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“If eyes were the windows into the soul, Delilah’s had long been shuttered.”

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

July 6, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars CBR16 Sweet Books: New (author and series) CBR16 Book Bingo: Pride Delilah Green grew up in Bright Falls, in the care of her wealthy, but emotionally cold stepmother (after her father died), and never managed to forge a connection to her always perfect stepsister Astrid either. Astrid had her two best friends, Claire and Iris, and more than once Delilah overheard them saying mean things about her. When she got the chance, she left Bright Falls for New York and has rarely been back […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Ashley Green Doesn't Care, Ashley Herring Blake, bright falls, CBR16, cbr16bingo, CBR16SweetBooks, Contemporary Romance, family, friendship, LGBTQIA, Malin, narfna, photography, Pride, small town life

Malin's CBR16 Review No:25 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Ashley Green Doesn't Care, Ashley Herring Blake, bright falls, CBR16, cbr16bingo, CBR16SweetBooks, Contemporary Romance, family, friendship, LGBTQIA, Malin, narfna, photography, Pride, small town life ·
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less engrossing second outing

Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

January 18, 2023 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

Much like Britt, I think I found this book serviceable but not memorable. Which is a pity, because I think unlike many other “universe” type books, Blake does a good job in interlacing her prior characters into the background of her next novel–Delilah Green and Claire (and Ruby!) are solid secondary characters in the tale of Astrid, who Delilah continues to call Ass. But now it’s done fondly, one would hope. So, Astrid. She’s a Boss Lady in a Tiny Town, basically the first half […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Ashley Herring Blake, bright falls, LGBTQ

wicherwill's CBR15 Review No:5 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Ashley Herring Blake, bright falls, LGBTQ ·
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“Sexuality is complicated. It’s not static. People change and sexuality can change too.”

Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2) by Ashley Herring Blake

December 28, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the contents of my review. This was a teeny bit of a disappointment for me after having loved Delilah Green Doesn’t Care so much, but it was still good! Just not a favorite. We’re following Delilah’s Type-A sister, Astrid, and another character named Jordan as they fall in lurve. Astrid has been hired as the designer for the renovation of the Everwood Inn, a locally famous inn that is supposedly haunted. They are televising the renovation […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: ARCs, Ashley Herring Blake, astrid parker doesn't fail, bright falls, Contemporary Romance, f/f, LGBTQIA, narfna, Romance, sapphic

narfna's CBR14 Review No:234 · Genres: Romance · Tags: ARCs, Ashley Herring Blake, astrid parker doesn't fail, bright falls, Contemporary Romance, f/f, LGBTQIA, narfna, Romance, sapphic ·
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