Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

84 reviews

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

rdmoreland0801's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-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

I think this has to be one of the sexiest books I’ve read recently.  While it’s not all about the sex, what is there was fascinating.

Astrid and Jordan need each other in completely different but complementary ways.  They help each other heal through some extreme trauma, and also learn many new things about themselves.

This story had the perfect amount of banter mixed with thoughtful dialog and humor.  Ashley Herring Blake is quickly solidifying herself as a must-read for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Cancer, and Body shaming

naomidanae's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Cancer

imjustbeinghumble's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Cancer

Moderate: Homophobia

pixelpigeon's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

An extremely sweet romance with several 🌶 spicy 🌶 scenes all the way to completion 😘 Unexpected ending!

Also love the depiction and representation of someone coming out later in life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer and Toxic relationship

midnightbelles's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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

3.0

I think I just wasn’t in the mood to read this otherwise I may have liked it a bit more. (Or maybe not who knows) I kinda had to force myself to finish once I hit 71% 😭 but I did like how the story ended overall. I also felt like Astrid was a completely different person compared to Delilah’s story but I do realize we only saw her through Delilah’s pov so that might be why. Otherwise this was okay 🤷🏽‍♀️

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Death of parent, Cancer, and Homophobia

dearbookboyfriend's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

 ❣️BOOK GIRLFRIEND RATING❣️
Jordan Everwood
💟💟💟💟💟
5/5 "Book Girlfriend Hearts"
✅️ carpenter
✅️ soft butch
✅️ car named Andora
✅️ confident
✅️ tarot card reading

❤️ ASTRID PARKER DOESN’T FAIL FEATURES ❤️
Queer Romance (Bi MC + Lesbian MC) - LGBTQIA Author - Romantic Comedy - Rivals to Lovers - Opposites Attract - Meet Disaster - Slow Burn - Workplace Romance - Duel POV - Open Door

❤️ WHAT I LIKED ❤️
Sizzling Chemistry - Haunted Victorian Inn - Home Makeover TV Show (Jordan’s Grandmother’s Inn) - Opposing Design Styles - Grumpy Carpenter vs Uptight Designer

❗️ WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE ❗️
I loved it, but Astrid’s relationship with her mom and the way Astrid lets her mom’s voice in her head control her is difficult to read and can be uncomfortable if it is triggering for you.

⚠️ CONTENT WARNINGS ⚠️
Sexual Content, Emotional Abuse, Toxic Relationship, Grief, Homophobia, Cancer, Alcohol 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Grief, Cancer, and Homophobia

Minor: Toxic relationship and Alcohol

simplymellyrose's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

5.0

i love astrid and jordan your honor

the turmoil of trying to figure out who you are really jumped out in this book and i loved it! ashley did amazing with the way she portrayed the feelings astrid is going through during her awakening. the "big" drama was a bit much imo and probably

could have been portraved a lot differently than it was. i love how dramatic astrid was about it though , be tbh... same

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer

mentions of someone cheating, kind of toxic mother/daughter relationship

a_libra_library's review

funny inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

God I love the comedy and I wished Astrid was more of a bisexual disaster. Also the romance was a let down because Jordan didn't want to be used and heart broken but that quickly was dismissed and yeah.. better as friends than lovers at least until the third book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Classism, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Lesbophobia, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship