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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
A fun happy grumpy/ sunshine read set in Luttle Pippin Hallow, a small Vermont town, full of meddling townspeople. As with most May Archer books their is a bunch of chaos mixed woth heart. Luke moves to Luttle Pippin Hallow by winning a house, but from a miscommunication that happened in the previous book he doesn't get treated the best because of the Sunday family influence, especially by Webb, the oldest Sunday brother.
One faithful drunken night Luke and Webb blow the bugle and end up betroved
One faithful drunken night Luke and Webb blow the bugle and end up betroved
Cawpile 8.57 4.5*
A lovely fluffy return to the Sunday Brothers and a return predictably to the ‘accidental’ handfasting. Now if you look *too* carefully at the logic, or try to pick things apart even slightly then plot holes and logic holes do appear… but why be a spoilsport with a sweet fluffy book like this? It’s not advertising itself as anything it isn’t. Just sit back, suspend reality a wee bit and enjoy the read.
A lovely fluffy return to the Sunday Brothers and a return predictably to the ‘accidental’ handfasting. Now if you look *too* carefully at the logic, or try to pick things apart even slightly then plot holes and logic holes do appear… but why be a spoilsport with a sweet fluffy book like this? It’s not advertising itself as anything it isn’t. Just sit back, suspend reality a wee bit and enjoy the read.
Fun, cheesy and cute
This series is getting better by the book. Sunshine meets grump trope. The Hand-fasting rituals are fun and hilarious. The seven-year-old is an innocent but scheming devil.
This series is getting better by the book. Sunshine meets grump trope. The Hand-fasting rituals are fun and hilarious. The seven-year-old is an innocent but scheming devil.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Tenia altas expectativas con este libro y no me defraudo, fue todo lo que quería y mejor. Incluso me agrada más como se muestra la relación de Knox y Gage, siento que tiene un toque diferente y se ve más el amor que se tienen.
Aiden me mejoro la vida y me gustó como se fue formando la relación de los personajes, también me encanta que Luke fuera tan cálido y postocop mientras que Web es todo lo contrario menos con el.
PD. Estoy debatiendo si le doy una oportunidad o no al siguiente libro, no creo que la trama vaya con lo que me gusta leer pero quisiera ver más de estos personajes en general porque hasta ahora me han gustado mucho los primeros dos libros.
Aiden me mejoro la vida y me gustó como se fue formando la relación de los personajes, también me encanta que Luke fuera tan cálido y postocop mientras que Web es todo lo contrario menos con el.
PD. Estoy debatiendo si le doy una oportunidad o no al siguiente libro, no creo que la trama vaya con lo que me gusta leer pero quisiera ver más de estos personajes en general porque hasta ahora me han gustado mucho los primeros dos libros.
[I received a digital arc for an honest review]
Hand Picked by May Archer is the second book in the Sunday Brothers series. Webb Sunday has a lot of responsibilities and takes them very seriously. He is trying his best to raise his son Aiden right while keeping the orchard thriving to continue the Sunday legacy. Luke Williams is the favorite teacher in Little Pippin Hollow but struggles to socialize with the adults of the town. A drunken incident and unintentional participation in olden tradition has Webb and Luke tangled in a mess of their own making. The town becomes very invested in Webb and Luke’s relationship while the two men try to figure out where they stand. But with Webb’s history and Luke’s housing situation looming around them, can they find a future not dictated by the past?
Webb Sunday has a lot of people relying on him. He is constantly trying to balance work expectations, his family and the town. His dislike for Luke Williams stems from the unease he feels when around the man. He never expected his dislike to impact Luke’s experience in the town and the guilt he feels when he finds out is overwhelming. As he allows himself to get to know Luke he realizes how wrong he was and tries to make up for his bad behavior. Webb is a good father and learns through experiences with Luke that people can entirely surprise you, even himself.
