Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake audiobook, by Alexis Hall... Fans of Casey McQuiston, Christina Lauren, and Abby Jimenez will love this scrumptious and sweet romantic comedy from the "dizzyingly talented writer" of Boyfriend Material (Entertainment Weekly)LGBTQ Reads: Most Anticipated Adult LGBTQAP Fiction 2021We Are Bookish: Spring Releases to Have on Your RadarFollowing the recipe is the key to a successful bake. Rosaline Palmer has always lived by those rules—well, except for when she dropped out of college to raise her daughter, Amelie. Now, with a paycheck as useful as greaseproof paper and a house crumbling faster than biscuits in tea, she’s teetering on the edge of financial disaster. But where there’s a whisk there’s a way . . . and Rosaline has just landed a spot on the nation’s most beloved baking show.Winning the prize money would give her daughter the life she deserves—and Rosaline is determined to stick to the …
Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake audiobook, by Alexis Hall... Fans of Casey McQuiston, Christina Lauren, and Abby Jimenez will love this scrumptious and sweet romantic comedy from the "dizzyingly talented writer" of Boyfriend Material (Entertainment Weekly)LGBTQ Reads: Most Anticipated Adult LGBTQAP Fiction 2021We Are Bookish: Spring Releases to Have on Your RadarFollowing the recipe is the key to a successful bake. Rosaline Palmer has always lived by those rules—well, except for when she dropped out of college to raise her daughter, Amelie. Now, with a paycheck as useful as greaseproof paper and a house crumbling faster than biscuits in tea, she’s teetering on the edge of financial disaster. But where there’s a whisk there’s a way . . . and Rosaline has just landed a spot on the nation’s most beloved baking show.Winning the prize money would give her daughter the life she deserves—and Rosaline is determined to stick to the instructions. However, more than collapsing trifles stand between Rosaline and sweet, sweet victory. Suave, well-educated, and parent-approved Alain Pope knows all the right moves to sweep her off her feet, but it’s shy electrician Harry Dobson who makes Rosaline question her long-held beliefs—about herself, her family, and her desires.Rosaline fears falling for Harry is a guaranteed recipe for disaster. Yet as the competition—and the ovens—heat up, Rosaline starts to realize the most delicious bakes come from the heart.
Review of 'Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I was an ardent watcher of the Great British Bake-Off when it was still the BBC, so of course I was extremely keen to read this book, and it did not disappoint. I actually listened to the audiobook, which was excellently done with fitting voices for the different characters. Alexis Hall hit the ambiance of the popular baking show on the head and the romance was lovely, even if the original love interest turned out to be a very chliche villain.
Review of 'Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
3.5 stars. Filing under romance even though it isn’t really a romance, but more romance-adjacent “women’s fiction”. I know why this is marketed as a romance but I’m curious about why Alexis Hall himself, who actually does write romance and understands the genre well, describes it as one.
Loved how the structure emphasized the great British baking show-ness of this book. The contestants and show staff were perfect. Might give the next in the series a try and hope for an actual romance