Malcolm Kavanagh and Owen Watson are now in a solid relationship but can they live happily ever after? In CITY MOUSE, the second book of a duology with Amy Lane and Aleksandr Voinov, readers get the first chapters of Malcolm and Owen's life together. Right off the bat, they are experiencing life's struggles. Malcolm is overworked and doesn't like the fact that he cannot spend as much time as he would like with Owen. Owen is working at a new job that pays a peanut amount of money and is adjusting to his new life.
Lane and Voinov put everything they are best at in this one book. Witty, easy to read writing brings out the playful side of Malcolm and Owen that transcends into the sex scenes as well. Both explorative and intense, the sex scenes are abundant and memorable, making CITY MOUSE a lot more sexier than the first book.
What's new is the angst that Lane and Voinov have incorporated. While I could feel for Malcolm and Owen's internal struggles, I don't feel as if they were explored enough and, as a result, the resolution felt too swift in the end. I didn't get the sense that the trouble was properly solved by the end of the book.
There is a fun crossover with Voinov's Garden Market series where Malcolm goes with a friend to the high-end brothel where we see cameos of some side characters.
For a sweet and witty romance with a touch of angst, CITY MOUSE is a great story of learning to love.
A magical weekend, a breathless declaration, a happy ever after . . . Right? Wrong. When Malcolm Kavanagh took his first step toward emotional maturity by declaring his love to Owen Watson, that was just the first chapter in their story. Anyone who’s ever been in love knows that happy endings take a lot more work than that. One problem: Malcolm has never been in love. He doesn’t know the rules of a relationship and isn’t confident enough to trust that his is real. He learns the ropes by sharing his life and his flat with Owen, but relationship boot camp proves a challenge. Everything is a struggle, from accepting Owen’s low-status job to putting his boyfriend above his personal trainer. Luckily, Owen knows a little more about relationships, and labors patiently to survive the first six weeks of their life together. From the art galleries of Cambridge to the tawdry majesty of the Dominion theatre, Owen adapts to England while Malcolm adapts to the whole human race. Maybe, if Owen is patient enough and Malcolm learns to give, the two of them can make it past Relationship Armageddon to a real happy ending.
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