Reviews

American Christmas by Adriana Herrera

callidoralblack's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Deportation, and Sexual content

emeliestegbornblixt's review against another edition

4.0

The best kind of Christmas disaster. This was so cute and wholesome, and it somehow managed to make me cry, which is impressive for a 2 hour romance audiobook. Clearly I need to get to the earlier books in this series (or anything else by Adriana Herrera) because this ticked so many boxes for me.

amris's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Confinement, and Sexual content

emilybordelovewrites's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing

hijinx_abound's review against another edition

4.0

I adore any addition to this series.
It is an O’Henry spin and was a lovely story.

whatbreeread's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

this was cute. a bit boring at times but still cute. i rly liked the story of yin and ari, these two immigrant men who found love and a home in each other, and the support system around them

mommasaystoread's review against another edition

3.0

American Christmas is a novella, so it's a really quick read. It's also 4.5 books in to the Dreamers series. I've only read one other in the series, and I had the same problem with this one as I did with the last book - I just didn't connect with the characters or their romance. I don't know if that's because I'm missing some key things about them that may have been divulged in earlier books in the series, or if it was just these particular characters and their particular story. I did like the diversity, which seems to be a common thread in this author's work, and I really wanted to sink into the couch and enjoy this read, but I ended up straddling the fence. I have a feeling that someone more familiar with this series and its characters will enjoy this one more than me.

yalomi's review against another edition

5.0

This Novella is a bit of Ari and Yin’s story. We’ve had a sprinkle of them throughout the books, especially in ‘American Dreamer’ and in ‘American Love Story’, but here we get to experience their first Christmas together as a couple.
-M/M
-Shy introvert/ Extrovert
-Multicultural couple
-Friends to lovers
-Coworkers
-Found family

joi_love_and_books's review against another edition

4.0

What a sweet, steamy, and festive story to kick off my holiday reading. I am a HUGE fan of Adriana Herrera’s Dreamer series. Ari and Yin’s story intrigued me when they were introduced in an earlier novel, so it was nice to delve a little deeper into Ari and Yin’s love story.

ccgwalt's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 for the story (B-)
4.5 for the narration by Sean Crisden (B+)

This is a sweet novella about two side characters from the American Dreamers series. It's best if you are familiar with the series, and perhaps ideal to read after American Love Story. It's a nice rift on a classic Christmas tale, but just a little too sweet.

Sean Crisden has rapidly become one of my favorite narrators, and he's wonderful here. My only complaint is that while he kept the voices for the large cast of characters mostly consistent, the ones he didn't narrate with the same voices were Yin and Ari. The change wasn't huge, but it bothered me some.