![]() ![]() ![]() Though the plot is completely over the top, the story succeeds because Raina is so likable. Raina’s plan quickly becomes complicated, especially when Leah starts confiding in Matchmaven about her annoying little sister. After fixing up a family friend with a woman she meets on the bus, Raina realizes she’s got a knack for matchmaking, and ends up becoming the anonymous online “Matchmaven,” working within Toronto’s Jewish community. To make matters worse, Raina is also being ignored by her older sister (and former best friend) Leah, who blames Raina for her recently broken engagement.ĭetermined to get back into Leah’s good graces, Raina decides to secretly find a new man for her sister. ![]() The story opens with Raina starting a new life in Toronto, where she’s been sent to live with her strict aunt after being expelled from her Manhattan private school. How could anything possibly go wrong when you’re just trying to make things right? That’s the question 16-year-old Raina Resnick is faced with when she gets herself into one messy situation after another in Suri Rosen’s charming debut novel. ![]()
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