“Charming … Rosen gives us a coming-of-age tale with a twist featuring a fun heroine who puts 100 per cent toward creating a happy ending.” — Quill & Quire
“This charming story of growing up and owning up, will ring true with readers, particularly those who share her cultural traditions.” — School Library Journal
“Fizzy, funny and ultimately redemptive.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Playing with Matches is compulsively readable. It is absolute fun, and Raina is the best kind of narrator.” — CM: Canadian Review of Materials
“Playing with Matches is a fabulously unique story—formal matchmaking is definitely not a regular theme in YA—that embeds all the angst of falling in love and growing up and doing right by your family and yourself all under one cover.” — CanLit for Little Canadians
“This is a funny, refreshing look at the challenges of being a teenager, when the world seems against you no matter how hard you try to make things right … because Rosen chooses to amuse rather than preach, her gentle lesson about self-discovery and forgiveness will resonate with young adult readers.” — National Reading Campaign
“Playing with Matches is a cute story, but it will also touch your heart.” — My Book Views
“Besides being a sweet, big-hearted coming-of-age comedy, this offers a fascinating glimpse into the importance of the matchmaking role in observant Jewish communities.” — The Bulletin of The Center for Children’s Books
“Deliciously plotted and unflaggingly entertaining, the narration of Rain’s double-life adventures is frantic, funny, and finally heart-warming … a catch readers won’t want to miss.” — Books for Kids
“Breezy and entertaining.” — Ottawa Jewish Bulletin