On the one hand, I’d never felt so loved, so adored, so incredibly overwhelmed with the soul presence of another human. Webb had taken me over completely last night, and it was an experience I’d never forget.
Luke Williams is wonderful. He is looking for his happily ever after and instead finds himself drowning under the pressure he puts on himself. When he allows his emotions to overtake his need for positivity he is just amazing with honest outbursts and committing to even drunken statements (AKA his hockey team). He lets Webb and the people of the hollow know the real him and they fall in love with how genuine he is. His inner dialogue and pep talks made me smile and I appreciated that once he was given an opportunity to take what he wanted he grabbed it with both hands.
I looked up at him and smiled. How could anyone not smile with him around? He was sunshine personified.
This story is plain old ridiculous and I loved every minute of it. Seeing Webb finally relax a little and allow his family and friends to help him made it so enjoyable to see growth and change while Luke just stole the show with his sheep, crochet, craft material hoarding and genuine sweetness. Little Pippin Hollow is proving to be a Hallmark town with a side of lunacy and I am on board, give me more now please and thank you. I look forward to Hawk and Jack trying to figure their stuff out and whatever mayhem the last two Sunday brothers get up to.
5 stars for this sweetly absurd coupling of Webb and Luke.
Hand Picked by May Archer is the second book in the Sunday Brothers series. Webb Sunday has a lot of responsibilities and takes them very seriously. He is trying his best to raise his son Aiden right while keeping the orchard thriving to continue the Sunday legacy. Luke Williams is the favorite teacher in Little Pippin Hollow but struggles to socialize with the adults of the town. A drunken incident and unintentional participation in olden tradition has Webb and Luke tangled in a mess of their own making. The town becomes very invested in Webb and Luke’s relationship while the two men try to figure out where they stand. But with Webb’s history and Luke’s housing situation looming around them, can they find a future not dictated by the past?
Webb Sunday has a lot of people relying on him. He is constantly trying to balance work expectations, his family and the town. His dislike for Luke Williams stems from the unease he feels when around the man. He never expected his dislike to impact Luke’s experience in the town and the guilt he feels when he finds out is overwhelming. As he allows himself to get to know Luke he realizes how wrong he was and tries to make up for his bad behavior. Webb is a good father and learns through experiences with Luke that people can entirely surprise you, even himself.
On the one hand, I’d never felt so loved, so adored, so incredibly overwhelmed with the soul presence of another human. Webb had taken me over completely last night, and it was an experience I’d never forget.
Luke Williams is wonderful. He is looking for his happily ever after and instead finds himself drowning under the pressure he puts on himself. When he allows his emotions to overtake his need for positivity he is just amazing with honest outbursts and committing to even drunken statements (AKA his hockey team). He lets Webb and the people of the hollow know the real him and they fall in love with how genuine he is. His inner dialogue and pep talks made me smile and I appreciated that once he was given an opportunity to take what he wanted he grabbed it with both hands.
I looked up at him and smiled. How could anyone not smile with him around? He was sunshine personified.
This story is plain old ridiculous and I loved every minute of it. Seeing Webb finally relax a little and allow his family and friends to help him made it so enjoyable to see growth and change while Luke just stole the show with his sheep, crochet, craft material hoarding and genuine sweetness. Little Pippin Hollow is proving to be a Hallmark town with a side of lunacy and I am on board, give me more now please and thank you. I look forward to Hawk and Jack trying to figure their stuff out and whatever mayhem the last two Sunday brothers get up to.
5 stars for this sweetly absurd coupling of Webb and Luke.
This whole book was giving Gilmore Girls vibes like...the nosy townspeople, the meddling in everyone's relationships, small town life with quirky traditions, town meetings, having a usual at a diner, apple orchards???? Yes. And I would like some more of it tbh!
