I really wanted to love this book, especially with how fascinating the premise was. The idea of the main character Faye being a Jewitch, a witch who practices rituals based in Judaism, was novel to me but the execution of the book left much to be desired.
From the beginning, it’s easy to figure out which character is going to end up being the head of the Paper Boys, the anti-Semitic group that is organising hate crimes in Faye’s town. That took the suspense out of the story and made it quite boring to read.
The romance in the book was also lacklustre and didn’t really keep my attention. After a while, Faye’s dilemma over having created a man from a clay doll felt repetitive and prevented the relationship from developing in an interesting way. It was only at the end of the story that I actually started to feel invested in the romance, but by that point, the story was ending.
Thank you to Netgalley, Harlequin, and Jean Meltzer’s team for providing me with an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Three out of five stars.
Paging Kait 