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A review by changeablelandscape
Battle Royal by Lucy Parker
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I have loved everything I've read by Lucy Parker and this is another great one! It's a fun romance with a lot of food in it -- the premise is 'uptight GBBO judge and chaotic former GBBO contestant end up having to work together' plus there's a royal wedding. Parker does enemies to lovers in such a fantastic way -- the initial dislike between the characters is always realistic and rooted in their actual personalities, but the path to their mutual appreciation (and eventual romance) is always there; nobody does anything unforgivable, and the qualities they dislike in each other tend to be the qualities they badly need to develop in themselves.
There's a sequel to this but I haven't read it yet because I don't want to run out of Parker!
There's a sequel to this but I haven't read it yet because I don't want to run out of Parker!