Once again, Jean has written something that I love with all of my heart!! It’s not just that this romance story is *perfect* in every way (if you’ve seen any other reviews, you already know that’s true)! Jean writes stories that are close to my heart.

One of my favorite things about this book is that Jean handles the portrayal of Generalized Anxiety Disorder with such authenticity and care. Throughout this book, I thought a lot about my very first conversation with my therapist when she explained my GAD. She said, “It seems like you’re able to manage every-day life pretty well, but I bet your quality of life INSIDE your head doesn’t feel so great.” (My mind was blown. She’s v good at her job.)

I loved that even though Dara had GAD, it wasn’t *who she was*. Sure, we both have to navigate it (daily… hourly?), but we’re also both privileged to have people who help us trudge through muddiness and live the lives we’re grateful to have.

And we, as readers, have people like Jean who know that her books are more than their stories. They’re safe places to feel seen, to learn, and find connection.

Congrats on your second book, Jean!!! I’m forever grateful to be your fangirl.

This is a sweet rom-com, but the over-explanation of GAD made this feel a bit too clinical and stood in the way of allowing the main character and her actions speak for themselves. I'd also love to have seen more of what makes the romantic couple work rather than being told how they feel about each other.

A feel-good romance that came into my life at a time nothing could keep my attention. I enjoyed the start, and learning about the lead character's faith, and their family's history of matchmaking. I found the com-part of this rom-com, not exactly as comedic as I had hoped for. All in all, I did enjoy this story and will recommend it to the romance readers in my life.

this novel reminded me of “by any other name” by lauren kate but with a twist that incorporated a bachelorette-style series of dates. right off the bat, i knew i’d love the duo that dara and her grandmother make! i thought of her grandmother as a third main character … i mean, without her, we wouldn’t have this story! just like in “by any other name” i was skeptical at the idea of dara finding “the one” who checks off every. single. one. of her requirements. i admired how invested chris was in helping dara find love but i felt that the two of them didn’t get as much one-on-one time together. most of the novel focuses on dara going on the different events coordinated by chris and i just wished they got to do more activities! i thought it was really fun how each of the dates were centered around the holidays because being jewish is extremely important to dara. i also was really proud to see how much growth dara accomplished over a few months! and - as a romantic and sucker for grand gestures - i was extremely satisfied with the ending and how comfortable dara became in compromising her life, passions, and identity

For Dara Rabinowitz, love isn't about a feeling. It is about compatibility. As the founder of the wildly popular dating app, J-Mate, Dara is modernizing her family legacy of matchmaking. She seems to have it all figured out, if she could only figure out her own love life. When she is featured on the news, she crosses paths with Christ Steadfast, a man whom she has seen on TV and watched with interest. Chris is all wrong for her though, he is a single father and not of the Jewish faith. Will Dara follow her heart? Or will her head keep her from being happy? 
While I think we all know the answer to that question, the back and forth chemistry building with these characters was done to perfection. I could relate to Dara's focus on her family's expectations and her personal expectations and how she rectifies that with what she desires. Smartly written and insightful, this was a really fun read and enjoyable to the last page. I really enjoyed all of the characters and was sad to see it end. 
For some romance lovers, this will lack the steam factor. But the fun (albeit chaste) interactions between the characters definitely compensates for this. Highly recommend for when you need something that will give you a warm fuzzy feeling.

Thank you @_mira_books_ for my #gifted copy!

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💕 genre: romance
🖊️ author: @jeanmeltzer
📖 format: physical
📚 read if you like: Rachel Lynn Solomon, want to learn about Jewish holidays, reality TV, the bachelor

Thoughts:

YES!!! What a fun Jewish rom-com!

Dara is the creator of a popular Jewish dating app (yes, think JSwipe), but she has yet to find her match. When she does on national tv with her Bubbe, her “The Perfect Jewish Husband” list is revealed. Chris, the host of the tv show, realizes that maybe he could help her find her perfect match.

Set over the course of the Jewish High Holidays this delightfully Jewish read is filled with fun, joy, and Yiddish.

I have so much love for this book, and I loved chatting with Jean about it. This book is such a great addition to books with Jewish rep.

Jean also does a fantastic job with the mental health rep in this book. Dara has GAD, and I loved how Dara was so open about her anxiety and the conversations that resulted.

There’s a lot to love about this rom-com, and I really hope you add it to your tbr!

Dara Rabinowitz is a creator and CEO of a Jewish dating app which is pretty much an extension of her family matchmaking gig. While on an interview on a morning how her grandma outs Dara's perfect Jewish husband list and now the news anchor Chris wants to help her find the one to help get his ratings up.

I really enjoyed this book. So for Dara being Jewish was a big part of who she was and finding the perfect mate was a goal but with her anxiety and issues that's made things complicated. Then with her meddling's grandma outing her it was interesting seeing her be put on dates that would fall into her perfect Jewish husband list and the mishaps ensue. But then again theres the other side with Chris who has his own thing going he's still dealing with a big of grief of loosing his wife and having to be a single father to a failing morning show so its not looking great and Dara and her perfect husband thing could be just what he needs to bump up his situation. I just loved seeing the two together, the sweet moments and moments of getting to know one another. The only thing was being Jewish was everything to Dara and the different religion and lifestyles was an issue and I just couldn't wait to see how everything would turn out in the end. Overall great book I really enjoyed it.

This one had a lot of potential. I loved learning about the Jewish religion, all the intricate details of celebrating and worshipping. I learned so much and am very interested in learning more.

