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A review by maddysbooks_
Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake
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
5.0
holy shit i loved this book. literally everything about it. seeing the representation of a character learning about her sexuality a little later in life was very intriguing to read and i also think it’s a very important topic to talk about.
i always love the found family trope, so i’m not surprised at all at how much i love astrid’s group of friends. this happened to be the first book i read in this interconnected series and i’m very excited to read the others.
and of course i loved astrid and jordan. the characters individually were so well developed and i loved both of them so much. the dual pov was also written extremely well and it all flowed together very cohesively. and of course astrid and jordan’s relationship was amazing. the tension between the two of them was so good so when they finally got together it was built up so well. i also loved how they were honest with each other throughout the entire book, which is something that you don’t see a lot. and i especially loved how jordan didn’t let astrid get away with anything, and she really had to fight for her.
i do think there are certain parts in the book where the author is throwing in diverse queer and poc representation very very briefly just to kind of say “look! here’s the diversity!” while still having all of her main characters remain white, which turned me off a little bit.
however, the substance of this book was amazing and i would definitely reread.
i always love the found family trope, so i’m not surprised at all at how much i love astrid’s group of friends. this happened to be the first book i read in this interconnected series and i’m very excited to read the others.
and of course i loved astrid and jordan. the characters individually were so well developed and i loved both of them so much. the dual pov was also written extremely well and it all flowed together very cohesively. and of course astrid and jordan’s relationship was amazing. the tension between the two of them was so good so when they finally got together it was built up so well. i also loved how they were honest with each other throughout the entire book, which is something that you don’t see a lot. and i especially loved how jordan didn’t let astrid get away with anything, and she really had to fight for her.
i do think there are certain parts in the book where the author is throwing in diverse queer and poc representation very very briefly just to kind of say “look! here’s the diversity!” while still having all of her main characters remain white, which turned me off a little bit.
however, the substance of this book was amazing and i would definitely reread.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer and Toxic relationship