Happy Hanukkah 🕎 Oy vey verklempt alert! ⭐️ Book Review ⭐ The Matzah Ball Author: Jean Meltzer Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐⭐ The Matzah Ball is the perfect feel-good holiday rom-com. I’m seriously kvelling because this book was so good! I grew up and worked with a lot of Jewish people so I was very familiar with Shabbat and Hanukkah, but if you aren’t, Meltzer provides a brief overview of both traditions. The book follows the enemies to friends trope and alternates between 30 somethings Rachel and Jacob. Rachel is the daughter of a world-famous rabbi. She has a secret, she’s obsessed with Christmas, so much so that she writes Christmas romance novels under a pen name. Her and Jacob were summer camp first loves, but after a series of prank wars, their romance quickly turned to bupkis. Jacob is now a successful party planner and is determined to create the most elaborate Hanukkah event NYC has ever seen. Rachel’s publisher wants her to be more authentic, and says if she doesn’t write a Hanukkah romance her career is over. Will Rachel come out of the Christmas closet? Jacob’s event could be the holiday light she desperately needs for both her career and her love life. Meltzer delivers such a beautiful, heartwarming romance chock full of hilarity. There’s no steam in this romance so don’t expect any hot noodles, but the love story is so joyous it will silence any kvetching. Meltzer’s writing is cinematic and I couldn’t help casting this film as I read. If I went older with the cast I would choose Jewish actors, Andrew Garfield and Mila Kunis, if I went younger I would pick Dave Franco and Lily Collins. We definitely need some more diverse holiday stories! #QOTD - Do you have a favourite holiday book or movie? #jeanmeltzer #thematzahball

Posted by Bettys Book Club at 2021-11-28 18:08:01 UTC