She had been through so much in such a short space of time and I just wanted to jump into the book give her a hug and a shake to sort her out. She was very relatable in parts which I think helped me build the strong connection that I built with her.

I really want to read more from this author because I genuinely really loved her writing style. I cant wait to explore further. I will definitely be recommending this book.

A sweet, quirky and fun book! Elissa is struggling to make ends meet in a job where she has a sexist boss who does not appreciate her. Life is not looking good and a boyfriend who seems to not care too much is not helping. I think so many parts of her story were relatable to many people. I loved how the author made Elissa so funny and the internal dialogue was often just hilarious. Multiple times I had to read passages to a friend and call and talk about a certain thing that literally had happened to us in university time. Additionally, I liked how the story was not about how Elissa needs to find love and end up with someone, it was about how Elissa found a retired lady, Annie, to a close friend. Just delightful.

Alissa has got to be one of my favourite characters ever!
The book starts with an awful day; she has accidentally booked a smear test and things just go from bad to worse. She is working as an intern - which means she only gets expenses; then her boyfriend tells her he is going travelling; then she loses her unpaid job. Now homeless, unemployed, and properly single she is struggling.

But things take a turn for the better and luckily she finds free bed and board in return for living with an elderly lady - Annie. Some characters just shine, and Annie and Alissa shine very bright indeed!

A good, fun read that makes you think 'ahh'.

Love love loved it!

A lovely, lighthearted book that made me laugh out loud in places
I really enjoyed this and read it over a couple of evenings

This book was an absolute delight! An easy, feel-good read.

I was worried that this book wouldn’t’ live up to the hype that surrounded it on its release, but it certainly didn’t disappoint.

I connected with Elissa from the very start of the book and enjoyed following her story throughout. As I did, I found that the lead character, Elissa, was very relatable, especially so for twenty-something women struggling to find their place in the world.

Annie, is another great character in this book. Elissa moves in with Annie as her companion when she finds herself with nowhere else to go. Their relationship with each other is what brings much laughter to the story and is heartwarming. Also after discovering more about Annie throughout the book I found myself taking her into my heart.

Abigail Mann’s writing in this book makes this an easy read, where you get lost into the story. That alongside Elissa and Annie’s stories makes this book completely absorbing.

I would highly recommend this everyone. Heartwarming, feel-good and full of laughter, the medicine we all need right now.

Warning: It makes you want to eat fajitas!

A fantastic, warm and hilarious book that had me laughing out loud withing a matter of pages. Elissa is a witty, funny, and authentic character that - at times - you feel as though you know personally. This is down to Abigail's fantastic and unique writing style. The character development is second to none. The Lonely Fajita is a fantastic must-read!

I read this ARC in a matter of HOURS, and I could not put Elissa's story down.

The Lonely Fajita (bonus points for the excellent title) follows Elissa, a twenty six year old social media intern for a dating app. At the beginning of the book her relationship comes to a sudden end, leaving her as a newly single woman, but more importantly, without a home. She signs up for a community pairing scheme and moves in with Annie, an eighty three year old woman with a complex past. This is a story about two people from entirely different worlds, coming together and offering each other something that they didn't even realise that they needed. And I loved every second.

Mann's style of writing made me laugh out loud at points, but is also overflowing with heart and vulnerability. Elissa was such a well developed character that I want to be friends with her, and her budding friendship with Annie - a strong willed Yorkshire woman - was so joyful to read about. This was a book of self-exploration and unlikely friendship, of constructing a life for yourself on your own terms, and of rising above situations that make you want to live permanently under your duvet covers. SO GOOD. I can't wait to read more from this author.

