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The Singles Table

The Singles Table

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  • Create Date：2023-01-20 06:54:20
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  • Author：Sara Desai
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Summary

Opposites attract in this romantic comedy about a free-spirited lawyer who is determined to find the perfect match for the grumpy bachelor at her friend’s wedding

After a devastating break-up， celebrity-obsessed lawyer Zara Patel is determined never to open her heart again。 She puts her energy into building her career and helping her friends find romance through the wedding season。 She's never faced a guest at the singles table she couldn’t match， until she crosses paths with the sinfully sexy Jay Donovan。

Former military security specialist Jay has no time for love。 His life is about working hard， staying focused， and winning at all costs。 When charismatic Zara crashes into his life， he's thrown into close contact with exactly the kind of chaos he wants to avoid。 Worse， they're stuck together for the entire wedding season。

So they make a deal。 She'll find his special someone if he introduces her to his celebrity clients。 But when their arrangement brings them together in ways they never expected， they realize that the perfect match might just be their own。

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Reviews

riley ledford ，

DNF， also doesn't count。 L book。 DNF， also doesn't count。 L book。 。。。more

Lyndsay ，

3。5

Nainika Gupta ，

Adorable， funny， and full of love。 I adored their story and was so happy to read their ending！

anika ，

i was gonna give this a 3/5 but now i feel bad cause i gave the dating game a 3。25/5 and i feel like i like this book more than that one so。。。。 ill give this one a 3。5 cause i liked the characters and i was sucked into the book yknow and it was really quick and easy to read and it was fun， mmmmmmm idk what to write， anyway my fav book out if the three is def the first cause i loved the characters and idk it was just fun to read， they were all fun though yknow， ill prob write more when i remember i was gonna give this a 3/5 but now i feel bad cause i gave the dating game a 3。25/5 and i feel like i like this book more than that one so。。。。 ill give this one a 3。5 cause i liked the characters and i was sucked into the book yknow and it was really quick and easy to read and it was fun， mmmmmmm idk what to write， anyway my fav book out if the three is def the first cause i loved the characters and idk it was just fun to read， they were all fun though yknow， ill prob write more when i remember what happened 。。。more

Mariya ，

DNF @ 59%

sophie ，

Least favourite of the series I just couldn’t connect to the characters。

Lucy Rees ，

One broken heart。 One grumpy bachelor。 One very sexy deal。Vibrant and celebrity-obsessed lawyer Zara Patel is dead set against ever being in a relationship again， she doesn’t see it worth the pain。 Instead she puts all her energy into building her career and helping her friends and family find love。 That is until she crosses paths with the moody Jay Dayal。 He is a former military security specialist who is far too busy to even entertain the ideas of love and relationships。 Oh， and to make it wor One broken heart。 One grumpy bachelor。 One very sexy deal。Vibrant and celebrity-obsessed lawyer Zara Patel is dead set against ever being in a relationship again， she doesn’t see it worth the pain。 Instead she puts all her energy into building her career and helping her friends and family find love。 That is until she crosses paths with the moody Jay Dayal。 He is a former military security specialist who is far too busy to even entertain the ideas of love and relationships。 Oh， and to make it worse they’re stuck together for the whole wedding season。 So in order for them to get through such a trying time for singles， they strike up a deal-Zara finds Jay his special someone， whilst he introduces her to his celebrity clients。 Simple， yeah？ Well it might not be， because it turns out the perfect match might just be sitting under their noses。 This book was honestly everything and more！ It had me clinging onto every page just waiting in anticipation for the next part， and when it came to the ending it had me giggling and smiling🫶🏻Sara Desai created such a beautiful and vibrant world within this book。 Her characters were well thought out and developed， with unique lives and personalities of their own， they were all so brilliant especially Zara’s aunties。 The love story between Zara and Jay was so special too， as despite being opposites at first they really did compliment each other so well and helped each other get through such hardships。 Their story is reassurance for anyone who has ever felt unworthy of love or felt like they were ever too much for someone❤️ 。。。more

EmmaLee Smith ，

I really liked this！ I enjoyed Zara’s character a lot， even if she was very ~quirky~ but I never felt like she was a manic pixie dream girl。 She was just full of life and I understood why everyone seemed to gravitate towards her。 Jay took longer to grow on me， because he seemed very dedicated to being emotionally stunted and denying he had any issues he needs to work on even though he literally has PTSD。 But whatever。 Their grumpy/sunshine vibes really worked on me and I laughed out loud all the I really liked this！ I enjoyed Zara’s character a lot， even if she was very ~quirky~ but I never felt like she was a manic pixie dream girl。 She was just full of life and I understood why everyone seemed to gravitate towards her。 Jay took longer to grow on me， because he seemed very dedicated to being emotionally stunted and denying he had any issues he needs to work on even though he literally has PTSD。 But whatever。 Their grumpy/sunshine vibes really worked on me and I laughed out loud all the time with their banter。 And then I’d want to spray Jay with a water bottle and say “stop that！” But by the end， I did really like him and thought that him and Zara were well matched for each other。 Very romantic 。。。more

gracie snapka ，

I LOVED THIS BOOK！！ i don’t know why i put it off so long。 it’s so well written， with lovable characters and amazing romance chemistry。 i love the “opposites attract” trope in this novel。 it reminds me of the janine and gregory from abbott elementary。 the slow burn and tension is just right and doesn’t drag on。 this book is truly underrated and deserves so much recognition。 10/10 recommend！

