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3.52 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A different approach to the romance genre, that touched on some deep topics without taking itself too seriously
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was absolutely ridiculous and unbelievable... and I totally ate it up. Looking forward to reading more from Meltzer.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Antisemitism
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
This was our virtual bookclubs pick for February and I was excited to grab this one because it looked so cute. I hadn’t actually read what it was about so I had no idea because that Jean Meltzer is Jewish and she writes Jewish characters.
When I found it this was about the main character accidentally making her perfect man from clay I thought it sounded so cute and I wasn’t wrong haha. It was the perfect little romance with the amnesia trope. I did also have my eyes opened by the inclusion of our main character dealing with anti- Semitism and she handles it. I like that the author is shedding light on the subject because it is a real life issue especially in current times unfortunately.
I would recommend this book to everyone and I’ll be checking out more from this author.
When I found it this was about the main character accidentally making her perfect man from clay I thought it sounded so cute and I wasn’t wrong haha. It was the perfect little romance with the amnesia trope. I did also have my eyes opened by the inclusion of our main character dealing with anti- Semitism and she handles it. I like that the author is shedding light on the subject because it is a real life issue especially in current times unfortunately.
I would recommend this book to everyone and I’ll be checking out more from this author.
Enjoyed The Matzah Ball more. This gave me Hot Frosty vibes in the beginning (if you watched that Netflix movie), and was just a little too silly.
Super meh. So disappointing because I love this author. Needed to be half the length. Soooo sloooooow.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Going to read it at a later date. Possibly this summer.
I read and loved The Matzah Ball so I was so excited when another romance from the same author came up on Netgalley! I was texting friends only two chapters in to tell them how funny this premise was, and I was very happy that everything worked out. The middle of this book had me STRESSED but I enjoyed it so much.
Faye is a potter in a charming town in New York with a thriving Jewish community who has sworn off men after a traumatic broken engagement. So when she comes home one evening to discover that her street and business are covered with antisemitic flyers, she gets drunk and channels her anger into creating a golem that she can pour all of her dreams into. The next day she accidentally hits the most gorgeous guy with her bike, and he wakes up with amnesia and aphasia. So of course she takes him home and names him Greg, "just until he gets his memory back." But as Faye and Greg get to know each other, she starts to think that maybe he's a bit TOO perfect, and maybe ChatGPT is right and Greg is a piece of clay come to life to cause her destruction. (Meanwhile Greg is falling for her too but is scared that maybe he was the neo-nazi who posted the flyers.)
I laughed at Faye's "I HAVE ACCIDENTALLY MADE THIS DEMON CREATURE" nonsense, loved Greg slowly teaching her to trust, and was delighted when we finally got the HEA.
I enjoyed this book and loved the romance, but because this book takes in a present time (the flyers reference COVID), some readers may need to take breaks if they start feeling too stressed. I would recommend this romance, though.
TW: antisemitism is a huge plot point and theme, and the MC has PTSD from childhood abuse and internalized ableism.
Thank you to Netgalley and Harlequin/Mira for this ARC.
Edit: Two hours later, I'm realizing that Faye's essay was what I needed for some internal healing. I think Faye's realization healed part of me. Thank you to the author for giving me something positive to discuss in therapy this week.
Faye is a potter in a charming town in New York with a thriving Jewish community who has sworn off men after a traumatic broken engagement. So when she comes home one evening to discover that her street and business are covered with antisemitic flyers, she gets drunk and channels her anger into creating a golem that she can pour all of her dreams into. The next day she accidentally hits the most gorgeous guy with her bike, and he wakes up with amnesia and aphasia. So of course she takes him home and names him Greg, "just until he gets his memory back." But as Faye and Greg get to know each other, she starts to think that maybe he's a bit TOO perfect, and maybe ChatGPT is right and Greg is a piece of clay come to life to cause her destruction. (Meanwhile Greg is falling for her too but is scared that maybe he was the neo-nazi who posted the flyers.)
I laughed at Faye's "I HAVE ACCIDENTALLY MADE THIS DEMON CREATURE" nonsense, loved Greg slowly teaching her to trust, and was delighted when we finally got the HEA.
I enjoyed this book and loved the romance, but because this book takes in a present time (the flyers reference COVID), some readers may need to take breaks if they start feeling too stressed. I would recommend this romance, though.
TW: antisemitism is a huge plot point and theme, and the MC has PTSD from childhood abuse and internalized ableism.
Thank you to Netgalley and Harlequin/Mira for this ARC.
Edit: Two hours later, I'm realizing that Faye's essay was what I needed for some internal healing. I think Faye's realization healed part of me. Thank you to the author for giving me something positive to discuss in therapy this week.