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The Singles Table
by Sara DesaiSeries: Marriage Game #3
Published by Berkley on November 16, 2021
SubGenres: Contemporary Romance, Multicultural Romance
Format: AudioBook
Pages: 322
Narrator: Soneela Nankani
Length: 10 Hours And 44 Minutes
Source: Library - Libby
Audience: 18+/Adult
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Opposites attract in this romantic comedy about a free-spirited lawyer who is determined to find the perfect match for the grumpy bachelor at her friend’s wedding
After a devastating break-up, celebrity-obsessed lawyer Zara Patel is determined never to open her heart again. She puts her energy into building her career and helping her friends find romance through the wedding season. She's never faced a guest at the singles table she couldn’t match, until she crosses paths with the sinfully sexy Jay Donovan.
Former military security specialist Jay has no time for love. His life is about working hard, staying focused, and winning at all costs. When charismatic Zara crashes into his life, he's thrown into close contact with exactly the kind of chaos he wants to avoid. Worse, they're stuck together for the entire wedding season.
So they make a deal. She'll find his special someone if he introduces her to his celebrity clients. But when their arrangement brings them together in ways they never expected, they realize that the perfect match might just be their own.
The Singles Table is the final installment in Sara Desai’s Marriage Game Series, and I really enjoyed it. It was delightful, light-hearted, and funny, and I loved both characters. Zara and Jay are complete opposites, and that is clear from their first meeting while paintballing. Zara has a fun, quirky personality and works at a law firm that fits her perfectly, while Jay is grumpy, reserved, and a workaholic at his security company, which he’s trying to grow internationally. They keep ending up near each other at their friends’ weddings, and Zara makes it a point to matchmake Jay so she can prove she can do it better than the Aunties. However, both characters eventually fall for one another, though it takes one of them a while to realize the other is attracted to them. I rooted for them the whole time because they were an adorable couple, even if they initially didn’t like one another.
It may be a Romantic Comedy that had me laughing, but it has some seriousness to it as well. Jay suffers from PTSD after serving in the Air Force, and Sara Desai shows what he is going through and how Zara helps him once she realizes what is happening. Zara also struggles with relationships because of what happened to her parents and their relationship. She feels she has a horrible time having a relationship herself due to her parents not working out.
One of my favorite moments is when Zara goes to her father’s art show and finds out his paintings look like something specific, and she’s horrified at first. You’ll have to read this book to find out what he painted. Art is art, and I would have loved to have gone to Zara’s father’s art show and seen it in person.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book, and the ending didn’t make me mad like the previous book. I give this book 4-stars, and after reading this series, I definitely plan on checking out Sara Desai’s other books. I could definitely see this being made into a movie, and I would want to watch it.
Would I recommend this book? Yes. If you are looking for a romantic comedy to read this summer with a grumpy/sunshine storyline, then check out The Singles Table by Sara Desai.
What to Expect:
✔️Contemporary Romance
✔️Multicultural Romance
✔️Grumpy/Sunshine
✔️Opposites Attract
✔️Forced Proximity
About Sara Desai
Sara Desai has been a lawyer, radio DJ, marathon runner, historian, bouncer and librarian. She lives on Vancouver Island with her husband, kids and an assortment of forest creatures who think they are pets. Sara writes sexy romantic comedy and contemporary romance with a multicultural twist. When not laughing at her own jokes, Sara can be found eating nachos.
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