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

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

The book, whose title is far too long, is about Rosaline Palmer, a bisexual single mother who makes the terrible (but great) decision of joining what is essentially a not-so-trademarked version of the British Bake-Off, only with exactly the same amount of chaos and hilarity. When that isn’t currently the main thing messing up her life, it’s also about her relationship with a very, uh, lovely man, the relationship with her daughter, and the relationship with her excellent and sexy friend Anvita (her words, not mine). 

Hi Alexis, if you’re somehow reading this: I am begging you to make a second book that is just about Grace Forsythe and her life. Please. I’ll do anything.