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h_elen's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
merlesstorys's review against another edition
2.5
This was a very typical romance story, heavily inspired by Cinderella (as said in the plot description) and quite nice.
I also liked the way Latin culture was integrated.
I also liked the way Latin culture was integrated.
hijinx_abound's review against another edition
4.0
I love this series so much.
Camillo is a strong confident man who has decided that love is probably not for him. He has fantastic friends who love and support him and he is a fierce social worker. He loves his mom but she has an issue with depression and it impacts his life.
At a fund raiser for his agency, he meets this really hot older man who totally flips his switch. But hooking up at this swanky event would not be his smartest move. Except his friend pushes him to go for it.
Tom is at a fund raiser, minding his millionaire business , when he sees this sexy af man at the bar. They flirt a bit and then they go to opposite tables for the evening. Then they run into one another again at the bar and it’s on.
I loved these two. This series is just so easy to walk into. I feel like I know these people. I could live in their world. It is just so good. There are issues that come up but they are dealt with in a realistic way. Camilla friends are fantastic. They support him but they are honest with him.
Tom has great support too. And his daughter is so adorable.
I cannot wait to read the next book.
Camillo is a strong confident man who has decided that love is probably not for him. He has fantastic friends who love and support him and he is a fierce social worker. He loves his mom but she has an issue with depression and it impacts his life.
At a fund raiser for his agency, he meets this really hot older man who totally flips his switch. But hooking up at this swanky event would not be his smartest move. Except his friend pushes him to go for it.
Tom is at a fund raiser, minding his millionaire business , when he sees this sexy af man at the bar. They flirt a bit and then they go to opposite tables for the evening. Then they run into one another again at the bar and it’s on.
I loved these two. This series is just so easy to walk into. I feel like I know these people. I could live in their world. It is just so good. There are issues that come up but they are dealt with in a realistic way. Camilla friends are fantastic. They support him but they are honest with him.
Tom has great support too. And his daughter is so adorable.
I cannot wait to read the next book.
r_w_emerson's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.5
I liked how the inner life of each character was treated, and I liked the arch for Thomas. I only wish that Milo was also made to confront and change more of his own stuff. He did get better at explaining when/why he was upset, which was a positive change from the beginning where he just sort of mentally shrugged and was like oh well sometimes I just have outbursts when im angry. But I would have liked some more explicit narrative around that.
thealyssa_ann's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I love Tom and Milo so much. I really appreciated how real it felt for Milo to grapple with not only the professional/personal of his relationship with Tom but also their wealth and privilege differences. It made it feel real while still being a fairytale that definitely served as a great escape outlet for me during a challenging time. And it was also pretty spicy! Very enjoyable.
yalomi's review against another edition
5.0
What are the odds of the guy you sucked in a bathroom at a gala turning out to be a mayor donor for the agency you’re working for? Well… in Camilo’s case those odds are high AF. Cause who was sitting in his boss's office when he walked in for a meeting on Monday? None other than Tom Hughes (bathroom guy) and now after dropping 2mill for a renovation he also wants one on one’s with Camilo to “discuss the progress of the project”. The thing is, the more Camilo spends time with Tom the harder it is to resist him.
-M/M
-Age gap(7yrs, I think)
-Social worker/Millionaire(sold his app)
-Size difference
-A daddy in every sense of the word
-Divorced
-Tom is so swoony
-M/M
-Age gap(7yrs, I think)
-Social worker/Millionaire(sold his app)
-Size difference
-A daddy in every sense of the word
-Divorced
-Tom is so swoony
dominicangirl's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
emilyrpf's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book fell apart for me during The Break Up. For all of Camilo's talk and obsession over his own agency, he completely ignores his mother's agency. Maybe she was happy to have her back rent and the next six months of rent paid for! Camilo never asks, instead making it all about himself, and I found it very off-putting. I liked his character a lot until then, but I spent the rest of the book angry at him for making decisions for his mother—a woman who, as she reminds him, crossed 90 miles of open ocean in a makeshift boat with nothing but the clothes on her back. Had Camilo learned some kind of lesson about his own pride and inability to ask for help (a thread which the book raises), then I would have been fine with it, but the fact that he doesn't, and that his alpha male machismo and making decisions for the woman in his life is portrayed as Good and Right, took at least 1 star off my rating.
