You’re the Problem, It’s You: A Novel (The Mischief & Matchmaking Series, 2)
It’s 1858 London, and second son Bobby Mason and newly-inherited viscount James Demeroven have a problem: each other. Bobby is tired of being “the spare” and James is convinced he’s inferior, and they’re both gay – a fact that, if known, would land them in jail. They’re wildly attracted to each other, but there’s no way for them to get together – and their emotional baggage also stands in their way. Their cousins Gwen and Beth (heroines of Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend) are determined to help James and Bobby find happiness with each other, but a man from their past threatens their future. Can Gwen, Beth, James, and Bobby thwart their nemesis and find a happily-ever-after?
I was rather disappointed in this book. Unlike the charming Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend, this novel is somewhat of a downer. Bobby and James spend much of the book being thoroughly miserable, which became depressing. And some of the Victorian background is shaky. For instance, a divorced woman would have been a social pariah; she wouldn’t be attending social functions. The book’s well written and finishes off Gwen and Beth’s story most satisfactorily.
