As Astrid Parker takes on a new project for Pru Everwood’s family inn, she comes head to head with Pru’s granddaughter, Jordan Everwood. Astrid and Jordan bump heads every single time ideas flow, however, there is a vision for the family inn that Jordan wants and that is not something Astrid likes. However, as the two bump heads at the inn, they can’t help the chemistry that bubbles between them.
Book: Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake
Series: Bright Falls #2 [ Review of book 1: Delilah Green Doesn’t Care ]
Publication Date: November 21, 2022
(Thank you NetGalley for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review)
**While this book has already been out I did receive it early so thank you again NetGalley!**
Tags: Adult, romance, LGBTQ+, sapphic, hate to love, construction, tv show, small town
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Read: January 11, 2023 to January 12, 2023
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?
Spoiler Free Review
As Astrid Parker takes on a new project for Pru Everwood’s family inn, she comes head to head with Pru’s granddaughter, Jordan Everwood. Astrid and Jordan bump heads every single time ideas flow, however, there is a vision for the family inn that Jordan wants and that is not something Astrid likes. However, as the two bump heads at the inn, they can’t help the chemistry that bubbles between them.
I gave Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail four stars, really enjoying the gradual chemistry between Jordan and Astrid. You could tell that they were a great match together and even though they didn’t agree with too much in the beginning with the way Jordan’s family inn should be renovated, it was really nice to see them slowly get along.
I liked that both Jordan and Astrid needed to figure out how they could work with themselves and how to gain the realization that they had things that they could be proud of. I liked that it talked about struggling to appease other people when honestly not focusing on yourself. It felt real what Astrid and Jordan talked about it and I found that really interesting toward the plot and toward Astrid and Jordan’s relationship.
One of my favorite parts was the way Astrid and Jordan became friends as they continued to work with each other. In the beginning, you could really tell Astrid and Jordan didn’t like each other and I loved that the more they were forced to hang out with each other and interact, their relationship grew to be something more. I really enjoyed their romance a lot and found Astrid and Jordan’s romance fun to read.
Thank you again to Berkley Romance for inviting me to read Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail and providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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Loves,
Veronica Chen