Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Subpar Parks | 2021 | Amber Share | Buy |
| 2 | Subpar Parks Postcards | 2022 | Amber Share | Buy |
| 3 | Subpar Planet | 2024 | Amber Share | Buy |
Amber Share’s non-fiction books grew out of her popular Instagram account, where she paired hilariously bad reviews of national parks with her own watercolor paintings. The joke was simple but effective: gorgeous art next to complaints like “trees block the view” or “too many rocks.”
The original Subpar Parks book collected the best of these pairings and added new ones, while Subpar Planet took the concept worldwide. The postcard set lets fans share the humor in a more portable format. All three books lean on Share’s talent as an illustrator and her eye for finding the funniest complaints people leave about some of the most beautiful places on Earth.