American Love Story

Fantastic! An intense and emotional read. The plot is also very good. As in the first two books, a lot of the content is topical, but it's all woven into the story in a reasonable way. The conflict between the MCs also seemed realistic to me. In fact, I liked everything about this book.

I found the danger the characters faced here pretty scary, but there's no on-page violence in any of the books in this series, which is great. These aren't fluffy books, but they're also not lurid in any way, except for the sex scenes (the heat level is high).

I am so happy that Ari and Yin got together (sorry if I spelled that wrong; I don't have a copy of the text). They're the most important side characters here, and I thought they got just the right amount of attention, although I would definitely not say no to reading more about the two of them. My heart was aching for Ari's situation, and I loved how everyone came together to help him.

I thought this would be the end of the series, but it looks like there will be at least one more book, which is m/f. Probably Juan Pablo and Priscilla's story, should be great. I am so glad I listened to these. They were something different for me (contemporary romance), and I fell in love with the characters. I can't wait to see what's next from this author.

This book was intense af and that's all I want to say about it. The author does a great job tackling so many important issues like police brutality and discrimination against black people, the plight of refugees, and homophobia giving each of these the thoughtful representation that they deserve. And all the while, she also deftly manages to include a fascinating romance between two people from opposite backgrounds but similar values.

I thoroughly loved the experience of reading this book but I have to say I'm still reeling from that one particular intense scene from the story and I just don't know to describe more of my feelings. Just go pick up this book because it's important and lovely.