A review by devrose
Once More with Chutzpah by Haley Neil

emotional reflective

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

3.0

Contemporary YA is not generally a genre I read a lot of, so it would have taken a lot for this to have a high rating from me. I think my enjoyment was harmed by the audiobook narrator, who is probably Jewish based on her name but who did some terrible mispronouncing of basic words like tzedakah. I'm pretty sure one of the characters was named Chaya based on my knowledge of Jewish names, but the narrator pronounced the Ch like a K, and all the Israelis had French accents - just no. If you're going to pick up this book, do it in print.