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Matzah Ball Surprise by Laura Brown

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dearbookboyfriend's review

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emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Selected this as my April Jewish diversity pick for the #diversifyyourreadswithtlr challenge and also for the #disabilityreadathon.
Gaby needs a fake date to bring home for Passover Seder after breaking up with her toxic ex. Levi is surprised to find how easily he connects with a hearing woman but will keeping his ex-fiancé's secret ruin his chance at love?
Overall, a quick read with really good deaf and hard of hearing rep (the author is HOH), duel pov, open door, moderate spice
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kb33's review

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lighthearted fast-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

I loved this! I can’t believe it’s not rated higher, because I’m usually very critical of the books I read. It’s insta-love, and some people found the fake dating trope to be unrealistic, but it’s a fake dating trope. That’s what you came here to read. Knowing that, it was an excellent book. I loved the slow burn and the chemistry. The communication difficulties between the deaf MMC and the hearing MFC didn’t slow down the book for me at all like I was worried that it might. And I totally understand Levi felt obligated to his ex fiancé to help her out. Though OW drama isn’t my favorite, this was mild. They’ve known each other since childhood, and it wasn’t like he didn’t still care about her, he just knew they weren’t meant to be married. He still wanted her to succeed. 

I’m really glad I picked this up. It might be a yearly, light, happy, holiday read.
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