Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Singles Table by Sara Desai

7 reviews

withlivjones's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I really wanted to enjoy this book, but I couldn’t get into it at all. 

In terms of positives: I liked the celebration of South Asian culture, and I actually quite enjoyed Zara’s larger-than-life character - she was pretty funny with her tendency to overshare but also she really does care about people. 

However, Zara’s personality doesn’t quite make up for Jay’s lack thereof. I get that what the author was going for was “brooding and grumpy ex-soldier with a heart of gold” but I’m honestly quite over the trope of characters who think they’re unlovable because of their trauma. Jay does get a few bonus points for getting therapy in the end, though. 

Also, for a book that I initially thought was going to be about weddings, there wasn’t enough wedding content for me. The book appeared to turn into a legal drama for a moment towards the end which was entertaining if a little unexpected, and combined with many other moments in the plot that felt far too fantastical and cliche, as well as smut that was incredibly cringey (but thankfully not excessive), there were many times I wanted to put my copy down and go for a walk or something. 

This might be your cup of tea if you enjoy very cheesy grumpy x sunshine romances, but it just wasn’t for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Car accident, Death, and Mental illness

Minor: Animal death

bethbaty's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This book was fun. But I feel like it rushed into forcing the steamy stuff right from the jump, which made the build up feel a little anti-climactic. 
Also, I think the best part of this story was the low key mystery of the security camera hacking, and I thought the resolution would be way more exciting than it was. Again, a bit anti-climactic. Which was disappointing. 
I wouldn’t read this book again or really suggest it to others, but it wasn’t bad. 🤷‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Cancer, Death, Violence, and War

merlesstorys's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Blood, Death, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Car accident, Grief, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Sexual content

kdailyreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Medical content

Moderate: Abandonment, Cancer, Bullying, Alcohol, Terminal illness, and Car accident

Minor: Animal death, Pregnancy, Blood, Vomit, and Drug use

sharebear431's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident, War, Death, and Medical content

Minor: Sexual harassment

blackveilbeccy's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This wasn’t as strong as the first two. Ex-military alpha male falls in love with manic pixie dream girl in an opposites attract romance. At the beginning, neither main character really appealed to me but by the end I really loved the male love interest. The female lead straddled the line between quirky and annoying. As usual, the diverse ensemble cast was great. The depiction of mental illness was sensitive and well-handled. The “spicy” scenes were cringe - aside from the fact I generally don’t like them,

there’s only so many times you can talk about “lush” curves or the “crescents” of the female lead’s cleavage

and I just couldn’t even after 3 books of that kind of phrasing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Death, Car accident, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, War, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Body horror, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Drug use

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, and Vomit

PTSD, toxic family situations, military

alyssancoon's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Again, very good, but not quite as good as the other 2.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders