A review by quasinaut
Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble by Alexis Hall

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

It was lovely to return to the setting, characters, and structure of Bake Expectations -- and the brief call backs to "last season" were nice touches. Overall, I wish a bit more had happened in this book. For so much of it, we were trapped in Paris's mind, which absolutely made sense for the story, but I don't know, maybe we could have had Tariq's point of view, too? 

Other thoughts: I liked Morag's vibe but found her treatment of Paris to be off-putting rather than endearing. Tariq was wonderful and pragmatic and wise beyond his years (in a "not very believable for a 20-year-old" way) but I loved that he was able to put his thoughts into words. His approach to Bake Expectations, saying "it's silly to go into something without knowing what you want to get out of it", was so sensible. Minor quibble, but Alexis Hall's language can be quite fun and descriptive, but at times the wordplay can be just too much. 
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