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codyjames's review against another edition
5.0
First Garret Leigh book of the year! Actually, it’s the first of many to come over the next month, as I signed up for Kindle Unlimited for the soul purpose of reading every single Garrett Leigh book within my two month free trial time frame lol. Here in Angels In The City, Leigh does some of her best work. There is always a level to angst in a Leigh book, but this one added a bit of a Fifty Shades of Gray vibe that I reallllyyyy enjoyed. Jonah Gray, a rich successful business man is dreading going stag to his parents Christmas party when he runs into Sacha-a Russian man with an accent to die for- in an elevator at work. When the elevator stalls, they begin to chat and an instant attraction is born, to the point that Sacha agrees to attend his parents party as his fake date. I love the whole fake-relationship/friendship-turned-to-real-feelings trope (*cough Red, White, and Royal Blue*) and this was done in such a fun way. Sacha has his reservations about relationships, and as the story progresses that becomes the biggest deterrent, along with the pair sharing the same floor of office space. Garrett Leigh never fails to pull on the heartstrings and make you fully aware of just how utterly single you are, but is a sweet torture I can’t get enough of
crunden's review against another edition
4.0
“That I will be there, Jonah Gray, wherever you are, because I do not want to be anywhere else.”
I love Jonah and Sacha so freaking much I just cannot deal.
I love Jonah and Sacha so freaking much I just cannot deal.
shelbanuadh's review against another edition
4.0
Garrett Leigh is one of those authors that rates all over the place for me, but this one was a hit.
That being said, for what it accomplished, I felt like it was needlessly long and drawn out... and yet, the ending felt extremely rushed.
That being said, for what it accomplished, I felt like it was needlessly long and drawn out... and yet, the ending felt extremely rushed.
endemictoearth's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.75
Lighter than her usual fare, but still full of Emotions. It’s not groundbreaking, but she’s a very competent writer and elevates more standard plots. (Though I don’t love the title.)
lillian_francis's review against another edition
5.0
Glorious.
I adore Garrett's Christmas stories. They're as sweet as her stories ever get but still with that edge that let's you know you're reading at Garrett Leigh book. This is no exception.
Two men, who don't do relationships, get stuck in a lift. One follows the other out and never stops. What starts as fake boyfriends and a quick fuck becomes so much more but not without denial and fighting it on both sides.
Highly recommended.
I adore Garrett's Christmas stories. They're as sweet as her stories ever get but still with that edge that let's you know you're reading at Garrett Leigh book. This is no exception.
Two men, who don't do relationships, get stuck in a lift. One follows the other out and never stops. What starts as fake boyfriends and a quick fuck becomes so much more but not without denial and fighting it on both sides.
Highly recommended.
tink535's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0
Another fabulous book from Garrett Leigh, probably the fluffiest I've read of hers.
cadiva's review against another edition
5.0
If Marc ([b:Soul to Keep|36291180|Soul to Keep (Rented Heart, #2)|Garrett Leigh|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1508439332l/36291180._SY75_.jpg|57955556] ) hadn't already stolen my heart completely, then Sacha and Jonah would be fighting it out with Gavin & Yani ([b:Hometown Christmas|48840400|Hometown Christmas|Garrett Leigh|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1573945134l/48840400._SY75_.jpg|73694085] ) to claim it.
This is possibly the least angsty of anything I've ever read from Garrett, but that doesn't mean it's missing any of the signature pieces that make it one of her books.
Two driven men, meeting perhaps by accident, perhaps by fate's intervention, but nevertheless, finding an instant connection.
It starts as a fake boyfriend scheme to sooth Jonah's mother but it's pretty clear from the off that it could be so much more.
Sacha is an enigma, he's brusk, sparse with conversation, free with his disdain for the rest of the workforce he's been landed with and very much interested in taking Jonah to bed.
Jonah is a ray of sunshine, he's kind to his staff, bemused by his mother's determination to get him paired off with anyone, and instantly drawn to the dark and brooding Russian.
They dance around each other in their shared office space, they fall into bed frequently, but they never talk feelings.
There was just something about this book which pulled me deep into it, perhaps the intimacy of their interactions, which take place in bed a lot.
Or possibly just the way it was clear to me that Sacha needed Jonah, though he did his best to ignore that he was wanting more then just sex.
There isn't really one defining moment which moves this into something more, it's a slide into a dawning of acknowledgement that things have changed.
But, as is ever the way, it's not smooth sailing, there are hurts caused, and motives questioned before the break point is reached.
For a relatively short book, Garrett still manages to pack a whole fully fleshed out world with a rounded set of secondary characters into the narrative.
It doesn't appear to be connected to her wider universe but it also felt like it easily could be.
I kept expecting them to pop into one of Cass and Tom's places for food or to run into one of the ex-military guys on the street
This is possibly the least angsty of anything I've ever read from Garrett, but that doesn't mean it's missing any of the signature pieces that make it one of her books.
Two driven men, meeting perhaps by accident, perhaps by fate's intervention, but nevertheless, finding an instant connection.
It starts as a fake boyfriend scheme to sooth Jonah's mother but it's pretty clear from the off that it could be so much more.
Sacha is an enigma, he's brusk, sparse with conversation, free with his disdain for the rest of the workforce he's been landed with and very much interested in taking Jonah to bed.
Jonah is a ray of sunshine, he's kind to his staff, bemused by his mother's determination to get him paired off with anyone, and instantly drawn to the dark and brooding Russian.
They dance around each other in their shared office space, they fall into bed frequently, but they never talk feelings.
There was just something about this book which pulled me deep into it, perhaps the intimacy of their interactions, which take place in bed a lot.
Or possibly just the way it was clear to me that Sacha needed Jonah, though he did his best to ignore that he was wanting more then just sex.
There isn't really one defining moment which moves this into something more, it's a slide into a dawning of acknowledgement that things have changed.
But, as is ever the way, it's not smooth sailing, there are hurts caused, and motives questioned before the break point is reached.
For a relatively short book, Garrett still manages to pack a whole fully fleshed out world with a rounded set of secondary characters into the narrative.
It doesn't appear to be connected to her wider universe but it also felt like it easily could be.
I kept expecting them to pop into one of Cass and Tom's places for food or to run into one of the ex-military guys on the street
terriaminute's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
5.0
This is the best 'the grumpy one loves the sunshine one' novel for 2020. The angst is reasonable, the reasons are reasonable, the hurdles are just angsty enough. The end is a little flat, but I can't care. What a lovely novel.
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