The Marriage Game
Ratings23
Average rating3.4
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Ratings23
Average rating3.4
“This novel has all the funny banter and sexy feels you could want in a romantic comedy.”–NPR A high stakes wager pits an aspiring entrepreneur against a ruthless CEO in this sexy romantic comedy. After her life falls apart, recruitment consultant Layla Patel returns home to her family in San Francisco. But in the eyes of her father, who runs a Michelin starred restaurant, she can do no wrong. He would do anything to see her smile again. With the best intentions in mind, he offers her the office upstairs to start her new business and creates a profile on an online dating site to find her a man. She doesn’t know he’s arranged a series of blind dates until the first one comes knocking on her door… As CEO of a corporate downsizing company Sam Mehta is more used to conflict than calm. In search of a quiet new office, he finds the perfect space above a cozy Indian restaurant that smells like home. But when communication goes awry, he's forced to share his space with the owner's beautiful yet infuriating daughter Layla, her crazy family, and a parade of hopeful suitors, all of whom threaten to disrupt his carefully ordered life. As they face off in close quarters, the sarcasm and sparks fly. But when the battle for the office becomes a battle of the heart, Sam and Layla have to decide if this is love or just a game.
Series
3 primary booksMarriage Game is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2020 with contributions by Sara Desai.
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I enjoyed this more than I was expecting. It was a fun rom-con with a super fun group of side characters.
I have very mixed feelings about The Marriage Game. Ultimately, I liked the ending. The problem for me is that it took over a month to read the book because I was so annoyed by the main characters for 85% of the book.
Here's one of my notes from while I was reading: Sam is sexist martyr wallowing in his man pain.
That sums up a lot of the plot, and most of my issues with the book: Sam was a melodramatic asshole.
Here are some of my favorite Sam moments:
“Hassan was checking out your ass when I walked in. What would you have done if I wasn't there?”
“How could he dance when Nisha would never dance again?”
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I'm hedging between a 2 and a 2.5.
There were times it was fun but from the beginning, it just wasn't what I expected. However, I also can't specifically articulate why I didn't like it. I skim read parts of it because I was bored and but wanted to finish because I don't like DNFng desi romances.
