Reviews

American Christmas by Adriana Herrera

coconutlavender's review against another edition

hopeful 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? Yes

3.5

robertfinlayreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A feel good novella about love and all it’s possibilities. An adorable story with loveable characters. 

pucksandpaperbacks's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

"Home is you"

Short and sweet. A cute romance that felt realistic. I liked the cameos from the characters in American Dreamer. And loved the happy ending. However, this definitely wasn't my favorite, more so because of the shortness, I didn't know much about the main characters and wanted more! 

ezichinny's review against another edition

3.0

This is a book I should have listened to AFTER I read the preceding books. I didn’t know it was a 4.5 in the series. I didn’t know any of these characters.

galvamand's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

cammiixy's review against another edition

funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.75

books_under_blankets's review against another edition

4.0

I love the Dreamers series and this novella was the perfect way to revisit some of my favorite characters.

The thing that I find so enjoyable about this series is how real the characters and their relationships with each other feel. I am a sucker for found family stories, and these are some of my favorites. Yin and Ari were characters that I always wanted to see more of as they popped up in the main storyline, so it was really nice for them to finally have their focus. I would have enjoyed n even longer story bout them, in fact. Some of this felt rushed in some way, probably because I didn’t get the same time and detail to fall in love with these characters the way I did with the other Dreamers couples.

I am not always a fan of reading Christmas stories outside of December as I have a harder time getting into the mood. However, after the overall negativity that 2020 has brought, the little slice of cheer, family and love was exactly what I needed!

I was provided an eARC by Netglley, but all thoughts and opinions are my own.

maribarletta's review against another edition

3.0

This was the cutest! By far the best Christmas story I've read this month.

I was just a little bit detached because I didn't know it was from a book series... so I did miss character development and more of their journey, what makes me really excited to pick up the Dreamer series, which is the one this book is from!

The representation was amazingly done, I don't think I've read such diverse characters in just one book - which is extremely sad - but I completely loved the celebrations and all the new culture I got to learn about.

I will warn you, this is a steamy novella. But I totally recommend it!

hannahmichele5's review against another edition

4.0

Adriana Herrera - my favorite author I discovered in 2021. I'm almost done with her backlist and I am very sad about it!

regencyfan93's review against another edition

4.0

Would that we all had someone in our lives who tried to give us our dream. The friend circles was refreshing, all pulling together, and I enjoyed seeing characters from other Dreamers books.