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The Marriage Game
by Sara Desai
(Note: This book does contain mentions of domestic violence, so please be aware if that is something you want to avoid.)
I was very torn while trying to decide if I actually liked this book or not. At times, it was a very sweet and hot romance, but at others, it was just frustrating to read. I had the same problem that I think a lot of readers had (judging by the reviews on Goodreads), and that was with the main character’s love interest. She could have done so much better, and I feel like her decision to stay with Sam was a mistake after some of the things he did. It’s why I gave it three stars instead of four.
Up until about 75%, I was sure it was going to be a four-star book. I was enjoying it, it had a nice writing style, and the pacing was good. It was a super fast read. I read it in less than twenty-four hours, and it’s been a long time since a book has kept me engaged enough to read for so long at a time, which was the redeeming factor in keeping my rating from dropping to two stars.
I liked Layla as a character, even though I think she did make some questionable decisions, but her family was the highlight for me. I would gladly read a book about the rest of her family, as long as Sam is not mentioned at all. Some of the things he did would have been hard to overlook and move past, and I realize this is fiction, but his character did almost ruin the book for me. I would have been happy to see Layla remain single rather than stay with him.
All in all, The Marriage Game was a fast-paced and well-written romance, problematic love interests aside, and others may enjoy it more than I did.
I was very torn while trying to decide if I actually liked this book or not. At times, it was a very sweet and hot romance, but at others, it was just frustrating to read. I had the same problem that I think a lot of readers had (judging by the reviews on Goodreads), and that was with the main character’s love interest. She could have done so much better, and I feel like her decision to stay with Sam was a mistake after some of the things he did. It’s why I gave it three stars instead of four.
Up until about 75%, I was sure it was going to be a four-star book. I was enjoying it, it had a nice writing style, and the pacing was good. It was a super fast read. I read it in less than twenty-four hours, and it’s been a long time since a book has kept me engaged enough to read for so long at a time, which was the redeeming factor in keeping my rating from dropping to two stars.
I liked Layla as a character, even though I think she did make some questionable decisions, but her family was the highlight for me. I would gladly read a book about the rest of her family, as long as Sam is not mentioned at all. Some of the things he did would have been hard to overlook and move past, and I realize this is fiction, but his character did almost ruin the book for me. I would have been happy to see Layla remain single rather than stay with him.
All in all, The Marriage Game was a fast-paced and well-written romance, problematic love interests aside, and others may enjoy it more than I did.