Review: Sweet and powerful connection
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 24, 2012
This book was a delightful surprise!  I am not surprised it was well-written given the caliber of the authors; however, I am surprised by how much a short story about a seemingly one night stand moved me.  I have read TONS of m/m books and maybe I have become a bit jaded at the formulas/tropes commonly used in the stories.  That is why I am so grateful when I come across a book that somehow manages (either through the quality of writing, depth of character, twist of plot or that indefinable SOMETHING) to really move me.  This book moved me.I loved both Malcolm and Owen.  I was enchanted watching their interaction go from somewhat antagonistic and casual to deeply personal and soul moving.  The sex was hot but the emotion was what really got me.  Peeling back the layers of Malcolm's emotional walls and watching him come truly alive and connected to Owen was very moving.  I loved Malcolm's passion and vulnerability as well as Owen's humor and strength.  I laughed out loud when Owen told Malcolm he even groaned with a British accent.  Cute.The connection that developed between them was very sweet and powerful.  Often in stories this situation is depicted as insta love and seems unrealistic and contrived.  Somehow not so in this book.  Their relationship was totally believable to me.  I didn't see this as an insta love story but more of a deep and meaningful connection forged in a very short period of time.  Really isn't that what we all want?  Be it lover or friend.  We want someone to SEE us.  To really see us.  To connect.  To matter.In a world where we so often live on the surface never really having time for relationships, not knowing our neighbors, moving too quickly to slow down and breathe;  it was truly enjoyable to escape for a time to watch Malcolm and Owen find each other and connect.