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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
ok there were a lot of ellipses but i can overlook that for that reliable may archer-ness that sucks me in and makes me smile the entire time. may is magic and everything she writes works for me. i can’t wait for the next book!
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Grumpy/sunshine. Enemies to friends to lovers. Bi awakening. I adored Luke Williams from the first time he appeared in Pick Me, and he was positively lovely in this story. Protect him at all costs, Webb. I found this a surprisingly sweet and comforting read from start to finish.
⭐︎4.5 "Hand Picked" Stars!⭐︎
This was so delightful. Truly a fluff-fest that I enjoy from time to time. Sometimes you just need all the happy. Which is ironic considering I literally cried near the beginning. But that's just because Luke is one of the sweetest, kindest, gentlest people and the way he shouldered the burden given to him about this dilapidated house he won in a contest...and how he was still trying to be positive...it just hurt. Because he's so kind and sweet and happy-go-lucky and isn't asking for anything from anyone and yet he's been treated by life so poorly.
But once Webb got over his slight animosity towards Luke, and let himself feel the feelings he so clearly had for him, it was basically sunshine and roses from there.
Which I know might be too much for some people, but I'm someone who loves a good fluff-fest. Real life is never really like that, at least it doesn't last if we ever are having a good stretch of pure happiness in our life, so a good fluff-fest just make me so happy and makes me feel good and we all need that sometimes, when real life is so...blegh.
And there were just some great shenanigans in this, what with Luke and Webb getting very drunk and accidentally "handfasting" in front of a lot of the town, and then the mayor pushing the whole handfasting thing in order to get more tourism to their small town in Vermont.
Of course, there are things they have to do in order for the handfasting to go through at the end of an 8 week period, and since it was all a drunken accident, Luke and Webb are determined not to do as much as they can on the list, so the handfasting thing won't be able to go through and be real.
But of course, in many ways they happen anyway, if by accident or a lot of townspeople kind of machination-ing it themselves haha.
And as the weeks go by, they start to fall for each other, except Webb is determined not to start a relationship, because of everything that happened with Amanda, Aiden's mother.
If there's any slight angst in this, it happens in the beginning and with Webb sticking his mouth in it a time or two, but that's about it.
And Webb, who thought he was straight before Luke, takes being attracted to a man well, for the most part. I think the previous 8 months where he seemingly disliked Luke were him trying to denying his attraction and possible feelings, and it's understandable for him to do so when his whole 38 years leading up to meeting Luke, he'd never been attracted to a guy.
But once he stops denying and lying to himself, he takes being with Luke in stride.
My only real gripe with this is the fairly lackluster sex scenes. The last one in the epilogue they have is fairly hot, but otherwise...they were just okay. The romance was so on point, it was wonderful, but once we got to the sex scenes they just...kinda happened really quickly, glossed over a bit, and didn't have the emotional impact I was hoping for, or the sizzling heat I was hoping for either. For this being Webb's first time with a man, I was hoping for more detailed, sizzling encounters.
But, that was just one aspect of this and while it bothered me, sex not written as well as it could be doesn't deter my enjoyment of the overall story that much, hence only taking .5 stars off.
Otherwise, I just adored this. Luke was the sweetest, most adorable man. Webb was more gruff and grumpy but so kind in his own way, and very protective and stalwart and loyal. Also Webb is a big 6'3" guy while Luke is smaller 5'8" guy and yasss size difference! Love it ;).
The romance was just on point. Of course Webb could do nothing else but fall for Luke. It's like once he got over his hangups and let Luke in, it didn't take long at all for him to fall head first into love with him. It just had to get past his fears and be ready to be with Luke full stop.
I also continued to adore Aiden, Webb's son. He was so sweet as well, and his adoration of Luke was wonderful and heart-melting. Even though he isn't Luke's son, it definitely felt like he was. And I know Amanda is in the picture, but that just means it's more like Aiden has 3 parents in the end. I loved his and Luke's bond so much.
So yeah, this might not be for everyone. If a little too much fluff is too much for you, then this will not be for you. But if you love a good 'ol fluff-fest, then pick this one up. It's so so good.
Next book will be about Jack, Webb's best friend, and Hawk, the youngest Sunday brother, and I can't wait. There will be the age-gap and definitely Jack angst-ing over Webb finding out about them. We already saw a hint of that in this one.
