A review by stacyroth
Everything's Coming Up Rosie by Courtney Walsh

hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Rosie Waterman has always had one dream:  being an actor.  After a decade in New York with limited success in acting, she loses her temp job and her apartment in one day.  A trip home makes her realize that her friends are reaching their goals and dreams, and Rosie is desperate for any evidence of success.  When she is offered a chance to be on the creative team for a show at a regional theater in Door County, Wisconsin, she jumps at the chance despite having limited experience directing.  In her haste, she didn’t realize that she is the entire creative team/director of the show; the theater is at a retirement community; and her cast is made up of residents who live there.  Rosie and the retirement community need each other, so she steps up and takes charge of the production on Cinderella she has been hired to direct.  As Rosie gets to know the people living and working at the retirement home, she begins to rethink her dream.  Maybe it could take more than one shape? 

It took me a little while to warm up to Rosie, but I loved everyone at the retirement community.  This is a women’s fiction story with a (clean) romance subplot.  The story was so heartwarming, and Jorjeana Marie did an excellent job with the narration of the audiobook.  I would love to see a sequel featuring Dylan and her reunion with her mother in Chicago. 

Many thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an audio ARC of this book.