‘Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake’ Isn’t Just A Sugary Sweet Romance

Like a Mary Berry approved bake, there’s a bit of a kick to it

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When I first learned about the premise of Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake, I nearly burst from excitement.

A romantic comedy set during the filming of what is essentially The Great British Bake Off? Sign me all the way up.

Generally, when I’m that excited about a book, I preorder it right away, but I heard about this one so far in advance, that wasn’t an option yet. So, of course, it fell off my radar until one day I realized it had come out already!

I was impatient and bought the eBook so I could get it immediately. I’m regretting it now, because have you seen the cover? It is gorgeous. Alas, mistakes were made.

Gorgeous cover aside, let’s dig in to see whether this book earns a Hollywood Handshake or if it’s style over substance.

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The problem with hearing a book’s basic premise well in advance of any other plot details is that you can start whipping yourself into a meringue-like frenzy of assumptions.