A review by barefootsong
Hamilton's Battalion: A Trio of Romances by Courtney Milan, Alyssa Cole, Rose Lerner

5.0

I'm indifferent to the obvious publicity gimmick of the title and frame for the stories (I like the music of Hamilton, but I'm not obsessed or anything), so I was more drawn in by fave authors Milan and Cole. I loved all three of these stories so much, with their endearing characters and the diversity of America that they represent. The three stories are about a Jewish couple (and it's not just a label, but an important part of their characters), an interracial gay couple, and a Black lesbian couple. The stories don't shy away from the ugliness and injustices that non-Christian and/or non-white and/or non-male people faced at the foundation of our country (and still face...), but they deal with it in a hopeful way. (Yes, these stories are also at least partly a response to our current political situation, and I really needed this dose of hopefulness about the ideals of our country. I particularly loved Milan's "The Pursuit of ..." and the way it includes the wording of the Declaration of Independence, which may have made me tear up a bit.)