This was an enjoyable romance read but it take a bit to fully get into the book. I’m not a huge fan of romance atm but it did tick majority of the boxes so it’s a win! Would recommend to fans of romance.

This took me about 1/3 of the way in before I started to enjoy it, so was slow off the mark. However, from that point on, I really got into it and enjoyed. A fun concept with some amusing characters who entertained. An interesting take on the rom com and it worked for me. Good to see underrepresented characters at the forefront of this read. Very enjoyable.

Synopsis:
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(I find a synopsis helpful for reviewing the few fiction books I do read and review)

Penina has grown up believing the Orthodox Jewish teaching that there is one soulmate out there for everyone. But now she's twenty-nine and single, she's starting to wonder if she's the exception.

She has tried everything to find 'the one' and after yet another disastrous date, she can feel even her faith starting to dwindle. Add to that spending her days surrounded by diamond engagement rings in the jewellery store where she works and her new boss, Sam Kleinfeld, making her life a living hell, and Penina feels more hopeless than ever.

Until she meets Zevi, a handsome, successful, Orthodox singleton just like her who has a rather unusual proposal for her. Could Penina be about to get everything she's ever wanted? But then there's Sam, her pain of a boss, who she just can't stop thinking about...

I really enjoyed this book: I like reading about other cultures and I enjoy a book that is not sexually graphic as I just skip the pages as I don't want to read who did what with what and put what where.
This is a cute romance that will delight its readers - I will recommend it to my clientele in search of an innocuous but interesting romance.

A little mixed about this one
This is a funny and light romance with an atypical back story. I think the idea is to give a more modern view of Orthodox Jew and it's written by an orthodox author so I want to believe her. However I still feel mixed about it. The main character can be very naive but also very sassy and I felt uncomfortable sometimes reading it, wondering how the community will take it.

Definite unorthodox romance with strong emphasis on strength of beliefs, family, and character - with quite a few of the usual and some new rollercoaster obstacles thrown in. The HEA is totally welcome and satisfying.