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A review by unravelingchaos
The Singles Table by Sara Desai
4.0
Going into The Singles Table, I didn't know it was part of the Marriage Game series. You can read The Singles Table as a standalone without any confusion. I haven't read anything from Sara Desai before, but I own The Dating Plan. After reading The Singles Table, The Dating Plan has sparked my interest more. So I'm planning to read that sometime soon.
Just from reading the summary, The Singles Table captured me with all of my favorite buzz words; grumpy x sunshine, opposites attract, and romantic comedy.
I can't picture things in my head. It's a condition called aphantasia. That aside, the whole time I was reading The Singles Table, I was able to imagine it as a rom-com film/tv series. Sometimes you want a rom-com to take you away from your life. Something cheesy and entertaining in the best possible way.
Zara is a walking contradiction. Not only that, but she's a mess and relatable. When someone is happy all of the time without a care in the world, it just seems fake to me, and it irks me. But with Zara, it was just enough that it doesn't cross the line. She may be happy and free-spirited, but she has depth. She isn't naive but rather chooses to see the positive instead of the negative. Jay was so grumpy, and I loved it. Even though they were opposites, they understood one another on some level. The only thing that I didn't like was how Jay was presented in the beginning with how he talked and what he said. But besides that, I enjoyed reading The Singles Table.
The Singles Table has a full-circle moment. It begins and ends with a paintballing scene, which was something I loved. Their meeting was so funny that I couldn't help but laugh the whole time I was reading it. The Singles Table as a whole was entertaining but also heartfelt. I can't wait to read more from Sara Desai.
Just from reading the summary, The Singles Table captured me with all of my favorite buzz words; grumpy x sunshine, opposites attract, and romantic comedy.
I can't picture things in my head. It's a condition called aphantasia. That aside, the whole time I was reading The Singles Table, I was able to imagine it as a rom-com film/tv series. Sometimes you want a rom-com to take you away from your life. Something cheesy and entertaining in the best possible way.
Zara is a walking contradiction. Not only that, but she's a mess and relatable. When someone is happy all of the time without a care in the world, it just seems fake to me, and it irks me. But with Zara, it was just enough that it doesn't cross the line. She may be happy and free-spirited, but she has depth. She isn't naive but rather chooses to see the positive instead of the negative. Jay was so grumpy, and I loved it. Even though they were opposites, they understood one another on some level. The only thing that I didn't like was how Jay was presented in the beginning with how he talked and what he said. But besides that, I enjoyed reading The Singles Table.
The Singles Table has a full-circle moment. It begins and ends with a paintballing scene, which was something I loved. Their meeting was so funny that I couldn't help but laugh the whole time I was reading it. The Singles Table as a whole was entertaining but also heartfelt. I can't wait to read more from Sara Desai.