Faye Kaplan used to be engaged. She also used to have a successful legal practice. But she much prefers her new life as a potter in Woodstock, New York. The only thing missing is the perfect guy.
Not that she needs one. She’s definitely happy alone.
That is, until she finds her town papered with anti-Semitic flyers after yet another failed singles event at the synagogue. Desperate for comfort, Faye drunkenly turns to the only thing guaranteed to soothe her—pottery. A golem protector is just what her town needs and adding all the little details to make him her ideal man can’t hurt, right?
When a seriously hot stranger mysteriously turns up the next day, Greg seems too good to be true—if you ignore the fact that Faye hit him with her bike. And that he subsequently lost his memory and now she feels responsible for making sure he gets his memories back.
The meet cute element of this book was very adorable, I also liked that there is a moment she believes that Greg is a golem, and might not be fully human, which lets be fair, would happen if you met someone who is 'perfect'. Greg being perfect, and Faye being stressed about her world, makes this romance a bit different then the others, since there is a bit of a mystery element to the story.
That leads me into saying, make sure you check the trigger warnings on this book, because there are definitely a few that could impact readers, so read what makes you feel good. There is a deep dive into anti-Semitism, and how that impacts Jewish people everywhere. Greg ends up investigating the group, and you see how some people believe lies that have swirled around them.
Faye also has to work through a disability, caused by trauma from her childhood. She believes her art will never be perfect because her finger won't straighten, and goes on a journey to learn that her art is perfect because she made it. This also connects with learning to forgive herself, and that what happened to her as a child wasn't her fault and how that also impacts the art she wanted to make the entire time. This leads her into connecting with the Jewitch community, which I found to be fascinating overall. She uses both religion and magic to connect with her community and the world around her.
The community around Faye is a great one, personally I want to grow up to be Nelly, who was ready to fight off the people threatening her town immediately, like an older Jewish vigilante. Add in Faye having a weird dog who kind of likes nobody and this book was a really cute read.
I gave this book 3.5 out of 5 stars.
Magical Meet Cute is scheduled to come out August 27, 2024!
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