Review: Too much irrelevant material
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 18, 2014
Essie Cobb # 190-year-old Essie and her friends at that Happy Haven Assisted Living Facility look for foul play when a well-liked resident mysteriously goes into a coma.This is a book whose idea is more intriguing than its execution. The author has totally nailed the problems and pitfalls of aging, although there are some minor medical inaccuracies, such as an aide administering medications to a resident. But two big problems overwhelmed any story. One is that, by and large, the problems of aging aren't very interesting, and I say that as someone approaching 60 herself. I finally gave up as Essie and her friends try to research a possible scammer on the Internet. The second is that Rockwell included lots of material that show the problems of aging but are completely irrelevant to the storyline, such as Essie's determination not to wear "diapers" or how fast she can get along using her walker. The bottom line was that what there was of story was not involving enough to keep me reading in spite of the drawbacks; this isn't an awful book, just not good enough to keep me reading, Spelling, grammar, and Kindle formatting were acceptable, and the title was very relevant.