This book has so many things that I like. It's urban fantasy, so there's all kinds of nonhuman beings. There is found family—Jenny, Annette, and Temple live in Temple's family home and take care of each other. And all of them are older folks with creaks and pains, moving slower than they used to.
Jenny was trained as a Hunter in her youth, but she lost her trust in the Council that oversaw her activities. She regrets many of her early decisions, including initiating three of her friends into her paranormal world without permission. She hasn't seen any of them for years. Annette is a half-succubus with an uneasy relationship with her son and two grandchildren. They live in the same town, but there's still distance between them. Temple, the wizard, is the oldest of them at a hundred years and he is slow to get going in the morning, prone to falling asleep after a big spell, and addicted to sugary desserts. The house is linked to him and his magic.
A quiet retirement is interrupted when high school students start to get sick and disappear. When Annette's granddaughter asks for her help, the three housemates are drawn into a battle with eldritch horrors.
The tentacle business reminded me a bit of Tanya Huff's Direct Descendant, which I also enjoyed. Plus I loved the eldritch cat, christened Squidward. Genius name!
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