Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer

45 reviews

sarahlovesbooks's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Cute and charming, feels like a Christmas Hallmark movie romance! Good chemistry between the characters, but still a closed door/rated PG romance.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Grief, and Death of parent

tjazz's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Spoiler

The MC is unsufferable with so much internalized ableism it hurts. She refuses to let go of a 20 year grudge and shuts out literally everyone in her life to her own detrement and as a disabled reader I wanted to shake the sugar out of her constantly.
I was so in love with the premise and it had so many problems

Spoiler

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Medical content

deidrelj's review against another edition

funny inspiring relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Cute romance, bogged down with constant explanations on details of Judaism, Hanukkah and her illness. Wish it was just integrated more seamlessly as part of the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Minor: Religious bigotry and Genocide

amberinpieces's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Minor: Alcohol, Antisemitism, Pregnancy, Ableism, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

i__y's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Antisemitism

Minor: Genocide and Cancer

cassmills's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Death of parent

btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and War

mikaelaandherbooks's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness and Grief

Minor: Death of parent, Bullying, and Abandonment

caitlinjadams's review

funny 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

Fun winter read!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Cancer

jenn_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

It was fine. I wanted to like it more than I actually did but it treated the reader like an idiot.

It also features the thing that I hate where the book is like 85% done and the main couple finally gets their crap together only for one of them to discover some piece of information and get into a huge fight about it without listening to context. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Antisemitism, Cancer, and Death of parent