a___broad's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this so much. First, the whip-smart humour was fantastic, I heartily chuckled my way through this. The engaging dialogue was what tipped it toward five-star territory for me. The connection between Owen and Magnus was magnetic and very natural. I genuinely liked these characters because they were instantly familiar. It was lovely to see them grow and change as well. And the locale was beautifully described. I've never been to London but the descriptions made me simultaneously want to book a ticket to go and feel like I've lived there for ages. The insight to the literary/publishing world was brilliantly done too. Honestly, every aspect of this book was truly lovely. Read it.
suze_1624's review
4.0
A fun, flirty book about book writing!
Owen's life is both great - he has a successful novel, great friends, posh flat, and now a sexy new man - and not so great - he has to toe a very tight moral line with his publisher, no showing the gay, no flamboyant dress, no make up.
Luckily, he can wear his lacy undies under his jeans so some indiviuality can happen.
I enjoyed Owen and Magnus together, they did fit and even the big misunderstanding was understandable given how much pressure Max was giving Owen and Magnus' previous experiences.
Ryan and Sameer were great support characters, helpful but not too perfect. I wasn't ever sure of Becky, I definitely got a feeling there was more going on than we got from her.
Anyway, really enjoyed it. Light touch with the writing, I got totally engrossed as the story wound on.
Owen's life is both great - he has a successful novel, great friends, posh flat, and now a sexy new man - and not so great - he has to toe a very tight moral line with his publisher, no showing the gay, no flamboyant dress, no make up.
Luckily, he can wear his lacy undies under his jeans so some indiviuality can happen.
I enjoyed Owen and Magnus together, they did fit and even the big misunderstanding was understandable given how much pressure Max was giving Owen and Magnus' previous experiences.
Ryan and Sameer were great support characters, helpful but not too perfect. I wasn't ever sure of Becky, I definitely got a feeling there was more going on than we got from her.
Anyway, really enjoyed it. Light touch with the writing, I got totally engrossed as the story wound on.
tiggers_hate_acorns's review against another edition
4.0
A lovely, light-hearted good read. Looking forward to hearing more of Magnus and Owen.
4 stars
4 stars
thebroadsheets's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this so much. First, the whip-smart humour was fantastic, I heartily chuckled my way through this. The engaging dialogue was what tipped it toward five-star territory for me. The connection between Owen and Magnus was magnetic and very natural. I genuinely liked these characters because they were instantly familiar. It was lovely to see them grow and change as well. And the locale was beautifully described. I've never been to London but the descriptions made me simultaneously want to book a ticket to go and feel like I've lived there for ages. The insight to the literary/publishing world was brilliantly done too. Honestly, every aspect of this book was truly lovely. Read it.
thebroadsheets's review
5.0
I loved this so much. First, the whip-smart humour was fantastic, I heartily chuckled my way through this. The engaging dialogue was what tipped it toward five-star territory for me. The connection between Owen and Magnus was magnetic and very natural. I genuinely liked these characters because they were instantly familiar. It was lovely to see them grow and change as well. And the locale was beautifully described. I've never been to London but the descriptions made me simultaneously want to book a ticket to go and feel like I've lived there for ages. The insight to the literary/publishing world was brilliantly done too. Honestly, every aspect of this book was truly lovely. Read it.
pauliree's review
3.0
3.5 stars
Rather a gentle read, without much in the way of conflict or tension, but well written nevertheless. Not your standard romance as the pacing was way different but a nice read anyway
Rather a gentle read, without much in the way of conflict or tension, but well written nevertheless. Not your standard romance as the pacing was way different but a nice read anyway
calila's review
4.0
Great fun read. I really liked this. I smiled a whole bunch while reading. It was just fun and light and low angst (until the end). Magnus was just dreamy, while not being so perfect that it's insufferable. Owen was pretty great, I loved his flair for the dramatic. But he also started to get annoying when it came to having a backbone and standing up to Max. That got tiring after a bit. Loved the supporting characters (except Max of course). Can't wait to read book 2!!!
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