Not only did this book have grumpy/sunshine but it had grumpy single dad trope which is basically my kryptonite. Luke feels left out as he just moved to Little Pippin Hollow, and he feels as though a lot of people don't like him because Webb, who is the town's favorite, doesn't like him. Luke drunkenly confesses this to Webb which makes Webb feel bad and he declares that they need to be united. Webb and Luke find themselves accidentally engaged after they drunkenly complete part of a handfasting ritual in the name of their unity that used to be a tradition in basically ye olden days. After being engaged they must complete specific tasks for them to be officially married. And there's no way they're going to complete those tasks...in fact they're going to specifically do everything they can to not complete anything from the list. Which totally works out. Yup. 100%. ;)
In my life, a lot of people needed things from me, but very few of them simply wanted me—my presence, my voice. Things that cost me nothing but meant something to them.
I really liked Luke and Webb together. They start off the book with a bit of animosity toward one another but slowly but surely with some help from meddling townspeople they find that animosity turning into attraction. The Sunday family sure do know how to take care of people and Luke totally deserved all that Sunday attention. Luke is also Webb's seven year old son, Aiden's teacher so all the moments of Luke hanging out with Aiden and Webb trusting Luke with Aiden were so wholesome. Luke fit in seamlessly with the Sunday family.
I liked this book a lot more than the first one but the pairings sort of felt similar in that book 1 was a grumpy Sunday brother falling for a talkative newcomer and so was book 2. I get the whole if it ain't broken, don't fix it vibes but there were times where I felt Gage and Luke were just a little too similar.
Regardless, I loved Luke and Webb. I love accidental marriage trope and these two played the game so well.
“Of course I do,” Luke said softly and maybe a little sadly. “You’re… gosh, Webb. You’re everything. You’re so strong and protective. You love so devotedly. You make me feel like nothing is impossible. How could I not love you?”
Can't wait for book 3! Hawk and Jack are going to destroy me I can feel it already.
Not only did this book have grumpy/sunshine but it had grumpy single dad trope which is basically my kryptonite. Luke feels left out as he just moved to Little Pippin Hollow, and he feels as though a lot of people don't like him because Webb, who is the town's favorite, doesn't like him. Luke drunkenly confesses this to Webb which makes Webb feel bad and he declares that they need to be united. Webb and Luke find themselves accidentally engaged after they drunkenly complete part of a handfasting ritual in the name of their unity that used to be a tradition in basically ye olden days. After being engaged they must complete specific tasks for them to be officially married. And there's no way they're going to complete those tasks...in fact they're going to specifically do everything they can to not complete anything from the list. Which totally works out. Yup. 100%. ;)
In my life, a lot of people needed things from me, but very few of them simply wanted me—my presence, my voice. Things that cost me nothing but meant something to them.
I really liked Luke and Webb together. They start off the book with a bit of animosity toward one another but slowly but surely with some help from meddling townspeople they find that animosity turning into attraction. The Sunday family sure do know how to take care of people and Luke totally deserved all that Sunday attention. Luke is also Webb's seven year old son, Aiden's teacher so all the moments of Luke hanging out with Aiden and Webb trusting Luke with Aiden were so wholesome. Luke fit in seamlessly with the Sunday family.
I liked this book a lot more than the first one but the pairings sort of felt similar in that book 1 was a grumpy Sunday brother falling for a talkative newcomer and so was book 2. I get the whole if it ain't broken, don't fix it vibes but there were times where I felt Gage and Luke were just a little too similar.
Regardless, I loved Luke and Webb. I love accidental marriage trope and these two played the game so well.
“Of course I do,” Luke said softly and maybe a little sadly. “You’re… gosh, Webb. You’re everything. You’re so strong and protective. You love so devotedly. You make me feel like nothing is impossible. How could I not love you?”
Can't wait for book 3! Hawk and Jack are going to destroy me I can feel it already.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Luke is the most precious and should be protected at all costs. Will this one be my favorite of the series? Very possibly. It made me cackle the same way Licking Thicket did and tore at my emotions the way Off Key did most recently. Seriously loved this one.