Reviews

Amor Actually by Mia Sosa, Mackenzie Walton

car155a's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

mamadaughterbookclub's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted fast-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? No

4.0

readwithandreina's review

emotional inspiring lighthearted fast-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

5.0

I thoroughly enjoyed the interconnected stories in here and I can’t believe I waited so long to read this! Since it was an anthology I’d have to say my top 3 stories are: 

1. Love in Spanglish 
2. The Great Holiday Escape
3. Meet Me Under the Mistletoe 

However, all of them were in credible and would read again and again! 

rahanahava's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

5 stars

If you love Love Actually you will adore this story. All the stories follow the same plot as the movie with different characters and different specifics, but it’s the HEA you want with characters you’ll love that culminate in an epic Noche Buena get together that will warm your heart and make your soul smile. 

Thank you NetGalley and Dreamscape for giving me this audiobook in exchange for my honest review. 

mela_318's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

5.0

tiakiwi's review

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

This was definitely the steamy holiday romance needed for Christmas! So many different Latim cultures, and different relationship types, gay, bi, poly. It was great to have so many peoples stories that ends all together at Christmas eve.

afternoon_sunshowers's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

I liked it but short stories didn’t leave enough time for the romances to develop. Very much a me problem. 

The book was a good way to try out various authors’ writing styles and see what worked for me or didn’t. 

akatewood's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A super cute holiday read for Love Actually super fans & “I’ve seen it once”-ers alike! Picking up on the little easter egg details from the movies was like a fun little scavenger hunt and I really liked the new directions they took the stories in. 

thethingwithfeathers's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

voicenextdoor's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.0

A queer-tastic retelling and much spicer than I was expecting.

As someone who loved LOVE ACTUALLY 20 years ago, but feel it really hasn't aged well, this was a lovely treat to come across. A set of LatinX centric short stories that follows the basic outline of the original film, and improves what has been lacking regarding consent, body image, queerness, diversity, communication and toxic relationships.

Really enjoyed this one!

***Thank you to Dreamscape Audio for providing me with the Audiobook for free via NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased review.