Monday, December 13, 2021

Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake (by Alexis Hall)

This is an adult romcom vs. a young adult one, but Rosaline Palmer gets everything right about reality TV that Where There's a Whisk didn't. 

Rosaline Palmer is a single mom and contestant on Bake Expectations, an extremely thinly disguised Great British Baking Show. (There's even a host covering up contestant crying by swearing on camera, which is what Mel and Sue reportedly used to do.) The show itself feels quite realistic and so does the progression of the contest. It's structured like GBBO where Rosaline goes home during the week and the competition takes place on weekends, which gives us a chance to see her home life in addition to the TV show. The writing is clever and the characters are great. This is the first in a planned series based around Bake Expectations and I really can't wait.

I should also note that although she's in a love triangle with two men, she is bisexual and her bisexuality is never glossed over and is an important part of her identity. An early scene has Rosaline telling off her child's teacher for biphobia and one of the main characters is her ex-girlfriend. Extra points for that. Loved this one!

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