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A review by shivani_n
The Dating Plan by Sara Desai
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? No
4.0
"from the first day we first met, i knew i needed you in my life. you took the chaos and made it calm. you lifted my heart with your smile and awed me with your brilliant mind. i kept every secret valentine, every scribbled note, your stuffed rabbit, and the answer to every math question i gave you. i hoped one day to be the kind of man who you could love, a man who would hold and cherish you, a man worthy of you..."
this book was very cheesy and cute i had a great time reading it. i've always wanted to read a romcom with a desi main character and the first time i did (dating dr. dil by nisha sharma) it was terrible and it made me sad, but this book definitely made up for it!! all the food references made me happy and the way that daisy and liam call each other "humraaz" was so sweet. it's an urdu term of endearment that means "the one with whom we share our secrets".
however, i wish that the book was written in both past and present timelines. there was all this talk of daisy having a huge crush on liam as a teenager, so when he left it really hit her hard, but since we don't really get to see any of their interactions/the development of their relationship all those years ago, it lessens the impact. i think having flashback chapters could have deepened the reader's understanding of the different relationship dynamics in the book, not only between daisy and liam but daisy and sanjay, liam and sanjay, and also liam and his own family. nevertheless, i do understand that this would make the book a lot heavier in terms of content, because liam had a really traumatic childhood so the author may not have wanted write about that in depth. i respect her decision to just keep this as a light romcom; i'm just being biased because childhood friends to lovers/second chance romance is my favourite trope lmao. i just genuinely think it would have made the story so much better if we had gotten at least a few flashbacks to their childhood. it would have made all the yearning and longing they felt a lot stronger but HEY that's just my opinion. i still liked the book.
to conclude, the dating plan is not really anything super special, but it was still a really fun read, hence the four stars :)
this book was very cheesy and cute i had a great time reading it. i've always wanted to read a romcom with a desi main character and the first time i did (dating dr. dil by nisha sharma) it was terrible and it made me sad, but this book definitely made up for it!! all the food references made me happy and the way that daisy and liam call each other "humraaz" was so sweet. it's an urdu term of endearment that means "the one with whom we share our secrets".
however, i wish that the book was written in both past and present timelines. there was all this talk of daisy having a huge crush on liam as a teenager, so when he left it really hit her hard, but since we don't really get to see any of their interactions/the development of their relationship all those years ago, it lessens the impact. i think having flashback chapters could have deepened the reader's understanding of the different relationship dynamics in the book, not only between daisy and liam but daisy and sanjay, liam and sanjay, and also liam and his own family. nevertheless, i do understand that this would make the book a lot heavier in terms of content, because liam had a really traumatic childhood so the author may not have wanted write about that in depth. i respect her decision to just keep this as a light romcom; i'm just being biased because childhood friends to lovers/second chance romance is my favourite trope lmao. i just genuinely think it would have made the story so much better if we had gotten at least a few flashbacks to their childhood. it would have made all the yearning and longing they felt a lot stronger but HEY that's just my opinion. i still liked the book.
to conclude, the dating plan is not really anything super special, but it was still a really fun read, hence the four stars :)