Queen B’s Decree: The thing I loved best about Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail was Astrid Parker. She’s flawed, falling apart, and oh so emotionally damaged. When she has her “not so meet-cute” with Jordan, I was 100% on her side. I mean, if someone had spilled coffee on my expensive white dress, I’d be expecting them to pay for dry cleaning too. So I was clearly on Astrid’s side and was a little annoyed by how much Jordan got all in her feels.
But Jordan grew on me. I liked learning both her and Astrid’s back stories and I think the side characters gave them so much more life.
Their sexual tension was off the charts and I liked seeing their friendship-slash-relationship evolve. I think the only thing that fell flat for me was their love—I’m still not sure what drew them together beyond attraction. But at the end of the day, I don’t even care and I loved Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail enough without it.
I’m just gonna be twiddling my thumbs here until we get Iris’s story.
Book: Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake
Series: Bright Falls #2
Genre: Contemporary
Hotness: medium salsa
Plot Devices/Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, sapphic