I do not know a lot about Hanukkah but I am always very curious about holidays. When I saw that this book was up for grabs (I got it for 99c but I heard its free on Amazon now), I went for it. I really enjoyed reading about Jewish traditions and their prayers.
First off, I only went to one camp (thank goodness it wasn't a sleepaway camp) in my life and hated it with such a passion that my parents never sent me to anything like it again. So I can't really relate to any great camping experience and therefore the plot wasn't particularly engaging for me.
Jeremy is the energizer’s bunny’s long lost brother. That guy is so energetic and vivacious I thought he might be on something. Like maybe he goes through a Red Bull IV every morning. He’s also super happy which turned out to be a little annoying. I did like that he was a great listener and that he genuinely cared about Gen. Aside from his facial hair (I'm weak for it), he really didn’t do it for me.
Gen is a down to earth, sweet girl. She’s the energizer bunny’s partner in crime and she recently lost her parents in a car accident. Grief is handled quite beautifully in this novel. Made me tear up more than once.
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Their relationship was so harmonious, so happy, I really wondered how on earth they would take the next step and consummate it. Considering how happy go lucky they are, the deed would seem too dirty for them. Mind you, this is a sweet romance so there is no dirtiness here to witness.
I think the book could’ve handled a bit more editing because I encountered a few clunky sentences like this one 56% in:
“Was she was the reason he looked a little unhappy?”
Overall, it was an okay, sweet holiday read.
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