Reviews

American Christmas by Adriana Herrera

time4tori2read's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

barefootsong's review against another edition

hopeful 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? Yes

3.0

tranzkafka's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

fun but didn't really make sense without the rest of the series

what_karla_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

womanwill's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

meganh10's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

this_momma_is_booked's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Cute, quick, and not really that necessary, in my opinion. These were minor characters in a previous book so while it's nice to see where they are currently, they're not characters I was all that invested in to begin with. I think I would much rather have seen a "where are they now" on all the couples we've come to know and love from this series. 

mynameisprerna's review against another edition

3.5

Sweet but predictable. It was nice to get a happy ending for these two background characters from the series.

mindfullibrarian's review against another edition

4.0

(free review copy) ❗️NOVELLA ❗️so it was fun revisiting this world of characters I have loved but I had the same issue with this as I have with all novellas - way too short to write anything fully enough to satisfy my need to really understand the characters and grow with them. So for series readers/lovers, it’s worth the very quick read. For anyone else, probably don’t read this without appreciating the series first

katekate_reads_'s review against another edition

3.0

My favorite part of reading Adriana Herrera’s romances is the “found family” friend groups. My favorite part of this one was seeing the others from the American Dreamers books and how they came through for Ari and Yin.

Unfortunately the rest of this story wasn’t much for me. I think I am more of a full story person and not as much for novellas. What I love most in a romance is seeing the couple fall for each other - and this was a story where they were already together. We just watched them get into one (fairly minor) conflict and then get out of it (with a fairly unbelievable resolution). It was fine but not my favorite.

Thank you to Carina and Netgalley for the free ebook.