Written by Ananth Hirsh
Illustrated by Yuko Ota (2016)
(Not a review, just some notes to help me remember the things I've read. But written this way because it's the Internet, and some people will stumble across this page.)
This book had an interesting cover, and it looked like a standalone story. However, given the way it's told in parts, it wouldn't surprise me if this was published in parts and then collected, nor would it surprise me if there are more books after this one.
Penny's luck is bad. She loses her job and her roommate in the same day. Her friend, Helen (the roommate), is moving away. When they go to clean out her storage locker, Penny gets the idea to rent it out and live in there. (Most of the obvious problems with living in such a space aren't addressed.) Helen also sets her up in with a job in her parents' laundromat.
Her first problem, when she arrives, is that the laundromat appears to be run by Helen's 12-year-old brother who doesn't seem to like Penny at all. Interestingly, the 12-year-old seems to always be there (maybe it was summer?) and the parents are never around. A lot of responsibility for the kid.
Penny meets her love interest when she agrees to go on a date with the guy at the front desk at the gym next door to the laundromat in exchange for the use of the gym's showers. This is her idea, by the way. The guy is a bit on the shy, timid, meek side.
Her life is chaos, but Penny manages to struggle through until her life and her luck turn around. Silly sometimes, and not entirely satisfying, I didn't hate it. And I'm glad I picked it up.
It was definitely a step up from the previous graphic novel I read.
Note: This was labeled "the Color Edition", so I'm assuming it was first published as black and white. The coloring was well-done, even if nothing in particular stands out in my mind.
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