A review by roodborstje
Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was wonderful! I love that even though this is a f/m romance the main character's bisexuality is not just a footnote, it really is a queer story about a queer person having queer relationships. Even the way her attraction to men is described still felt very queer to me, which was really great to see. 

The bakeoff-inspired setting was so much fun and really well done. I highly recommend this if you like The Great British Bakeoff, it felt like reading fanfic of the show, but I mean that in the most positive way!

I think the heavier topics in this book were handled with surpricing grace, especially the classism, I didn't expect to see that being discussed with such nuance in a fluffy romance book and I appreciated that a lot.
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