Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

Ashley Herring Blake

Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 4.0
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An interior designer learns to rebuild her love life from the ground up with zero blueprints in this new romantic comedy by Ashley Herring Blake, author of Delilah Green Doesn't Care. For Astrid Parker, failure is unacceptable. Ever since she broke up with her fiancé a year ago, she’s been focused on her career—her friends might say she’s obsessed, but she’s just driven. When Pru Everwood asks her to be the designer for the Everwood Inn’s renovation that will be broadcasted on a popular home improvement show, Innside America, Astrid knows this is the answer to everything that is wrong with her life. It’ll be the perfect distraction from her failed love life, and her perpetually displeased mother might finally give her nod of approval. However, Astrid never planned on Jordan Everwood, Pru’s granddaughter and lead carpenter for the inn’s renovation, who despises every modern design decision Astrid makes. Jordan is determined to preserve the history of her family’s inn, particularly as the rest of her life is in shambles. When that determination turns into a little light sabotage, ruffling Astrid’s perfect little feathers, the showrunners ask them to play up the tension. But somewhere along the way, their dislike for each other turns into something quite different, and Astrid must decide what success truly means. Is she going to pursue the life that she’s expected to lead, or the one she wants?


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    Was it a bit cheesy? Yes! But the story was SO good. Can’t wait to read the other two books

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    4.5/5

    I loved this book and would have whether it was a sequel or not. I thought that it did a great job of recounting the story of the first book, without overdoing it. Along those lines, I thought the inclusions of the first books main characters worked great as well!

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    I loved following Astrid and Jordan's love story and thought it was unique to other things I've read. My only thought is that perhaps Astrid came to terms with her feelings a little too quickly.

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    A Delightful Queer Romance

    Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail was a lot of fun. I loved seeing the characters from Delilah Green again, and meeting new ones in this book. This book is about a journey, and finding who you are, and I just loved it. Ashley Herring Blake is a fantastic writer in the romance genre, and I can’t wait to read more. I loved the romance between Jordan and Astrid because it started off a little messy, like life and love. I recommend this if you love queer romances with a lot of heart.

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