Zeta Swartz ，

cute romance ！

Allison Ruffolo ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Okay i didn’t like this as much as i thought but i’m pretty sure that’s my fault bc it’s the 3rd book in the series and i read it first。 i feel like i wasn’t as attached to the characters and that may be part of the reason why。 their actual relationship was cute but the epilogue went from 0-100 real quick considering it was a year later and they were already married with a kid idk how i felt abt that one。 it wasn’t bad by any means but i think i would’ve enjoyed it much more if i read the other Okay i didn’t like this as much as i thought but i’m pretty sure that’s my fault bc it’s the 3rd book in the series and i read it first。 i feel like i wasn’t as attached to the characters and that may be part of the reason why。 their actual relationship was cute but the epilogue went from 0-100 real quick considering it was a year later and they were already married with a kid idk how i felt abt that one。 it wasn’t bad by any means but i think i would’ve enjoyed it much more if i read the other 2 books first oops。 。。。more

Emily Morrissey ，

Loved this book just as much as Sara’s book The Dating Plan！

emily ，

WOW！ Such an amazing book， has such good details and just knows how to speak to the reader。 One of Sarah’s best books in my opinion， and I love how the 3 connected books just add little mentions of another book， I definitely freaked when I was a little connection to The Dating Plan。 Love this book， would recommend on a heartbeat。

Eleanore June ，

3。5 Zara was honestly a little off putting。 I know her whole deal was that she was "too much"， but my gosh she was TOO MUCH。Jay was driven， and seeing him thaw and come to terms with his past and his insecurities was the bright spot in this book for me。There were some great moments， but it could have benefited from some major editing。 Zara， especially。 Good gracious she was a LOT。 3。5 Zara was honestly a little off putting。 I know her whole deal was that she was "too much"， but my gosh she was TOO MUCH。Jay was driven， and seeing him thaw and come to terms with his past and his insecurities was the bright spot in this book for me。There were some great moments， but it could have benefited from some major editing。 Zara， especially。 Good gracious she was a LOT。 。。。more

Mmlady_63 ，

4。5🌟 to be exact is what I rated this book！——————————————————Loved it so much！！🫶🏻I laughed so much while reading thisI actually had a history exam like on Sunday and I was depressed like hating every history that was ever made and written be we had to know all the dates and they were confusing like "In 1985 on the 5th month of the year" and then "1985， the 8th month of the year" my head was dizzy so I gave up and read a page and instantly my mood improved even my sis who also had a history exam（ 4。5🌟 to be exact is what I rated this book！——————————————————Loved it so much！！🫶🏻I laughed so much while reading thisI actually had a history exam like on Sunday and I was depressed like hating every history that was ever made and written be we had to know all the dates and they were confusing like "In 1985 on the 5th month of the year" and then "1985， the 8th month of the year" my head was dizzy so I gave up and read a page and instantly my mood improved even my sis who also had a history exam（ depressed too） thought I was crazy😭The characters were just so funny and felt real to meLike Zara brightened my day and she reminded me of Zahra from "The fine print" however just more clumsier🙃I enjoyed how even though she was optimistic， she also has dark moments of her life， sad ones which made her feel more real to meAnd how she didn't want to confirm her relationship with Jay until she got over her painful memories and how Jay wanted to become better so took a huge step and asked for helpTheir relationship was literally perfect， not in the sense that they didn't have any problems but where they do have traumas and problems but they're learning to solve them to becomes better for themselves and the people that care about themEven the side character made me feel connected to them and always made me have a smile on my face！The aunties 😩🫶🏻They were the funniest and literally the best aunties anyone can ask for！Zara's best friend was the definition of a real friend🫱🏻‍🫲🏼Jay's mother and her boyfriend（Rick） made me laugh a lot and loved their chill vibes>>This book contains a grumpy x sunshine trope which I loved！Like Jay is a grumpy man， to the point that he hides his funny and sweet side under the indifference pretense he always carries be of the many traumas he faced Then we have Zara which is like a day of sunshine shining so bright that no one notices the pain she holds from her past——————————————————In total， this book is definitely on the list that I'd recommend eveyone to read！！ 。。。more

