$150,000 Rugelach

The rivalry between Jack and Jillian pulled me in right away, but the way their friendship builds through shared grief over her mother hit me harder than I expected. I finished it in two sittings and immediately texted my sister to borrow my copy.

I bought this for my book club and we couldn’t stop talking about how the rivalry between Jack and Jillian sneaks up on you—it’s funny one page, then suddenly heartbreaking the next. The dessert angle weaves through the story in a way that feels genuinely hungry-making, and I found myself rooting fo

The way Jack and Jillian’s grief and ambition intertwine over those rugelach recipes felt so real I nearly cried on the bus. A quick, warm read, but it stayed with me for days.