{"id":27837,"date":"2021-11-29T10:52:14","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T15:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=27837"},"modified":"2022-10-16T03:46:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T03:46:21","slug":"review-the-singles-table-by-sara-desai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/29\/review-the-singles-table-by-sara-desai\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Singles Table by Sara Desai"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-27837\" data-postid=\"27837\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-27837 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/the-singles-table-sara-desai.jpg?resize=333%2C500\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Singles Table by Sara Desai\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Singles Table by Sara Desai\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">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\u00a0helping her friends find their happily-ever-afters. She&#8217;s never faced a guest at the singles table she couldn\u2019t\u00a0match, until she crosses paths with the sinfully sexy\u00a0Jay Dayal.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">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\u00a0into his life, he&#8217;s thrown into close contact with exactly the kind of chaos he wants to avoid. Worse, they&#8217;re stuck together for the entire wedding season.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">So they make a deal. She&#8217;ll find his\u00a0special someone\u00a0if 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.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Nov 16, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Marriage Game<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>3<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $9.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Zara Patel<\/strong> is this crazy celeb-obsessed attorney who loves her single life. She makes sure to dodge all the aunties during the wedding season by hooking everyone else up. She reserves her spot at the singles table but she never remains there. She is too busy playing match makers until this season she realizes she may actually find her match.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At her table, she is introduced to a grumpy military security personnel, <strong>Jay Donovan<\/strong>. He is definitely adding a sour vibe to the mix but she is determined to pair him up with someone. Jay doesn\u2019t mind since his mother has been riding him to find the perfect woman. He agrees to Zara\u2019s scheme. All he has to do is let her in on where he will be with his celebrity clients. The problem is that Zara thought pairing Jay with a woman would be easy but she finds herself wanting to be with him.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This book is so hilarious and zany. I really love the cast of mix characters. We get to see old and new from the series. There are some really fun times and the chemistry between Jay and Zara are off the charts. This is the perfect blend of rom-com meets opposites attract. I couldn\u2019t pair two different characters together for the perfect romance if I wanted to.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jay is top-level book boyfriend. Yes, he is a bit grumpy and very militant but he loosens up and he allows Zara to be Zara.\u00a0 He also has some PTSD from childhood and his family. The author could have gone deeper on that issue but I understand that she may wanted to keep the light feeling. The only thing that annoyed me was the back and forth with the characters. The push and pull feeling is never attractive to me in romance novels but they are a ploy many uses, that I tend to accept it.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, I can\u2019t wait to see who is next up in this series. Fans for a fun light hearted read should definitely pick up this book. You didn\u2019t even have to read the first book in the series.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br \/><br \/><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3xDimMD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/the-singles-table\/id1555816813?itsct=books_box_link&amp;itscg=30200&amp;ls=1&amp;at=11l88k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-singles-table-sara-desai\/1138900767?ean=9780593100615\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-singles-table\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Sara_Desai_The_Singles_Table?id=FCYgEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a devastating break-up, celebrity-obsessed lawyer Zara Patel is determined never to open her heart again. 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She puts her energy into building her career and\u00a0helping her friends find their happily-ever-afters. She's never faced a guest at the singles table she couldn\u2019t\u00a0match, until she crosses paths with the sinfully sexy\u00a0Jay Dayal.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>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\u00a0into 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.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>So they make a deal. She'll find his\u00a0special someone\u00a0if 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.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Nov 16, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Marriage Game<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>3<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $9.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Zara Patel<\/strong> is this crazy celeb-obsessed attorney who loves her single life. She makes sure to dodge all the aunties during the wedding season by hooking everyone else up. She reserves her spot at the singles table but she never remains there. She is too busy playing match makers until this season she realizes she may actually find her match.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At her table, she is introduced to a grumpy military security personnel, <strong>Jay Donovan<\/strong>. He is definitely adding a sour vibe to the mix but she is determined to pair him up with someone. Jay doesn\u2019t mind since his mother has been riding him to find the perfect woman. He agrees to Zara\u2019s scheme. All he has to do is let her in on where he will be with his celebrity clients. The problem is that Zara thought pairing Jay with a woman would be easy but she finds herself wanting to be with him.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This book is so hilarious and zany. I really love the cast of mix characters. We get to see old and new from the series. There are some really fun times and the chemistry between Jay and Zara are off the charts. This is the perfect blend of rom-com meets opposites attract. I couldn\u2019t pair two different characters together for the perfect romance if I wanted to.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jay is top-level book boyfriend. Yes, he is a bit grumpy and very militant but he loosens up and he allows Zara to be Zara.\u00a0 He also has some PTSD from childhood and his family. The author could have gone deeper on that issue but I understand that she may wanted to keep the light feeling. The only thing that annoyed me was the back and forth with the characters. The push and pull feeling is never attractive to me in romance novels but they are a ploy many uses, that I tend to accept it.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, I can\u2019t wait to see who is next up in this series. Fans for a fun light hearted read should definitely pick up this book. You didn\u2019t even have to read the first book in the series.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br \/><br \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3xDimMD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/the-singles-table\/id1555816813?itsct=books_box_link&amp;itscg=30200&amp;ls=1&amp;at=11l88k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-singles-table-sara-desai\/1138900767?ean=9780593100615\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-singles-table\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Sara_Desai_The_Singles_Table?id=FCYgEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27837"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27837\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29092,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27837\/revisions\/29092"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}