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A review by rainbowbookworm
Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall
1.0
This book's only saving grace is the protagonist's precocious daughter.
First let me say that I was really looking forward to reading this one. What made me decide to take it out of my TBR was that my wife called it "delightful." I was hooked by the first scene with Amelie and her teacher. Was hoping for a "meet cute," but it became evident that the guy Rosaline met on the train was an ass. I don't know what she saw in him, why she decided to sleep with him, and why she decided to take a go at dating him: he was a snob who didn't treat her right and did not care about her daughter!
Then there is the guy she was clearly supposed to be with, but because she is also a snob, she can't see that how great he is to her or how fabulous he is with her daughter.
The worst thing for me was the sexual assault scene which, let's face it, I saw coming from the second the bicurious girlfriend was mentioned. There are several things that happened in the aftermath of the sexual assault that I found hard to accept.
Needless to say, I didn't think this was delightful.
First let me say that I was really looking forward to reading this one. What made me decide to take it out of my TBR was that my wife called it "delightful." I was hooked by the first scene with Amelie and her teacher. Was hoping for a "meet cute," but it became evident that the guy Rosaline met on the train was an ass. I don't know what she saw in him, why she decided to sleep with him, and why she decided to take a go at dating him: he was a snob who didn't treat her right and did not care about her daughter!
Then there is the guy she was clearly supposed to be with, but because she is also a snob, she can't see that how great he is to her or how fabulous he is with her daughter.
The worst thing for me was the sexual assault scene which, let's face it, I saw coming from the second the bicurious girlfriend was mentioned. There are several things that happened in the aftermath of the sexual assault that I found hard to accept.
Needless to say, I didn't think this was delightful.