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A review by ccgwalt
Angels in the City by Garrett Leigh
5.0
4.5 stars, A- rounded up.
This is my first book by Garrett Leigh and I will be seeking out more soon. Angels in the City is a character driven book and could be described as a quiet, yet emotional look at two very different personalities falling in love. Jonas is open and friendly, liked by almost everyone and genuinely thoughtful. He is carrying some baggage about proving himself and feels a little guilty for being from such a rich family. Sacha is a Russian software genius newly hired at the firm that shares a building with Jonas' fledgling advertising company. Sacha is blunt to the point of rudeness in his professional life, and hides his past trauma behind icy control. They meet on the day of the annual holiday charity ball thrown by Jonas's parents, which he dreads going to. When the lift Jonas and Sacha are riding in breaks down, the two spend an interesting 20 minutes or so talking around each other and being aware of an unusual attraction. When an off-hand invitation for Sacha to accompany Jonas to the charity event is accepted, the ball gets rolling on an unusual relationship story.
I love the quiet pace of the book and was eager to pick it up again for a few more minutes of reading. The openness of Jonas is contrasted with the closed-off and rigidly controlled nature of Sacha, and it was marvelous watching them both desire more while being unable to articulate it or truly act on it. The book requires an emotional commitment from the reader without resorting to high angst, and that's my very favorite kind of story.
I only took of a little bit because Sacha's habit of answering questions with questions got repetitive.
I don't know if Garrett Leigh writes m/f books, but I'd love to read Jonas's friend Lily's story.
This is my first book by Garrett Leigh and I will be seeking out more soon. Angels in the City is a character driven book and could be described as a quiet, yet emotional look at two very different personalities falling in love. Jonas is open and friendly, liked by almost everyone and genuinely thoughtful. He is carrying some baggage about proving himself and feels a little guilty for being from such a rich family. Sacha is a Russian software genius newly hired at the firm that shares a building with Jonas' fledgling advertising company. Sacha is blunt to the point of rudeness in his professional life, and hides his past trauma behind icy control. They meet on the day of the annual holiday charity ball thrown by Jonas's parents, which he dreads going to. When the lift Jonas and Sacha are riding in breaks down, the two spend an interesting 20 minutes or so talking around each other and being aware of an unusual attraction. When an off-hand invitation for Sacha to accompany Jonas to the charity event is accepted, the ball gets rolling on an unusual relationship story.
I love the quiet pace of the book and was eager to pick it up again for a few more minutes of reading. The openness of Jonas is contrasted with the closed-off and rigidly controlled nature of Sacha, and it was marvelous watching them both desire more while being unable to articulate it or truly act on it. The book requires an emotional commitment from the reader without resorting to high angst, and that's my very favorite kind of story.
I only took of a little bit because Sacha's habit of answering questions with questions got repetitive.
I don't know if Garrett Leigh writes m/f books, but I'd love to read Jonas's friend Lily's story.