Queen B’s Decree: Love You a Latke felt like a Jewish Hallmark movie. It checked so many boxes.
- golden retriever hero x black cat heroine
- fake dating
- holiday background
- fun friend group
- cozy rom com
And like many Hallmark movies, the main characters seem to fall in love without much build up. I felt like we were missing the relationship development. This book mostly happens over the 8 days of Hanukkah and so much of the story was explaining the Jewish history or customs, or Seth/Abby interacting with his friend group. I wanted more of just them together.
Despite that, Love You a Latke was adorable and cute and a fun holiday read. This was told entirely through Abby’s POV and her audio narrator was great. She really had that “black cat energy” and her snarky-ness came through.
Book: Love You a Latke by Amanda Elliott
Series: standalone
Genre: RomCom
Plot Devices/Tropes: golden retriever/black cat