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Hand Picked

May Archer

4.24 AVERAGE

jenjerstevens's review

3.0

made me smile

I laughed out loud and smiled. A sweet love story to leave you sighing.

I really enjoyed the male fiber artist rep as well.

celineong's review

5.0

what was this so wholesome for!!!!
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catari's review

3.0

Overall nice

But

Spoiler

Correct me if I’m wrong, but on the end of book one, Gage and Knox are outside the bar just being cutsies, and they hear Webb got married inside the bar. But on the next book, Knox is supposed to be at a town meeting and will pick Webb up at the bar after said meeting is over, because Webb didn’t want to be a part of the town meeting. AND everyone sees Webb and Luke blowing the bugle, which means to accidentally get hand-fasted, outside of the bar.

Also, I am so sick of miscommunication being the one and only reason for a romance book to go so long
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rileys417's review

4.0

No but this was so cute and fun!!!

Low key enemies, turned “handfasting (courting)”, fake dating, to more.

Luke is Webb’s son’s teacher, and Webb has held a grudge due to a past incident that wasn’t really Luke’s fault.

Watching Webb fall for Luke was soooo sweet. With his patient kisses and calling him baby or love.

Luke with his lack of swearing, and kind cheery nature.

angiebayne's review

4.0

Another fun book by May Archer. I love these quirky, small town romances.

stine_schnell's review

3.5
lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A

tammy_m_nc's review

5.0

Webb and Luke - All the sweet happy swoons

This is an enemies to lovers accidentally sort of married grumpy guy sunshiney guy fake relationship with a side of learning your bi. And it deserves all the stars. Webb and Luke’s story is delicious perfection. It is a masterful tale of love, enlightenment, and growth sneakily wrapped in a romcom. It is story full of swoons, quirky townspeople, absurdity, drama, sweet moments, strong families, supportive friends and family, sexy times, painful pasts, and love. Luke is an elementary school teacher who recently moved to Little Pippin Hollow, Vermont after “winning” a house. Webb is an apple farmer, divorced and a single dad. He believes he’s straight. When the book begins, Luke is feeling quite unlucky thinking the town hates him especially Webb so he decides going for a drink will help. Webb has a similar idea. Many drinks later new friends Webb and Luke are blowing the unity bugle thereby accidentally hand fasting to each other and their HEA journey begins. While the book is funny, it is also a deeply emotional book. What follows the hand fasting, is a wonderful journey of baggage unpacking, house repairing, and life course correction. But oh the journey to get to their HEA is so painfully beautiful and you will feel all the things along the way. Expect to laugh, to cry, to swoon, to grit your teeth, to roll your eyes, to gasp, and to cheer. Most of all, expect to fall in love with Webb and Luke. I love, love this town and this series. I cannot wait to see who’s next to fall in love in the Sunday family.
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jenn_reads67's review

4.0

So Cute

I absolutely loved this installment of the Sunday brothers books. Webb and Lukie, as his mama calls him, we’re just the best couple. The fun way they ended up betrothed, along with the entire town all up in their business…well it was just a hoot! A bi-awakening is one of my favorite MM tropes because it truly shows that love is love no matter what! Little Pippin Hollow is quickly becoming one of my favorite quirky towns (Licking Thicket still ranked the best). I hate that I have to wait so long for Hawk’s story! Looks to be a doozie!
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annen's review

3.0

I know I am in the minority and nobody will read this but I am just putting it out there that this thing that has taken over almost all romance books where there's no tension at all and everyone is super "mature" and they never have freakouts about new experiences or relationships is very boring.
This book for example, started out very strongly with the potential for a great, enemies-friends-lovers, or sexuality discovery or forced proximity, all of which could deliver a great emotionally satisfying ride. Instead it all resolved by the halfway point and the rest of the book felt like a very long epilogue.
Too many books are like this now, nobody wants miscommunication or misunderstanding or 3rd act break-up or questioning oneself for more than a couple of pages or family drama just everyone being in love, but that makes for either very short books or very boring ones.

Anyway the writing is good.
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acozynook's review

4.0

Cute cute cute. This book was a warm hug. The drunk night that started the whole handfasting situation was one of the funniest scenes I've ever read. I could literally visualize every last second of it. 😂

“And that’s why Webb and I want to be…” Luke broke off, like he was searching for the right word.

“United,” I supplied. “Hence, the Unity Bugle.”

“United,” Luke repeated, taking the bugle off the wall. “You’re so good at words, Webb.”

“Aw. Thanks.” I stood a little taller. Not a lot of people appreciated it, but I had a fucking great vocabulary.


This was basically Gilmore Girls with a bunch of gay and bi men.