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naika 's review for:
American Fairytale
by Adriana Herrera
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I am quickly becoming a fan of Adriana Herrera's writing and storytelling. Her stories are rich with culture, identity, family (including found family), community, and humor and it comes off very real and refreshing for me as a Black reader.
I don't tend to read "billionaire romances" and I was not aware that would be the prominent trope when I picked this up (I didn't really read the blurb). American Fairytale follows the romance of Camilo, who we are introduced to in the first book in the series, and Thomas. Milo is a social worker (like me!) so I instantly connected to him and the experiences he encountered in the field.
Thomas is rich rich and often uses his money and power to influence those around him. This often frustrated me as Camilo OFTEN told Tom he did not want money defining or centering the relationship. But Tom for the majority of the story did so anyways. This dynamic strongly contributed to my rating this only 4 stars, because I found that side of Tom to be insufferable. I also was not a fan of the groveling.
I do think Thomas had a stronger character development than Camilo; Camilo remained fairly rigid in his thoughts and beliefs. That is not a bad thing, just left him less room to grow into the relationship. The true stars of the story were Libe, Dinorah, and Ayako. I will definitely pick up book 3.
I don't tend to read "billionaire romances" and I was not aware that would be the prominent trope when I picked this up (I didn't really read the blurb). American Fairytale follows the romance of Camilo, who we are introduced to in the first book in the series, and Thomas. Milo is a social worker (like me!) so I instantly connected to him and the experiences he encountered in the field.
Thomas is rich rich and often uses his money and power to influence those around him. This often frustrated me as Camilo OFTEN told Tom he did not want money defining or centering the relationship. But Tom for the majority of the story did so anyways. This dynamic strongly contributed to my rating this only 4 stars, because I found that side of Tom to be insufferable. I also was not a fan of the groveling.
I do think Thomas had a stronger character development than Camilo; Camilo remained fairly rigid in his thoughts and beliefs. That is not a bad thing, just left him less room to grow into the relationship. The true stars of the story were Libe, Dinorah, and Ayako. I will definitely pick up book 3.