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Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

86 reviews

simplymellyrose's review against another edition

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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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a_libra_library's review

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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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rickireadss's review against another edition

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5.0

I LOVED THIS!!! i loved delilah & claire so much, so i was afraid i wouldn’t like astrid’s book as much but i was WRONG. i related hardcore to both astrid and jordan so much. i loved them both individually & together! seeing astrid grow from delilah’s book and to this one was amazing. also this was HOT - just like book 1. that closet/pantry scene???? WHEW 🥵

⚠️: cancer, emotional abuse, toxic relationship, alcohol, grief, death of parent, homophobia, infidelity

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ekalmusla's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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

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microbemom's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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

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jpitts's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Wow I'm actually pretty impressed! I may like this one more than Delilah Green. The characters and their relationship were very sweet and compelling, and the conflicts presented were handled much more smoothly than a lot of romance novels. I liked seeing the portrayal of someone discovering their sexuality in their adulthood. Very much looking forward to Iris Kelly Doesn't Date.

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kshertz's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I loved Delilah and Claire and now I love Jordan and Astrid. I’m very invested in all of these characters and their love stories. The chemistry is great and the support they have for each other to work through what they’re going through is fantastic. I love this lighthearted easy little romance. It’s nice to read about romance working out.

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fromjuliereads's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

I really enjoyed this book! I think I liked it just as much or more than Delilah Green. It dealt with lots of things but also had some really sweet moments!

HOWEVER

At about 50 pages in, the author has the main character, Astrid, fake a migraine as an excuse to get out of seeing friends. She claims that her friends won't accept that she needs to be alone after a bad day, but they won't question if she 'has her first migraine.' Astrid then proceeds to have a glass of wine and go on her laptop to check emails and various things. I had to put down the book for a few minutes to sort out my emotions. As someone who has suffered from migraine for just over a decade, this stereotype feels so insensitive. I don't fake migraines. I live in constant fear that I am going to have to cancel plans because of one or experience one when I am out somewhere. There is a guilt when you have to cancel or ruin plans because of it.

I'm not letting that ruin my enjoyment of the book, but it definitely tainted my enjoyment.

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malisac16's review

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emotional inspiring 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? No

5.0

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kaylinvm94's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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