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A review by displacedcactus
Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake
emotional
lighthearted
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
This is a contemporary F/F romance that makes good use of a few popular tropes/elements: enemies to lovers, home renovation, reality TV, and competence p*rn. It also involves one character discovering her own queerness at age 30, which as someone who discovered her own queerness at age 35ish, I really appreciated.
I also liked that there were a couple of moments when one character could have really misinterpreted something, taken major offense, and flounced off to add more drama, but instead, the characters usually talked things out like responsible adults.
I also liked that there were a couple of moments when one character could have really misinterpreted something, taken major offense, and flounced off to add more drama, but instead, the characters usually talked things out like responsible adults.
Content Warnings
Minor: Homophobia
Astrid's mother is rather controlling and unpleasant.