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The Singles Table by Sara Desai

5 reviews

agiecummings's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad 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

4.5

This book was so cute. I think I liked it almost as much as book #2 in the series, The Dating Plan, which I absolutely adored. Overall, this love story is so sweet, but the 3rd person POV really threw me off - it was my first one in a while and I forgot how impersonal that can feel when reading.

But let’s get to the actual couple. I really liked Jay and Zara. I liked how complimentary their characteristics were - in an opposites attract type of way. I also loved that he fell in spite of himself in love with her and that was so satisfying. I also loved that she was supposed to find him a match and then they ended up in love. It was like a hint of fake dating, but not quite.

I will say the PTSD for Jay seems like something that either should have been more of a storyline in the “real” version (aka not the fictional story version) of their love story. It’s a serious condition, and we almost went to the point of “brushing it under the rug” - not quite, but close. And that felt a bit inauthentic.


It’s very sweet, but not my #1 in the series. But, if you liked the other two, you won’t be disappointed by this one. 
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bethbaty's review

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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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merlesstorys's review against another edition

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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

4.0

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nicolesreadingbooks's review

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emotional funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.25

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blackveilbeccy's review against another edition

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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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