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firewhiskeyreader 's review for:
American Fairytale
by Adriana Herrera
Herrera is so brilliant at developing characters and a community that makes you want to sink into her books so you can spend time with these characters who feel so real. I loved seeing Nesto and Jude from American Dreamer (and Patrice and JP), but I also loved getting to meet new characters, from Tom's friends to Milo's coworkers at the Shelter. The romance in American Fairytale lives us to the title in many ways, but I love how both Tom and Milo have their flaws and those things that hold them back from one another. That said, I did feel like for the most part it was Milo taking issue with something that Tom did, which makes it seem like Milo was perfect. I feel like that's not normally something I notice, but because the conflict(s) that arose were similar, it was very apparent. I, personally, think I would have preferred the final conflict to have been handled differently, but for the most part, I thought the book was incredible.
Also, there's this absolutely amazing paragraph (maybe two) where Milo explains why it's so important that they host a dance class at the DV shelter and I wanted to pull a full on Tom what's his face and jump on a couch because YES. It's so unfair that poor people (and there's an extra burden when it's poor POC) are given this message that they don't deserve happiness because it's wasteful and not meant for people trying to figure out how to pay all of their bills. I loved that paragraph a whole, whole lot and would highly recommend.
Also, there's this absolutely amazing paragraph (maybe two) where Milo explains why it's so important that they host a dance class at the DV shelter and I wanted to pull a full on Tom what's his face and jump on a couch because YES. It's so unfair that poor people (and there's an extra burden when it's poor POC) are given this message that they don't deserve happiness because it's wasteful and not meant for people trying to figure out how to pay all of their bills. I loved that paragraph a whole, whole lot and would highly recommend.