What a great read! I really enjoyed this novel story of the suddenly dumped and homeless Elissa, the ‘Lonely Fajita’ of the clever and original title. Descriptions of her monstrous boss in the social media company she is interned to, are by turns amusing and scary - are there really bosses in this modern world who get away with behaving like this to their employees, even unpaid ones like Elissa?
The cast of characters in Elissa’s workplace, and her elderly housemate Annie, are beautifully drawn, as are Annie’s neighbours in the sheltered community where they live. And as for the loathsome Craig, their self seeking warden- I think we’ve all met his counterpart at some point in our lives!
Elissa’s friends Maggie and Suki have her best interests at heart, even though it doesn’t always seem that way. They usually manage to come through for her when it matters most.
I would love to read more of Elissa and Annie’s escapades as they continue their lives together, I was sorry to leave them behind when the book finished, always a sign of an enjoyable read.
This book will appeal to any age group, as it is a lighthearted, feel good story. That is what this reader needed at this difficult time of lockdown. The Lonely Fajita did not disappoint. (I admit to being much closer to Annie’s age than Elissa, but I loved them both equally.)
My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my advance copy of this title.

Thank you to Netgalley and Harper Collins, One More Chapter for this advanced reader's copy in return for my honest review. To say that I love this book is an absolute understatement. So funny, charming and moving. Much needed comic relief in today's world.

The story had potential but I felt like it was trying to be too many things, and thus lacked direction. In addition humour is very subjective and I couldn't connect with it. Elissa is dumped by her 2 year boyfriend and since he was her meal ticket, she now found herself very high and dry and desperate for somewhere to live. She is also a sad sack at work, where she is the social media manager for a dating app- Lovr - and appears to be working for free. She answers an ad to live rent-free by providing support for a senior citizen, Annie. Annie is the best character in this book because she seems to have some dignity, But even she has managed to squander her life. Was this meant to funny? I found it downright depressing.

I liked the unusual community angle and there were a few threads that could have been interesting but didn't lead anywhere. Mostly I could not relate to the main character, whose negative attitude and doormat personality felt over the top. In addition, if something could go wrong it did - she flashed her bum in the toilets cos she didn't close the door, she always chose shoes/sweater that would give her the most discomfort, she was always scraping together a few cents to eat/travel etc but did nothing to improve her bank balance despite everyone else seeming to have a plan, This story had too many ideas and felt too fragmented for it to be memorable for me.

Thanks NetGalley and One More Chapter for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!

"The Lonely Fajita" by Abigail Mann was a cute read about Elissa who loses her home when her boyfriend passively breaks up with her and lets her get kicked out of their apartment. From there, Elissa enrolls in a program where young people move in with elderly people. Without other options, Elissa moves in with Annie and that's when everything changes.

This book was sweet and easy. Characters were fun and unique, with stories that you wanted to hear about. Her workplace was depressing, her boss was a usual character type. This book was built extremely well.

I think this book almost touched on something deep so many times, but it never fully got there. I wanted the break up to be dramatic. I wanted Annie's past to be delved into. I even wanted to see something more extreme happen with the elder care worker. There was just nothing that seriously hooked me.

Overall, I gave this book three stars, because I liked it, but it didn't have that extra something I was craving.

If you are looking for a fun, light-hearted read for a few hours of escapism then this book is for you. Elissa's life is a bit of a train wreck - in a dead-end job as an unpaid intern at a social media company, she is broke and when her boyfriend leaves to go travelling she needs to find somewhere to live. Spotting an advert asking for live in companions for the elderly, she ends up living with Annie, a quirky, independent old lady originally from Yorkshire.

Mann paints a picture of Elissa's life that I am sure many millenials can relate to, and the inter-generational relationship between her and Annie is a heartwarming one, Add to that a good cast of supporting characters and plenty of humour and you have an easy and enjoyable read.

Thank you to NetGalley, Harper Collins UK and One More Chapter for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you One More Chapter for a copy of The Lonely Fajita by Abigail Mann for review.

The Lonely Fajita was such a lovely heartwarming story! Poor Elissa. Stuck in an internship that doesn't cover the bills, with a boyfriend that only seems to tolerate her and trying to find her way in both. Elissa seems like a really nice person who needs some guidance and she finds that in the form of Annie, the elderly woman she moves in with to help pay her bills and also watch over her elderly roommate. I really like Annie as well. She also had a tough life and I am glad the two of them really worked together to figure themselves out.

I requested this book on the title alone and I am pleased to say that I wasn’t disappointed. What a great debut novel. It was a very funny, light hearted read with some great characters. Looking forward to reading more from this author. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.