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Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

57 reviews

crinspire's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent

princessrory's review against another edition

funny hopeful medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Cancer, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Classism, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Outing, and Toxic relationship

thereaderfriend's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Cancer

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, and Death of parent

callidoralblack's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, Abandonment, and Cursing

Minor: Infidelity, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

nova123's review against another edition

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

4.5

all lesbians do is name their car and cat after she-ra characters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia and Bullying

fuzzywilson's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Infidelity, Death of parent, Death, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Fatphobia, Bullying, and Panic attacks/disorders

hey_al's review against another edition

Honestly it's the fact that every interaction seems to orbit around alcohol. I'm over it and it's pretty toxic behavior, potentially very triggering for some people.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

cass_ward's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Where was bisexual representation like this when I was a closeted teenager? I’ve been out for years but reading this book took me right back to how it felt to fall in love with my queerness. Astrid and Jordan are cute and awkward and frustrating and incredibly perfect. Getting to know Astrid in “Delilah Green Doesn’t Care” and then seeing her truly come to life in this book was such a joy. Wow wow wow. Just wow. I’m so grateful there are stories like this for bi’s like me 🥺

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Cancer, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Mental illness, and Death of parent

readwithria's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.0

Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail is a book for the women who put too much pressure on themselves. It's a book for the women who value everyone else's expectations above their personal happiness. It's for the women who keep doing what they're doing without ever asking if it's actually what they want. Astrid resonated with me so much, and her growth in this book was phenomenal.

With that said, something was missing for me. The main conflict in the second half of the book could have been avoided, or changed, and I felt that way for a large chunk of the book. But then I got to the last couple chapters and I saw the vision for the ending, so while I understand why the book was written the way it was I strongly believe there was another option that would have had better communication and less general lying.

Read this if you love
- baking
- self-discovery
- home renovation and interior design
- queer joy
- opposites attract

I can't wait to read more from Ashley Herring Blake. 4 stars!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent and Gaslighting

yikeslou's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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

GOD I DEVOURED THIS BOOK IN A SINGLE SITTING!!!! ANOTHER ABSOLUTE BANGER FROM ASHLEY HERRING BLAKE!!!!!!! WERK BITCHHH

((astrid parker u relatable sonofabitch u))

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infidelity, Cancer, and Alcohol