A review by cozyhosie
Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

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

Astrid Parker is the kind of main character you love to read. After reading Delilah and Claire's book, you're not sure how much you want to read about Astrid. She appears cold and unfeeling, when in actuality she is a warm and big-hearted person who just wants to feel loved. She has flaws, she works through her flaws, and becomes a person who believes she is deserving of the love of her friends and of Jordan Everwood, the other main character of this book. Jordan is the damaged, heartbroken love interest that learns to embrace her damage and heals and loves Astrid for exactly who she is deep down inside. I loved this book so much. Astrid and Jordan's story is exactly the kind of story I love to read. There is a minor twist that took me completely off-guard about 40% through the book and I loved where that twist took the story. These characters discover who they truly are throughout the course of this book and I loved every second of it. This book turned Ashley Herring Blake into one of my auto-buy authors.