REVIEW: Paris Daillencourt is About to Crumble by Alexis Hall (Winner Bakes All #2)

- November 01, 2022

PARIS DAILLENCOURT IS ABOUT TO CRUMBLE

Winner Bakes All - Book Two

by Alexis Hall

Release Date: November 1, 2022

Review

I really like Alexis’ writing style. It’s quirky, funny, and really engaging. I will admit I don’t love single-person perspective stories. I like really knowing both characters, that being said, Alexis crafts a really good story.

Paris has anxiety. And there is no hiding from it in a single POV story. Through the wild antics of Paris going on a baking show, coping with dealing with people, his own insecurities, and the world of internet people, you cannot escape his anxious thoughts and self-doubts. It actually borders on uncomfortable. And though you feel for him, at times you can’t help but sympathize with Tariq when he at times is frustrated with Paris. But let me say this…it makes the 2nd half of the story extremely satisfying. And the ending, more so.

The self-growth both characters go through is very gratifying and really makes you really believe these two will go the distance.

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Synopsis

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.

About Alexis Hall

Alexis Hall does not like writing biographies or talking about himself in the third person. He lives in southeast England with his extensive collection of hats and three angry duckchildren.

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