Annayah Reinarhz ，

It is a cute romance and the spice is decent。 however the low rating is purely because of zara。 she gave me the energy of people who act like they are in relationships and adore all of the romantic benefits but refuse to claim they are in a relationship， and that infuriated me。 i would not recommend this to someone but i also would not tell someone to not read this i guess。

rebecca samudio ，

3。5⭐️this was horny boy and horny girl trying to stay away from each other and failing miserably。 really cute :）

Amy Xiang ，

Pretty average romance。 I really liked Jay， but every reference to Lin Manuel-Miranda made me die a little inside

Grace Delaney ，

A good book that follows the basic love story plot！ I did finish it in one day， so it was a fun and quick read that I enjoyed！

reena ☆｡:* ，

damn this was cute。

Abby ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It was going to be 4 stars but the "oopsies we had so much sex we ran out of condoms but couldn't be bothered to buy more" baby in the epilogue ruined it It was going to be 4 stars but the "oopsies we had so much sex we ran out of condoms but couldn't be bothered to buy more" baby in the epilogue ruined it 。。。more

Nidhi ，

the name dev is such a turn on。 10/10

Nina ，

You can tell when the author is trying to be funny。。。it's not working。 The main character is painted as someone outgoing and vibrant， but the character just came across as trying too hard to be "quirky。" The male lead was a pretty stereotypical and generic character trope。 The story seemed to lose its premise。 Zara was supposed to be matchmaker for Jay， but it was obvious that Jay didn't even want that from the beginning。 What was the point？？ Like this went NO WHERE。 The literal summary of this You can tell when the author is trying to be funny。。。it's not working。 The main character is painted as someone outgoing and vibrant， but the character just came across as trying too hard to be "quirky。" The male lead was a pretty stereotypical and generic character trope。 The story seemed to lose its premise。 Zara was supposed to be matchmaker for Jay， but it was obvious that Jay didn't even want that from the beginning。 What was the point？？ Like this went NO WHERE。 The literal summary of this is "So they make a deal。 She'll find his special someone if he introduces her to his celebrity clients。" Except they both were attracted and interested in each other almost instantly。 。。。more

Nicole M ，

Sara Desai does it again！ This book had all the fun loving banter my soul needed to end the year with。 All of her books are amazing and will definitely make you fall in love with her corky， weird， amazing characters。 🌶️ Rating: 4/5⭐️ Rating 4/5

Mon Thomas ，

3。5

Amarachi ，

Another fun and wholesome romcom。 This book has matchmaking Indian aunties， a matchmaking main character， relatable characters including great cultural Indian traditions that have a lot of similarities to my culture。

Carlotta Harold ，

GOD I LOVE THIS BOOK。 the pining and the angst and the denial of feelings even though their love is obvious to everyone else in existence？？？？？ adored it。 perfection。 i love that trope so much。 and UGH jay was so delicious i can't even i love him so much。 when he showed up at her door in his security gear？？？？ STOP PLEASE SIR。 and god i just love zara so much。 she really puts the hot in hot mess。 she's so me lmao。 i love how passionate and loyal and crazy and messy and fun and loud she is。 she thr GOD I LOVE THIS BOOK。 the pining and the angst and the denial of feelings even though their love is obvious to everyone else in existence？？？？？ adored it。 perfection。 i love that trope so much。 and UGH jay was so delicious i can't even i love him so much。 when he showed up at her door in his security gear？？？？ STOP PLEASE SIR。 and god i just love zara so much。 she really puts the hot in hot mess。 she's so me lmao。 i love how passionate and loyal and crazy and messy and fun and loud she is。 she throws herself head first into the things she is interested in without thinking about the consequences and i honestly don't think i've related to a main character so much。 also， i can't overstate how funny this entire series is and how amazing sara desai is at creating the wonderfully boisterous patel family that unites these books。 i cannot recommend this book or this series enough。 。。。more

Lindsay Maple ，

omg THIS BOOK！ Zara is such a ball of energy， I loved her SO MUCH。 And when we were introduced to Jay I was like YASSS opposites attract！ These two are so different it's scary， but they bring a much needed balance to each other's lives。 I thoroughly enjoyed watching these two go from wedding to wedding， getting closer and closer despite how they both thought they needed someone else to be their partner。 The writing was amazing， so many funny and sweet moments， highly recommend this book！ omg THIS BOOK！ Zara is such a ball of energy， I loved her SO MUCH。 And when we were introduced to Jay I was like YASSS opposites attract！ These two are so different it's scary， but they bring a much needed balance to each other's lives。 I thoroughly enjoyed watching these two go from wedding to wedding， getting closer and closer despite how they both thought they needed someone else to be their partner。 The writing was amazing， so many funny and sweet moments， highly recommend this book！ 。。。more

Amrutha Prasad ，

Lighthearted， fun， fluffy。 You always know what you’re getting with Sara Desai！

nina edwards ，

the DRAMA。 the DRAMA。 the D R A M A。 i was SQUEALING on the couch reading this。 LOVED IT LOVED IT LOVED IT。 groveling men are my favorite

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