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A review by sunshine608
The Marriage Box by Corie Adjmi
4.0
The Marriage Box is the story of Casey, a 15-year-old girl who is forced to move from her hometown of New Orleans, LA back to her parent's orthodox Syrian Community in NY after something happens and her parents want to return her to her roots. I enjoyed Casey's life in NOLA as the book led up to the "incident". There was a lot of foreshadowing of this incident and I felt like the description of the actual incident was a letdown. We finally find out what happened and then it feels like it was glossed over.
Once Casy arrives in NY, I really enjoyed learning more about the community as it was in the 80s. and the culture shock that Casey was experiencing. Her meeting with Michael and subsequent decisions all felt very rushed, while the last few chapters felt like they lasted forever. Other than that, I really enjoyed this book and learned a lot about Orthodox/Jewish Syrian culture.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Once Casy arrives in NY, I really enjoyed learning more about the community as it was in the 80s. and the culture shock that Casey was experiencing. Her meeting with Michael and subsequent decisions all felt very rushed, while the last few chapters felt like they lasted forever. Other than that, I really enjoyed this book and learned a lot about Orthodox/Jewish Syrian culture.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.