Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

81 reviews

fanboyriot's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

Read For:

Small Town

Rivals to Lovers

Queer Awakening

Workplace Romance

Coming Out Later in Life

I absolutely loved all the queer rep in this book.  The small-town romance I didn't even know I needed.  The friendships, the side characters, and the setting were all so lovely too.  I love the vibe of Bright Falls and I was happy to read more from this world.  It was also lovely to read more about Astrid and getting to see her find out who she is without her mother controlling everything.  It was so satisfying to see her character development.

(Switching, Third Person POV)

Spice: 🌶🌶🌶🌶

Rep: Bisexual MC, Lesbian MC, Non-Binary SC, BIPOC SC, LGBTQIA+

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Lesbophobia, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, and Mental illness

Minor: Grief, Abandonment, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Vomit, and Homophobia

thebigq's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Astrid's mom was really hard for me to read, although I knew it would all work out by the end. Lots of tenseness for a romance; glad I made it to the end because some unexpected twists happened along the way!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abandonment and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infidelity and Cancer

jessereadsthings's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infidelity

ka_ke's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Ashley Herring Blake is becoming one of my favourite cozy authors. I love her characters, the settings, and the sociology that is incorporated in her explanation of queer culture. 

Although predictable, sometimes thats what you need. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

bookishwondergoth's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

Absolutely loved this book. It spoke to me as a bisexual woman raised to be straight by default only to then fall hard and fast for a girl and have it take me by complete surprise.

Ashley Herring Blake is a brilliant writer who creates wonderful characters I truly cannot help but love. Astrid was one of my favourite characters from ‘Delilah Green Doesn’t Care’ and so I was instantly invested in her romance and felt very protective over her as she clashed heads with Jordan. Jordan is a really endearing and lovable love interest. I love her and Astrid together and the way they navigated their issues.

Absolutely cannot wait for ‘Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date’!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Alcohol

Minor: Biphobia and Cancer

meghanm404's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent and Emotional abuse

amberlfaris's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

dwoht's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

i didn't expect to like astrid so much like her story made her likeable to me because she's just misunderstood you know? i'm not the biggest fan of her partner and their love story, but it's gay and cute at the end of the day. looking forward to the next book in the series, i hope iris' story is good!

i still stand by my review from the first book that all of the characters will benefit from seeing a therapist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Cursing and Cancer

readandfindout's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

3.75

Style/writing: 3 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Characters: 3.5 stars
Plot: 3.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Death, Mental illness, Vomit, and Death of parent

raichou's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

This was a lovely, pretty cheesy book, but it was exactly what I signed up for. 
It was an easy read in between other books and I enjoyed it. 

Astrid and Jordan had great chemistry and the way their relationship developed was cute. 

Not sure if I will read the other books in the series, but this one was fine.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Cancer, and Alcohol