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ccookie95 's review for:
American Fairytale
by Adriana Herrera
I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
You can read the full spoiler-free review for this book on my blog here.
This book might be one of the cutest romances I’ve read in a while. Happily-ever-afters have a lovely way of making you feel warm and fuzzy inside. I’m glad to say I could walk away from this book feeling much lighter than I did when I got into it.
American Fairytale follows Camilo Santiago Briggs, a social worker, and Thomas Hughes, a self-made millionaire and businessman. They meet under fairly casual circumstances, not expecting the other to leave such a strong impact on them. When their paths cross again, they must not only find a way to put aside their own flaws and baggage to make a relationship work, but also find ways to fit into the unfamiliar worlds they present to each other.
Without giving any spoilers, I was so impressed with how both Camilo and Thomas handled the conversations about their different monetary backgrounds, the privileges and power held in the relationship, and how to work around them in a healthy manner.
Another aspect of the storytelling that I thoroughly enjoyed were the side characters. Both Camilo and Thomas’ friends are incredibly amazing people, who are so supportive of those they love and this new relationship. The book did an excellent job of not only showing the honest transparency of their friendship, but also provided an alternate point-of-view to the problems Thomas and Camilo faced. After all, there were no “bad guys” – it was difficult situations they had to learn to work around.
In general, the book has a lot of uplifting, important, and positive messages about society and culture, and it’s what made me love this book even more. I can’t stress enough how much POC (and intersectional minorities amongst POC) deserve happily-ever-afters and cheesy fairytales – and this book gave us exactly that.
This was my first Adriana Herrera book, and suffice to say, I am very much looking forward to reading more. You don’t want to miss this adorable romance between two very different people who find the strength and love to make a seemingly-impossible relationship work so well. Check out American Fairytale, which releases on 20 May 2019.
Trigger Warning: This book discusses depression and domestic abuse (not described) from a non-POV perspective.
You can read the full spoiler-free review for this book on my blog here.
This book might be one of the cutest romances I’ve read in a while. Happily-ever-afters have a lovely way of making you feel warm and fuzzy inside. I’m glad to say I could walk away from this book feeling much lighter than I did when I got into it.
American Fairytale follows Camilo Santiago Briggs, a social worker, and Thomas Hughes, a self-made millionaire and businessman. They meet under fairly casual circumstances, not expecting the other to leave such a strong impact on them. When their paths cross again, they must not only find a way to put aside their own flaws and baggage to make a relationship work, but also find ways to fit into the unfamiliar worlds they present to each other.
Without giving any spoilers, I was so impressed with how both Camilo and Thomas handled the conversations about their different monetary backgrounds, the privileges and power held in the relationship, and how to work around them in a healthy manner.
Another aspect of the storytelling that I thoroughly enjoyed were the side characters. Both Camilo and Thomas’ friends are incredibly amazing people, who are so supportive of those they love and this new relationship. The book did an excellent job of not only showing the honest transparency of their friendship, but also provided an alternate point-of-view to the problems Thomas and Camilo faced. After all, there were no “bad guys” – it was difficult situations they had to learn to work around.
In general, the book has a lot of uplifting, important, and positive messages about society and culture, and it’s what made me love this book even more. I can’t stress enough how much POC (and intersectional minorities amongst POC) deserve happily-ever-afters and cheesy fairytales – and this book gave us exactly that.
This was my first Adriana Herrera book, and suffice to say, I am very much looking forward to reading more. You don’t want to miss this adorable romance between two very different people who find the strength and love to make a seemingly-impossible relationship work so well. Check out American Fairytale, which releases on 20 May 2019.
Trigger Warning: This book discusses depression and domestic abuse (not described) from a non-POV perspective.