A review by cemeterygay
From Dust, A Flame by Rebecca Podos

adventurous emotional

4.0

This book was an interesting look into different Jewish stories set in the modern day. The explorations of the past both with the main protagonist's mother's experiences and particularly her maternal grandmother's experience during and after the Holocaust were given so much care. I loved the premise of the main character reconnecting with her family after her mother's disappearance while learning more about her family history and baggage. I was consistently invested in her reuniting with her mother and was incredibly invested in figuring out what caused her mother's disappearance and why her mother left her family so suddenly in the first place. The folklore was incredibly well-integrated and I found it very interesting. I am also just a sucker for anything dealing with golems.

In terms of relationships. I really enjoyed the interactions between the main character and her brother and all the interactions with her mother and extended family. However, I just was not invested in the romantic relationship the main character finds herself in. 
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