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Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble

By: Alexis Hall
Narrated by: Ewan Goddard
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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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©2022 Alexis Hall (P)2022 Forever
Romance Romantic Comedy Comedy France Feel-Good
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Solid Followup Bake Expectations Story

I really enjoyed this story! Paris & Tariq are the kind of realistic characters I crave more of. Evan Goddard’s narration does a wonderful job of conveying Paris’s downward spiral and ultimate redemption.

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Delightful book

It was so funny. It made me laugh out loud. I really enjoyed it. Would recommend.

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Fun

Paris Daillencourt is About to Crumble is a delightful romp for anyone who enjoys a lighthearted fiction novel, with a light intermingling of romance and the desire to see the Great British Bake Off brought to life in the pages of a book. Alexis Hall's writing is very good, the plot line is fun and interesting, and this novel will work for you on all levels if you love novels along the lines of Sophie Kinsela. I enjoy Alexis Hall as an author and truly enjoy explore his works. If you are looking for a true romance, this is not it, this is definitely more long the lines of a "women's fiction" novel (even though I hate using the term Women's Fiction, it is just a fiction novel). It truly focus' on Paris' journey through the story and the romantic elements are very light throughout the novel. But if you love Alexis Hall's writing and works in general I think you will definitely walk away from this novel with a smile on your face.

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Another great story by Alexis Hall

Paris really is a hot mess, and I totally understand why that’s offputting to some people, but in order to have a meaningful journey to the place where he shows real growth we do have to see the reality of what he’s like. I really appreciated how much time and detail went into the resolution phase of this novel. Totally rooting for this adorable couple. Also, even in the hard/dark/annoying times, there’s still the signature Alexis Hall laugh out loud touches. And the narrator for this one is great, too. Great work all around!

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Intense themes but still cozy

Other reviews are not wrong, it can be hard to inhabit Paris’ brain and while it took me some time to get into the book, I did ultimately still enjoy this and found myself rooting for him and Tarik at the end.

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Cute

Cute story. I had to speed up the narration because it was so slow sometimes.

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Helped so much during finals

I listened to this book while I was working on my finals in costume technology. This was such a riot and I loved every part of it. I scared some people because I was just LAUGHING my but off at some of the scenes.

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Well….

…I would like to first say how much I love love love love Alexis’s work. His writing brings characters to the fore who are usually stuck in the background of society—those who have the most to say, but are rarely heard. I find my heart wrenching as I recognize myself in many of them as I inevitably empathize with their struggles and root them on. Unfortunately, for me, Paris’s struggle to come to terms with who he was, his illness, and his 11th hour conversion which allowed him to come into his own was a case of waaaay too much, waaaay too late. I was annoyed and exasperated with him. He was too much for me to bear, often. As well written, and ‘Everyman’ as this story was, I found myself wanting to shake Paris by the shoulders rather than revel in his successes. Not every novel is for everyone. This one was just not for me. But, if the topic does interest you and you can deal with the often over-the-top angst, this is very well written. Alexis is an amazing talent.

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I wanted to like it

I tried so hard to like it. I loved the first book in this series— but omg. By the time it got to the mean tweets, I found myself agreeing. Paris is hard to like— but I’m happy about the confrontation of a mental health issue. We all need to talk about that more.

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Not what I expected

If not for the excellent narration I wouldn’t have finished this book. Overly long and extremely worldly. I have no interest in book 1 of the series due to this book.
The best parts were the TV show taping sequences.
The Tariq family portion of the story were totally unnecessary.

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