So I definitely recommend this if you don't mind some fluff on top of fluff
This was so delightful. Truly a fluff-fest that I enjoy from time to time. Sometimes you just need all the happy. Which is ironic considering I literally cried near the beginning. But that's just because Luke is one of the sweetest, kindest, gentlest people and the way he shouldered the burden given to him about this dilapidated house he won in a contest...and how he was still trying to be positive...it just hurt. Because he's so kind and sweet and happy-go-lucky and isn't asking for anything from anyone and yet he's been treated by life so poorly.
But once Webb got over his slight animosity towards Luke, and let himself feel the feelings he so clearly had for him, it was basically sunshine and roses from there.
Which I know might be too much for some people, but I'm someone who loves a good fluff-fest. Real life is never really like that, at least it doesn't last if we ever are having a good stretch of pure happiness in our life, so a good fluff-fest just make me so happy and makes me feel good and we all need that sometimes, when real life is so...blegh.
And there were just some great shenanigans in this, what with Luke and Webb getting very drunk and accidentally "handfasting" in front of a lot of the town, and then the mayor pushing the whole handfasting thing in order to get more tourism to their small town in Vermont.
Of course, there are things they have to do in order for the handfasting to go through at the end of an 8 week period, and since it was all a drunken accident, Luke and Webb are determined not to do as much as they can on the list, so the handfasting thing won't be able to go through and be real.
But of course, in many ways they happen anyway, if by accident or a lot of townspeople kind of machination-ing it themselves haha.
And as the weeks go by, they start to fall for each other, except Webb is determined not to start a relationship, because of everything that happened with Amanda, Aiden's mother.
If there's any slight angst in this, it happens in the beginning and with Webb sticking his mouth in it a time or two, but that's about it.
And Webb, who thought he was straight before Luke, takes being attracted to a man well, for the most part. I think the previous 8 months where he seemingly disliked Luke were him trying to denying his attraction and possible feelings, and it's understandable for him to do so when his whole 38 years leading up to meeting Luke, he'd never been attracted to a guy.
But once he stops denying and lying to himself, he takes being with Luke in stride.
My only real gripe with this is the fairly lackluster sex scenes. The last one in the epilogue they have is fairly hot, but otherwise...they were just okay. The romance was so on point, it was wonderful, but once we got to the sex scenes they just...kinda happened really quickly, glossed over a bit, and didn't have the emotional impact I was hoping for, or the sizzling heat I was hoping for either. For this being Webb's first time with a man, I was hoping for more detailed, sizzling encounters.
But, that was just one aspect of this and while it bothered me, sex not written as well as it could be doesn't deter my enjoyment of the overall story that much, hence only taking .5 stars off.
Otherwise, I just adored this. Luke was the sweetest, most adorable man. Webb was more gruff and grumpy but so kind in his own way, and very protective and stalwart and loyal. Also Webb is a big 6'3" guy while Luke is smaller 5'8" guy and yasss size difference! Love it ;).
The romance was just on point. Of course Webb could do nothing else but fall for Luke. It's like once he got over his hangups and let Luke in, it didn't take long at all for him to fall head first into love with him. It just had to get past his fears and be ready to be with Luke full stop.
I also continued to adore Aiden, Webb's son. He was so sweet as well, and his adoration of Luke was wonderful and heart-melting. Even though he isn't Luke's son, it definitely felt like he was. And I know Amanda is in the picture, but that just means it's more like Aiden has 3 parents in the end. I loved his and Luke's bond so much.
So yeah, this might not be for everyone. If a little too much fluff is too much for you, then this will not be for you. But if you love a good 'ol fluff-fest, then pick this one up. It's so so good.
Next book will be about Jack, Webb's best friend, and Hawk, the youngest Sunday brother, and I can't wait. There will be the age-gap and definitely Jack angst-ing over Webb finding out about them. We already saw a hint of that in this one.
So I definitely recommend this if you don't mind some fluff on top of fluff
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I just love this family and this weird little town that Archer has created. It just makes everything inside me squishy.
The relationship dynamics didn't work for me. Coupled with the meddling townsfolk that just kept trying to force this relationship to happen when Webb kept being an asshole to Luke, I didn't get it. Sure, Webb didn't have a problem with his sexuality, but words still matter. Issues that should have been resolved in an hour dragged out for days.
Spoiler
The worst thing about this book is that the couple didn't have the first real conversation about their relationship until it was their wedding vows. WTF?
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No