WOW this book was difficult to read. 

The FMC, Penina was okay, however the rest of the characters, plots, and settings of this book were truly terrible. I had such a hard time with just how self sacrificing Penina was. I cannot imagine doing what she did for her family. I also wasn't a huge fan of just how self deprecating she was when she was apparently gorgeous, curvy, witty, and selfless. I did not understand why she was single either, tbh. 

The matches from the matchmaker were so comically bad that it just brought such a level of unbelievability to the plot. It made it more of a farce than a funny book.

The icing on the terrible cake was SAM. WOW. I hated Sam every second of this book. He was an absolute tool to Penina the entire time, and to everyone around them. The whole broody, 'i like you so much I am gonna be extra rude to you' schtick is VERY elementary and it did not bode well for a believable romance. 

Lastly, these two just had no chemistry. Nothing in common except their mutual appreciation for each other's looks. That isn't a strong foundation for a relationship in normal circumstances, but the fact that she was a practicing Orthodox Jewish woman added another layer onto their totally implausible relationship. 

2 stars, mainly for Penina and what a wonderful woman she was. But other than that........ *fart noise*