The Dating Plan

Score: 4/5 Bookmarks

Steam rating: 🍆🍆 /5

I love a good fake relationship trope so I was excited to read The Dating Plan by Sara Desai.

Daisy Patel works as a software engineer at a struggling start-up, she just got dumped, and her family are constantly trying to set her up with eligible men, which is annoying her to no end.

Liam Murphy is working at a venture capital firm and just found out he’s been left his grandfather’s whiskey refinery business in his will, with the catch that he has to be married by his next birthday, which is only two months away!

Liam and Daisy used to be friends when they were younger. At least they were until Liam stood Daisy up for her prom. They haven’t seen each other since that night, until they bump into each other at an investor pitching event and Liam decides she’s the perfect person to help him with his predicament—and he isn’t going to let a little matter like her hating him stand in his way.

The story was fun, although you’ll have to suspend reality and just roll with the way they get together because it’s over-the-top, and all happens very fast. I really enjoyed both of the main characters, they had their own unique quirks that made them relatable and a joy to read about. Plus they weren’t super young, which I appreciated…I get tired of reading about early-twenties drama in romances.

Overall, it’s a fun and relatively light read but it still has some heart, and there is some talk of emotional abuse and strained family relationships. I really enjoyed learning more about Daisy’s culture and marriage traditions too. Oh, and there’s a healthy amount of steam…of the bed-breaking variety. 😉

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Synopsis:

Daisy Patel is a software engineer who understands lists and logic better than bosses and boyfriends. With her life all planned out, and no interest in love, the one thing she can't give her family is the marriage they expect. Left with few options, she asks her childhood crush to be her decoy fiance.

Liam Murphy is a venture capitalist with something to prove. When he learns that his inheritance is contingent on being married, he realizes his best friend's little sister has the perfect solution to his problem. A marriage of convenience will get Daisy's matchmaking relatives off her back and fulfill the terms of his late grandfather's will. If only he hadn't broken her tender teenage heart nine years ago...

Sparks fly when Daisy and Liam go on a series of dates to legitimize their fake relationship. Too late, they realize that very little is convenient about their arrangement. History and chemistry aren't about to follow the rules of this engagement.