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A review by sarahkorn
The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

I appreciate the Jewish & chronic illness representation, but sadly that's where it ends with me.

No chemistry, no spice, the stakes were pretty low and there were a lot of overreactions/miscommunications/this character couldn't really be so dense, could they? moments. I found Jacob's gifts in the second half to be patronizing, and the obsession with a brief childhood romance to be unrealistic. Probably would have DNF-ed if it wasn't a quick read and I was trying to get to my reading goal for the year.