Reviews with content warning for Sexual assault - Розалина снимает сливки

I thought I was going to like this book a bit more, but it has some problematic things going on.

First, for a long time, the protagonist is dating a character that is not my style of person.

Ultimately, I hope nobody likes Alain, but for me, I disliked him from the very beginning, and him proposing a trio was a fact from the moment he mentioned his ex/friend being bi curious. Yet, I was not expecting the sexual assault part, which was horrible to listen to/read. When, then, Alan acts like an extreme asshole, I felt the situation was a bit unrealistic.

The book, could be said, it's darker than expected at some point, and I believe that was unnecessary.

There's also the fact that all the characters seem to be conventionally attractive/fit/thin. It bores me, and it makes me suspicious of Alexis Hall beauty standards... I personally prefer authors that are more open-minded and diverse regarding how people worth of love look like.

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colinspk's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

rosaline palmer takes the cake is a funny, (mostly) lighthearted story, which made it a really easygoing read. i especially liked harry - he had the ideal personality for me personally. the development rosaline made was also really nice to witness. i liked that the book did have some sort of message, the one rosaline learned, but it brought it really lightly, if that makes sense.

had a fair hard start with this book though, hence the 4 and not a 5. it took some time getting used to the chapters, which were weeks divided into a few days, since some were really long and others short. i did however, after a while really liked this, since it gives you a sense of time and involves you more with the characters in a way. the story wasnt that interesting to me in the start either, but after a while i warmed up to rosaline and mostly amelie and harry.

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whosbradpitt's review against another edition

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funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Another one I enjoyed from Alexis Hall. Rosaline competes in a "Great British Bake Off" style competition show. The contestants, the baking, her best friend, and her child all add interesting depth to the story. The author is funny and the banter is solid. I felt like it took too long for Rosaline to realize one of the characters was more of a villain, but few complaints aside from that.

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takarakei's review against another edition

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funny 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

2.5

I was laughing out loud at parts (mostly towards the beginning), it was a fun tongue in cheek take on The Great British Bake Off.
However, ultimately I really was upset by some Things that happened to our lovely Rosaline because she's bi, and also because we spend so much time with that relationship, I felt the ultimate romance to be a bit lackluster (can't really say more detail without spoilers).

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elenushka8's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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bluesmith's review against another edition

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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jackiepreston's review against another edition

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emotional funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

This is such a an odd book to rate for me. Everything I saw or heard about this book told me it was a romance, but it's much more of a women's fiction/quarter life crisis kind of book that uses romance to drive that point home.

We spend so much time with Alain as the main love interest for Rosaline and he sucks. I wasn't suspicious of him at first, because he just seemed like a guy with a kind of mean sense of humor, but as it went on and his true colors came out it was so obvious that he sucked and there was nothing to do but get through it. The tension of their terrible relationship and sex life wasn't fun to read, especially when combined with her terrible parents.

In the end I did enjoy this book, mostly because of Rosaline's daughter Amelie, but it did take some pushing to get through.

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