Ben's Bakery and the Hanukkah Miracle

3.25 stars. I'm all in favor of more Hanukkah romances, especially M/M ones. This was a good one, with musings on the true meaning of religion, mouth-watering jelly doughnuts and latkes (anything fried in oil is appropriate for the holiday), and one MC to die for (as the owner of a bakery, Ben is almost quite literally a cinnamon roll). Unfortunately Adam, the other MC, has a stick up his judgmental butt, reminding me of the worst kind of narrow-minded people who think they know the “right” way to be Jewish (or any religion, for that matter). He does come to his senses at the end but his resolution to be a better man didn't quite absolve his earlier assholery.

Bonus points for notable secondary characters including a female Muslim assistant hockey coach, and a bunch of teenage boys who are accurately portrayed as both endearing and annoying at the same time.