However, that’s the only part of the book I liked. Dara was a very surface character. Her anxiety and wealth were her whole personality. It felt very forced to provide representation and lumped every stereotype of anxiety into one flat character.

Chris was also very flat. He had no personality outside of his show.

I think I would try more from this author because I want to read and recommend more Jewish authors.

I received an advance copy. All thoughts are my own.

Such a cute and fun read! Rom-com at its finest. I loved learning more about the Jewish faith and the holidays. Highly recommend Mr. Perfect on Paper!

4.25⭐
The heart wants what the heart wants…

Dara Rabinowitz runs her family-owned matchmaking business. And in the new era of technology she has modernized the process with an app, J-Mate. Between Dara and her family they’ve successfully brought together thousands of Jewish singles who went on to marry and start families of their own.

Ironically, love has never been in the cards for Dara, who now in her late thirties, feels maybe that ship has sailed.

But after Dara and her grandmother are featured on a local New York morning show, Dara’s wish-list for her personal Mr. Perfect goes viral!

What if Mr. Right is right in front of her? Can Dara accept her perfect match even if he doesn’t tick all her boxes?

“I’ve been waiting for you”

I listened to this book with the biggest smile on my face. Dara was hilarious in all her “blind dates.” I adored the wonder relationship between Dara and her grandmother.
And… Grandmas’ squad of friends who stole the show!🤣

Though I had both the digital and audio versions, I much preferred audio. The narrator Dara Rosenberg did a superb job!

Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing - MIRA for my digital ARC as well as my local library for supplying me with the audio version🎧

I have come to love books that introduce other religions or lifestyles without it being over whelming. The main character is on a search for "mr prefect" and he must be Jewish too might to list. But does he really have to be?

This was my second Jean Meltzer book and it won't be my last. I knew what I was expecting coming in after readign the Matzah Ball and getting to know her style a little and Mr. Perfect on Paper delivered that and more. Sweet story with everything but shallowness. The way the book addresses mental health while still making the mc who sometimes struggles in this area extremely successful and powerful, was just cherry on top.
There is still such a big taboo when mental health is portrayed that this book even though it still delivered a sweet swoony romance story, went the extra mile for me.

This was such a fun and enjoyable read. So many laugh out loud moments mixed in with some serious moment, gave this book the perfect balance. I also enjoyed learning about the different Jewish traditions that the author wrote about in the book.

This is a first time read for me by this author. It is a fun, feel-good romance that will put a smile on your face and leave you with a warm feeling afterwards. As an outsider, it was interesting and enlightening to get a glimpse into the Jewish culture and faith. Dara comes from a long line of matchmakers, so it is no surprise that has also become her job. She also has created a Jewish dating app to help along in that process. Dara herself is looking for love, but her General Anxiety Disorder has made that a bit challenging. To help her with this, she has created a checklist for "The Perfect Jewish Husband" which has made it's way onto national TV thanks to her loving grandmother. As her search takes off, TV news anchor Chris decides to help her with her search. As they spend more time together, feelings begin to blossom between them. But the only problem is he is not Jewish, so how can he ever be Dara's Mr Perfect?
This story will tug at your heartstrings and give you all the feels while also giving you plenty of laugh out loud moments. A highly entertaining story that I really enjoyed. I would definitely like to read more of this author's work.
I received a complimentary copy from Netgalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.

I really liked this one! There was a dilemma with following her heart vs. doing what she thought she was supposed to do. The only challenging part of this book was that it took the first third of the book to get to the actual story line and it was just background information so it was a really slow start.

Mr. Perfect on Paper by Jean Meltzer is a romantic comedy novel. The story in Mr. Perfect on Paper is one that is told by changing the point of view between the two main characters and is an opposites attract storyline.

Dara Rabinowitz is proud of her Jewish heritage and the fact that she is a Jewish matchmakers with hundreds of success stories with her app J-Mate. The only thing missing in Dara’s life is her own perfect Jewish match but she never expected her beloved bubbe to hijack her national television interview to share her perfect husband wishlist.

After the interview Dara struggles with her social anxiety expecting everyone to be laughing at the interview. Instead Dara is approached by the news anchor, Chris Steadfast, who wants to take Dara’s husband search public and set her up on televised dates but as Chris and Dara spend so much time together they find their friendship growing but Chris isn’t Jewish so how could Dara ever choose him?

Mr. Perfect on Paper by Jean Meltzer was definitely a fun read that had me laughing out loud but also pulled at my heartstrings having a flawed protagonist dealing with her anxiety. This one was also an eye opener into the Jewish community and their faith for someone on the outside like myself, I learned quite a bit following Dara and her grandmother which is never a bad thing. I also enjoyed the slow building of the romance that began as friendship first and really found myself rooting for a happy ending. Definitely an author I would like to read again sometime after finishing this lovely story.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

Book was alright. There were times were Dara got a little annoying because of her actions and felt like some things were repetitive when they shouldn’t have. Had some cute moments but was pretty hard to get hooked by it.

Jean Meltzer has done it again! The Matzah Ball was one of my favorite holiday-themed books last year and I was very curious if I would enjoy the next book of hers- spoiler alert- LOVED IT! It was fresh, fast and another wonderful look at the Jewish culture and the dedication Jewish people have to tradition. It was funny and light yet had some deep themes and I fell in love with these characters. I can't wait to see what this author does next!
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Not spicy, but very very sweet, and a perfect read for right now in the middle of the Jewish High Holy Days.

I love Jean Meltzer's writing and her books. This was such a fun and meaningful read. I love the Jewish representation, Chris's relationship with his daughter and really everything about Dara. I am so excited to read more books by Jean!