Reviews with content warning for Drug use - The Singles Table

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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funny lighthearted fast-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

4.25

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

I get frustrated with the “these two people are obviously in love but keep denying it” plot

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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

4.25

Sara Desai's books just keep getting better! I loved the characters in this book, especially Zara.

This book had a perfect mix of funny, emotional, sweet, and steamy moments in it! Watching these two overcome their issues to be open to love was a little frustrating at times, but overall very well done. Some of the scenes were kinda absurd and hilarious, and I loved it! Can't wait for more from this series!!!

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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? No

4.5

4,5 I’m taking away .25 because I thought Jay was too possessive in the beginning but it went away so once again just .25. I’m taking another .25 away though because I feel like Sara Desai reused some of the problems in the previous books for this one.

There were lots of moments that made me blush and made me want to close the book/hide my face with the book (in a “AH THATS SO CUTE” and “SWOON” kind of way). I liked Jay, and honestly Zara was not annoying at all, my pick is still Liam though I’m kinda bummed they weren’t in this besides being mentioned.

I was SO GLAD when part of the storyline didn’t involve Jay and his dad meeting and his dad apologizing and Jay forgiving him because that would’ve been dumb.

Also I don’t want to be THAT person but I’m starting to think Sara Desai has mommy issues.

I thought the celebrity loving bits were funny and relatable to me. I loved how Jay and Zara complement each other and that Zara makes Jay feel comfortable enough to not have to be the one ‘in charge’, thought that was very sweet. Oh, and Jay basically doing damage control before Zara runs into anyone/anything was funny and adorable too.

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