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a_reader_obsessed's review
4.0
This sequel did not disappoint and we dive right in where Country Mouse ended. The question is can these two complete opposites make it when their basic makeup is so starkly different?
Banker Malcolm is so controlled. His self worth is tied up in his status and his paycheck. He's amajor bit of a snob but he's just covering his own insecurities. His ambitions are sucking the joy out of his life and he's scared of letting go of his self imposed rules.
Sweet Owen is probably too laid back but that just works perfectly in sync with tightly wound Mal. His priorities are the simple things that make him happy. He sees a different side to his lover and enjoys bringing out the tender parts in him.
Make no mistake though - this was just as steamy as the first. It was fun watching these two navigate their new relationship. Their interactions were realistic, as well as sweet and hot. Add a touch of kink plus toys and playful dominance push/pull - all of which made it that much more interesting and entertaining!
This was an excellent afternoon read - thanks for sharing it with me Ingela!
Banker Malcolm is so controlled. His self worth is tied up in his status and his paycheck. He's a
Sweet Owen is probably too laid back but that just works perfectly in sync with tightly wound Mal. His priorities are the simple things that make him happy. He sees a different side to his lover and enjoys bringing out the tender parts in him.
Make no mistake though - this was just as steamy as the first. It was fun watching these two navigate their new relationship. Their interactions were realistic, as well as sweet and hot. Add a touch of kink plus toys and playful dominance push/pull - all of which made it that much more interesting and entertaining!
This was an excellent afternoon read - thanks for sharing it with me Ingela!
mikibooks's review
3.0
Bueno. Mal y Owen son fantásticos. La neurosis fobico-social del primero se complementa muy bien con la comprensión y buena intencionalidad del segundo. Pero me hubiera bastado con el primer libro. Soy de esas lectoras que prefieren imaginarse ciertos posibles acontecimientos, dejarlos a mi libre imaginación, en lugar de esperar a que el autor me los mastique.
robazizo's review
3.0
3.5 stars. What happens when real life takes over. Owen felt a bit too good to be true, but Malcolm was an intriguing character, so determined never to return to where he came from. I did miss a lot of backstory here. Where were his parents and was he even in contact with them anymore? Overall this was a cute duet, but I could have used some expansion on what made Owen and especially Malcolm tick.
leelah's review
5.0
4,5 stars for me.
I loved City Mouse more then [b:Country Mouse|13549783|Country Mouse (Country Mouse, #1)|Amy Lane|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1332792256s/13549783.jpg|19116177]. There are many stories with opposites attract trope, but as soon as couple hit the bed and I-love-you words are exchanged those differences in their personalities seem to fade. This novel is all about two guys who have little in common giving their best to make their relationship work despite those differences. That's why I found City Mouse more compelling read.
The story is following events from previous installment. Owen decided to stay in London and start a relationship with Mal. Owen is easy going, charming and relaxed kind of guy and Mal is one cranky, control freak who need to have short term and long term plan for everything in life. Their interaction is fun to read and I'm glad characters actually talked when first crises hit them. Sex scenes are off-the-chart hot as it's expected from Lane and Voinov and I hope we'll get more novels from this wonderful collaboration in future.
suze_1624's review
4.0
This picks up right after the end of Country Mouse and covers the next 4ish weeks of Mal and Owen's tentative relationship, bringing them to the dreaded 6 week mark! Will they survive?
Another great, fun read. I love the comparisons between uptight ( if such an inadequate word could describe him) Mal and free spirit Owen - the Britishness versus the American enthusiasm. Mal is just such a warning to anyone caught up in corporate land - they'lll eat you up and spit you out as soon as look at you. But he obviously is repressing much, which in this book we dont get to find out about.
I enjoyed the writing collab of these two authors and would love to see how Mal is getting on in the future, whether he has learned to let go more and just live! Lots of hot sex too!
Another great, fun read. I love the comparisons between uptight ( if such an inadequate word could describe him) Mal and free spirit Owen - the Britishness versus the American enthusiasm. Mal is just such a warning to anyone caught up in corporate land - they'lll eat you up and spit you out as soon as look at you. But he obviously is repressing much, which in this book we dont get to find out about.
