Reviews with content warning for Sexual content - Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail

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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eithne26's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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carlyoc's review

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emotional funny 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

Astrid Parker has always been her mother's perfect daughter. But recently she has started to question whether her major life choices were really what she wanted at all. In the previous book, she called off her wedding to the type of man her mother would have wanted for her and now she is starting to doubt her career as an interior designer.
Then she gets the opportunity to give the local historic inn a makeover for a major TV show. But the carpenter on the show, who is also the granddaughter of the inn's owner, begins to waken some new desires in Astrid.
Jordan Everwood, the carpenter, is recovering from a deep depression spiral triggered by losing her wife. Moving home to work on the inn seems like the perfect fresh start, but things get complicated when the lead designer, who she is beginning to fall for, plans to transform her childhood haunt into a soulless modern monstrosity.

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kayla_banana's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

4.25

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sienna_readss's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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