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A review by carlyoc
Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
If you have a fraught relationship with your mother, this may be an emotional read.