seriously romantic: american fairytale by adriana herrera

when milo and tom first meet in american fairytale, it's this instant connection and crazy hot hook up. and then it's complicated. milo is a social worker dedicated to helping women out of abusive situations, who works hard to help his mom and does the best he can with what he has and tom is the man with the purse strings, who has the means of solving all the problems with merely opening his wallet.

this difference between them is the heart of their conflict. milo and tom have more than enough love and chemistry and commitment between them. but milo is proud and he doesn't want tom for the money. the last thing he wants is tom's money. and tom, he's a fixer and he doesn't always grasp that sometimes even though he has the means to solve a problem, he needs to take a step back and let milo fix them on his own. milo doesn't want a white knight swooping in to save the day. he wants a partner.

and tom wants to be that partner. but he also can't stand being forced to sit on his hands when he can make everything better. why wouldn't that be the right thing to do? it's a testament to the author that she makes this conflict work on both sides. milo and tom aren't wrong, their difference in life outlook and philosophy is clear and neither position is invalid. and the only way things will work is if they compromise, and it's hard work to compromise. they have to want it, they have to mean it. and they have to prove it.

i so enjoyed milo and tom's journey, i continue to adore the latinx/caribbean representation in these books.

**american fairytale will publish on may 20, 2019. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/carina press in exchange for my honest review.