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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Is this my new favorite romance novel? Is it because I have been hot for rabbi since at least middle school? Who’s to say.
We met Naomi in the last book, when she was a badass porn star turned sex educator and ice queen extraordinaire. She was a perfect foil to Claire, the sweet but uptight protagonist, the whore to Claire’s Madonna. In this book she’s 30 and tired and ready to be taken seriously — for some reason, despite having a master’s degree and running her own business, people still can’t get over seeing her tits. (The reason is patriarchy.)
Enter Rabbi Ethan. He’s soft in all the ways she’s not, earnest and kind and desperate to grow his tiny congregation. He suggests they team up to offer a course on “modern intimacy” at the schul, but all that forced proximity ultimately makes them realize that they’re head over heels for each other. Of course, the rabbi and the porn star aren’t exactly everyone’s favorite couple, but they win their HEA anyway.
Fam, I am OBSESSED with this book. Watching Naomi slowly shed her prickly armor and open herself to vulnerability? Watching Ethan embody a positive masculinity, nurturing and strong? Watching the two of them, so committed to honest communication in their day jobs, fumble the ball in their personal lives? Watching them face their demons and do hard things and come back together to care for each other and patch each other up? This is the stuff I want injected straight into my veins.
We met Naomi in the last book, when she was a badass porn star turned sex educator and ice queen extraordinaire. She was a perfect foil to Claire, the sweet but uptight protagonist, the whore to Claire’s Madonna. In this book she’s 30 and tired and ready to be taken seriously — for some reason, despite having a master’s degree and running her own business, people still can’t get over seeing her tits. (The reason is patriarchy.)
Enter Rabbi Ethan. He’s soft in all the ways she’s not, earnest and kind and desperate to grow his tiny congregation. He suggests they team up to offer a course on “modern intimacy” at the schul, but all that forced proximity ultimately makes them realize that they’re head over heels for each other. Of course, the rabbi and the porn star aren’t exactly everyone’s favorite couple, but they win their HEA anyway.
Fam, I am OBSESSED with this book. Watching Naomi slowly shed her prickly armor and open herself to vulnerability? Watching Ethan embody a positive masculinity, nurturing and strong? Watching the two of them, so committed to honest communication in their day jobs, fumble the ball in their personal lives? Watching them face their demons and do hard things and come back together to care for each other and patch each other up? This is the stuff I want injected straight into my veins.
A Rabi and a porn star walk into a bar sounds more like the setup for a really inappropriate joke rather than the setup for a romcom but somehow it worked
funny
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
A sex worker and a rabbi walk into a bar…
Jokes aside, I loved this book. I hadn’t read her first novel so Shameless and Naomi and her friends were all new characters to me. The way Rosie Danan intertwines faith, intimacy, grief, romance, and identity while still maintaining humor was artful. I’ll admit that I found Naomi a little grating in the first chapter - I found myself asking, what does this woman have to prove? And that was honestly kind of the point. Ethan and his commitment to his faith and his synagogue, along with the way he questions his ability to be present for everyone else in his life, was so compelling. I’m also so glad to see a Jewish storyline!
This book is funny, the dialogue is quippy and believable, and the flirtation between Ethan and Naomi builds beautifully. If you, like me, also love some steamy romance, this book easily delivers some of the best I’ve ever read.
Jokes aside, I loved this book. I hadn’t read her first novel so Shameless and Naomi and her friends were all new characters to me. The way Rosie Danan intertwines faith, intimacy, grief, romance, and identity while still maintaining humor was artful. I’ll admit that I found Naomi a little grating in the first chapter - I found myself asking, what does this woman have to prove? And that was honestly kind of the point. Ethan and his commitment to his faith and his synagogue, along with the way he questions his ability to be present for everyone else in his life, was so compelling. I’m also so glad to see a Jewish storyline!
This book is funny, the dialogue is quippy and believable, and the flirtation between Ethan and Naomi builds beautifully. If you, like me, also love some steamy romance, this book easily delivers some of the best I’ve ever read.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