I enjoyed the writing collab of these two authors and would love to see how Mal is getting on in the future, whether he has learned to let go more and just live! Lots of hot sex too!
kaje_harper's review
4.0
What happens after the big dramatic declaration of love? The answer seems to be, fitting together the jagged unmatched edges of how two very different men handle day to day life. Figuring out how living together can work doesn't suddenly get easy, just because there's that heart-holding, toe-curling love underneath it.
Malcolm's obsession with money as security, and his long hours on the job, make it hard for him to understand Owen's priorities. Malcolm wants to work it out. But when you fall asleep minutes after walking in the door, conversation takes a back seat to at least getting some sex into the brief lucid period. Owen will take the sex - craves it, really - but he also wishes he could get it through Malcolm's beloved thick skull that Owen's own view of security and happiness owes almost nothing to a big paycheck.
Fighting about money shows up on polls as the number one reason couples argue. And these two guys have started a relationship on a moment's notice, with major intensity, and viewpoints that are miles apart. Watching them argue, while hanging onto the love that they've just found, is fascinating and realistic. And the ending is warm, although it still feels HFN. More Mouse books, please? These guys have a long way to go yet to a meeting of the minds, and lives, despite the sweetness of not letting go. I'd love to watch it happen.
Malcolm's obsession with money as security, and his long hours on the job, make it hard for him to understand Owen's priorities. Malcolm wants to work it out. But when you fall asleep minutes after walking in the door, conversation takes a back seat to at least getting some sex into the brief lucid period. Owen will take the sex - craves it, really - but he also wishes he could get it through Malcolm's beloved thick skull that Owen's own view of security and happiness owes almost nothing to a big paycheck.
Fighting about money shows up on polls as the number one reason couples argue. And these two guys have started a relationship on a moment's notice, with major intensity, and viewpoints that are miles apart. Watching them argue, while hanging onto the love that they've just found, is fascinating and realistic. And the ending is warm, although it still feels HFN. More Mouse books, please? These guys have a long way to go yet to a meeting of the minds, and lives, despite the sweetness of not letting go. I'd love to watch it happen.
ifihadatail7's review
5.0
i re-read Country Mouse and then moved straight into City Mouse. not only is City Mouse a great book, the two stories connected beautifully.
oh! i was lucky enough to win my copy from Stumbling Over Chaos http://www.stumblingoverchaos.com/, thanks so much for that!
oh! i was lucky enough to win my copy from Stumbling Over Chaos http://www.stumblingoverchaos.com/, thanks so much for that!
rhodered's review
3.0
A direct follow on from the first book, this time hitting up to the dreaded six week mark. Golly I remember how I used to worry about that mark with guys I was dating. It really was the make or break timeframe.
Anyway, I really did enjoy this one as well, except for one thing which I also noticed in the first book. It's an occasional bitchyness toward women. Every single female character is cut down. Even the mother, who is just a bit too damn needy for a 40-something to be. And women's bodies are described unpleasantly. Breasts are expensive fakes or obnoxiously huge and pink. Women over 30 are unremittingly un-sexy, their hair goes grey, their bodies are softer, more shapeless, and their fashion sense veers toward dowdy. The authors also use slightly unplseant visions of aging women as metaphors when describing old buildings.
It's just...odd. A love story with a nasty bite of mysoginy on the side. Anyhow, I deducted a point for that.
Anyway, I really did enjoy this one as well, except for one thing which I also noticed in the first book. It's an occasional bitchyness toward women. Every single female character is cut down. Even the mother, who is just a bit too damn needy for a 40-something to be. And women's bodies are described unpleasantly. Breasts are expensive fakes or obnoxiously huge and pink. Women over 30 are unremittingly un-sexy, their hair goes grey, their bodies are softer, more shapeless, and their fashion sense veers toward dowdy. The authors also use slightly unplseant visions of aging women as metaphors when describing old buildings.
It's just...odd. A love story with a nasty bite of mysoginy on the side. Anyhow, I deducted a point for that.
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