Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble
Books | Fiction / Humorous / General
3.8
(172)
Alexis Hall
From the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material comes a sweet and scrumptious romantic comedy about facing your insecurities, finding love, and baking it off, no matter what people say. Paris Daillencourt is a recipe for disaster. Despite his passion for baking, his cat, and his classics degree, constant self-doubt and second-guessing have left him a curdled, directionless mess. So when his roommate enters him in Bake Expectations, the nation’s favourite baking show, Paris is sure he’ll be the first one sent home. But not only does he win week one’s challenge—he meets fellow contestant Tariq Hassan. Sure, he’s the competition, but he’s also cute and kind, with more confidence than Paris could ever hope to have. Still, neither his growing romance with Tariq nor his own impressive bakes can keep Paris’s fear of failure from spoiling his happiness. And when the show’s vicious fanbase confirms his worst anxieties, Paris’s confidence is torn apart quicker than tear-and-share bread. But if Paris can find the strength to face his past, his future, and the chorus of hecklers that live in his brain, he’ll realize it’s the sweet things in life that he really deserves.
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Author
Alexis Hall
Pages
368
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Published Date
2022-11-01
ISBN
1538703343 9781538703342
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"Finished November 13th. So good, but if you struggle with anxiety, this book will give you anxiety. Alexis Hall writes what it’s like to be inside an anxious brain exactly right. "
Nikki Nienhaus
"I loved Boyfriend Material but didn’t care much for Husband Material and this book brought me back to loving Alexis Hall’s work. As someone with anxiety, seeing it written out and represented is so important and valuable. I love seeing the progress of Paris (although it did seem quite quick at the end and that’s not how anxiety works) and I love how Tariq interacts with Paris. I think the ending is really well done. I also love the British Bake-Off theme and the excellent banter. Reading the first in the series isn’t necessary either; I didn’t read it before but I want to read it now! 1 for spice, but it’s pretty much entirely in the first chapter and things mentioned by the flatmate."
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Lauren
"I understand that Paris is meant to be unlikable, Alexis Hall makes this clear throughout the entire book. To be fair to Paris, I was probably just as much of a self-loathing, mentally ill mess at 21. Nonetheless, I still found this book unbearable to read. In fact, I only got around to completing it so I could air out my grievances with this review.
Maybe if Paris’ grating personality was surrounded by a likable cast of characters I would have had an easier time reading this? But instead, we have a very one-dimensional, roommate with barely three personality traits and a love interest who is actually very interesting but spends much too much time as Paris’ punching bag and crutch. I loved the concept of the diverse cast of British bakers but we don’t see enough of them to change the quality of the book (in my opinion.)
Ultimately, I appreciate Alexis Hall’s attempt at giving us a self-sabotaging, not so likable protagonist. It was a risky task and for me, it fell flat (insert baking pun about flat cake or bread or something.)"
Cynthia Habib
"✨️ y e s✨️ "
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Benji cruz
"So relatable and it has so much representation "
Jessica Cahoon
"funniest but also most heartbreaking book at the same time "
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anabella
"It wasn’t bad, I just found the MC insufferable for 78% of the book. And I am someone who has anxiety and who repeatedly falls into the same patterns as Paris, so I was excited to get the representation! The problem was that he was so annoying it made me feel bad about myself…like we as the reader were supposed to hate him and I saw myself in him."
Molly Burdick