mariamreadsalot's review against another edition
4.0
American Fairytale provides an unfiltered approach to class differences. There's Camilo who has worked hard for the life he has worked in an agency that helped victims of domestic abuse and has taken care of his mother deeply. Then there's tom who is a Dominican immigrant who put in as much work into his career until he and his business partners could sell it off and make a lot of money. I enjoyed the difference in how Camilo and tom showed their affection. Camilo was out loud and expressive while tom fumbled around, thinking gestures sponsored by money might make Camilo's life easy. But Camilo never did anything that was easy. I fell wholeheartedly for Camilo and tom. Especially milo. his humor, his saltiness, and his passion. They all endeared him to me. Another fantastic romance by Adriana Herrera exploring fantastic nuanced Latinx representation in queer romance. I can't wait to see more from her.
whatsjennareading's review against another edition
4.0
If you enjoy realistic romance that is guaranteed to make you swoon and put a smile on your face, you need to pick up literally anything by Adriana Herrera. In American Dreamer, the first in her Dreamers series, I fell in love with Nesto and Jude. They felt like real people I was reading about, and I still think about them all the time. The same larger than life cast of characters is back in American Fairytale, with sass turned up to an eleven. Camilo is the focus of the second installment, but the whole gang is back again and ready and willing to provide hilarious, if not always appropriate, relationship advice.
Camilo is a social worker who meets billionaire Tom at a fundraising event. Sparks fly and the two have a seriously hot (like will absolutely make you blush hot) hook up before the night ends. Despite his attraction and connection with Tom, Milo leaves before it can go any farther only to run into him at work the following week. After a tense meeting Milo realizes he'll be heading up a project that Tom is funding. The two must find a way to work together without compromising the project and navigate their budding attraction while balancing the serious financial disparity between them. Oh, and there's the tiny detail of Tom having a child from his previous marriage that he's co parenting with his ex-husband.
There is so much to love about this book. I adore the way that Herrera incorporates so much of the character's jobs and families into their stories. It's all woven together so well and these extra details are part of why her characters feel like real people who could walk right off the page and meet you for coffee. I love an angsty romance as much as the next person, but they can be as emotionally exhausting as they are enjoyable and addictive. The love stories that Herrera writes are real and so refreshing, and any angst or tension comes from navigating real world situations.
The chemistry between Milo and Tom is palpable from their very first encounter and only grows throughout the book. It was pure joy to watch them discover each other and work through the obstacles facing them. I am looking forward to the next book in the series and anything else Herrera writes. My heartfelt thanks to Adriana for a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Camilo is a social worker who meets billionaire Tom at a fundraising event. Sparks fly and the two have a seriously hot (like will absolutely make you blush hot) hook up before the night ends. Despite his attraction and connection with Tom, Milo leaves before it can go any farther only to run into him at work the following week. After a tense meeting Milo realizes he'll be heading up a project that Tom is funding. The two must find a way to work together without compromising the project and navigate their budding attraction while balancing the serious financial disparity between them. Oh, and there's the tiny detail of Tom having a child from his previous marriage that he's co parenting with his ex-husband.
There is so much to love about this book. I adore the way that Herrera incorporates so much of the character's jobs and families into their stories. It's all woven together so well and these extra details are part of why her characters feel like real people who could walk right off the page and meet you for coffee. I love an angsty romance as much as the next person, but they can be as emotionally exhausting as they are enjoyable and addictive. The love stories that Herrera writes are real and so refreshing, and any angst or tension comes from navigating real world situations.
The chemistry between Milo and Tom is palpable from their very first encounter and only grows throughout the book. It was pure joy to watch them discover each other and work through the obstacles facing them. I am looking forward to the next book in the series and anything else Herrera writes. My heartfelt thanks to Adriana for a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.