alzeller99's review against another edition
4.0
help! I've fallen in love with adriana herrera's writing and i can't get up!! This is now the third novel I've read from Herrera and i just cannot express how her characters and her stories make me happy!! Finding Joy was so full of joy (see what i did there) and love, and it truly was such a delight to read about Ethiopia. The country's beauty and culture shined through on every page and it was nice to read a romance NOT set in america or Britain. Plus, Desta and Ella's relationship was so heart-felt and lovely it made my heart all mushy and stuff.
This is a very low-conflict novel which I didn't have any issues with but I wouldn't go into this expecting some dramatic love affair. It's just a nice story of two men falling in love and figuring out how to make it work.
PS. There was a one sentence reference to Nesto but it made me shout at my book "OH! THERE HE IS!" so do with that what you will.
This is a very low-conflict novel which I didn't have any issues with but I wouldn't go into this expecting some dramatic love affair. It's just a nice story of two men falling in love and figuring out how to make it work.
PS. There was a one sentence reference to Nesto but it made me shout at my book "OH! THERE HE IS!" so do with that what you will.
araleith's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this story so much. I loved Elias and Desta and everything about their story.
petite_bumblebeebooks's review against another edition
5.0
Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Finding Joy by Adrianna Herrera
fatkidatheartreads's review against another edition
4.0
Elias did not come to play! 🥵🥵🥵 What a steamy and delightful queer 'holiday' romance!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Sexual content
queerandtalkative's review
emotional
hopeful
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
danajoy's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia and Racism
regencyfan93's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I felt like I knew life as an aid worker, after reading about Desta's surveys.
claudia_is_reading's review against another edition
4.0
Lovely, sweet and low angst romance, told from Desta's POV which works quite well, as he is the character who is re-discovering Ethiopia and we get the chance to do it alongside with him. As always with this author I finished the book hungry, looking for an Ethiopian restaurant that delivers and hoping they'll have injera fir the wat *laughs* Just in case, I've already found a recipe :P
Desta's is a little... self-absorbed and it's a good thing to see how, by the end, he had learn to not be it. I adore Elias and seeing them working their issues and their cultural differences in a country less than friendly to LGBT people was thrilling and delightful.
Braeden Sinclair's narration is truly wonderful.
Desta's is a little... self-absorbed and it's a good thing to see how, by the end, he had learn to not be it. I adore Elias and seeing them working their issues and their cultural differences in a country less than friendly to LGBT people was thrilling and delightful.
Braeden Sinclair's narration is truly wonderful.