Reviews

Amor Actually by Adriana Herrera, Sabrina Sol, Diana Muñoz Stewart, Alexis Daria, Zoey Castile, Mia Sosa, Priscilla Oliveras

seaflower's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

smalltownbookmom's review

5.0

This holiday anthology featuring some of my favorite Latina authors was FIRE!! I was excited it came out last year but never got a chance to read it and now that it's finally available on audio I gobbled it up!!

Full of spicy age gap, second chance, only one bed, polyamorous Nochebuena fun. This collection has something for everyone - lots of queer love stories, lots of heart, TONS of spice and all kinds of charm with LOTS of odes to the movie Love, actually.

Favorites for me included Make the yuletide gay by Adriana Herrera (an age gap celebrity Sapphic romance), Love in Spanglish by Zoraida Cordova (a snowed in, forced proximity MF romance) and To us, you are perfect by Alexis Daria and Adriana Herrera (a perfect MMF romance). Plus all the stories come together at the end as the characters unite for a final shared holiday meal.

Absolute perfection on audio narrated by the very talented Ramona Master and Gomez Pugh. If you're looking for some great holiday short stories this one does not disappoint!

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early audio copy in exchange for my honest review!!

anamazingday's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-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? No

4.5

daenknight's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

lucyp_bd1's review against another edition

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

4.75

mellyreads89's review

5.0

This holiday anthology is a set of short stories that lead up to a nochebuena party. It is also based on the movie Love Actually. I really enjoyed all the stories! They each were unique in their own way and each had a different level of spice. There was a few LGBT+ love stories along with a lot of representation for the latine community! I highly recommend this great book!

re_oanslay's review

4.0

Here’s the thing: I have never seen Love, Actually” and didn’t realize all the nods to the film sprinkled throughout until I looked up a plot synopsis after reading. Still, I found this anthology delightful and fresh. There’s a lot of representation of different kinds of relationships which I appreciate and I laughed out loud while reading most of the stories at least once. I wouldn’t typically consider myself a fan of romance as a genre and tried this anthology as an attempt to read something outside of my usual. I’m so glad that I did!

the_tea_collector22's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

Lots of really sweet characters & stories that were also sexy. My favs were the Christmas cooking show, the writer’s retreat gone wrong (or oh so right) and the two throuple stories at the end, so sweet and hot. Lots of fun to be had, and a good mix of queer romantic stories as well! 

ashreadsandbowls's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

aalderman8's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5