Rachel A. (ra7) reviewed American Love Story: A Multicultural Romance (Dreamers, 3) on + 1010 more book reviews
This is Easton and Patrice's story; they met in book 1.
Patrice is a Haitian-born immigrant. He and his mom came to the US in the 1990s and he has worked hard to get where he is now. Having recently gotten his PhD, he is hired by Cornell University to teach. Easton is an ADA and comes from a moneyed background. They first meet when Patrice came to visit Nesto (in book 1).
Anyway, they are hugely attracted to each other. They have some issues; Easton is part of the system that historically has not been fair to POC & Patrice is also an activist who calls out bullshit when he sees it. I liked the way things were dealt with and the growth of each character. Easton realizes he needs to do more and is well aware of his privilege. I do wish he had had the courage to tell his emotionally abusive father to fuck off. Patrice realizes he needs to let people in and recognize mistakes will be made since people are far from perfect. And allow himself space to make mistakes too (he had a habit of expecting perfection).
I did like the epilogue in which both are working on an assignment given to them by their therapist (yes, they were going to couples therapy). That was a first for me to read.
Patrice is a Haitian-born immigrant. He and his mom came to the US in the 1990s and he has worked hard to get where he is now. Having recently gotten his PhD, he is hired by Cornell University to teach. Easton is an ADA and comes from a moneyed background. They first meet when Patrice came to visit Nesto (in book 1).
Anyway, they are hugely attracted to each other. They have some issues; Easton is part of the system that historically has not been fair to POC & Patrice is also an activist who calls out bullshit when he sees it. I liked the way things were dealt with and the growth of each character. Easton realizes he needs to do more and is well aware of his privilege. I do wish he had had the courage to tell his emotionally abusive father to fuck off. Patrice realizes he needs to let people in and recognize mistakes will be made since people are far from perfect. And allow himself space to make mistakes too (he had a habit of expecting perfection).
I did like the epilogue in which both are working on an assignment given to them by their therapist (yes, they were going to couples therapy). That was a first for me to read.
