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Hand Picked
by May Archer
I love the entire Sunday family and the crazy, overly gossipy community of Little Pippin Hollow! Hand Picked was a really sweet, low-angst, hilarious read that made me so excited for the future Sunday Brothers stories.
Webb Sunday runs the Sunday Orchard, has a 7-year-old son named Aiden, sees himself as the unofficial guardian of his younger brothers and sister and has zero time for relationships after his divorce. Oh, and he severely dislikes his son’s 1st grade teacher, Mr. Luke Williams. Webb is grumpy and distrusting after a rough couple of months and he takes it out on Luke until he finally gets a chance to know the guy.
Luke Williams won an essay contest which brought him to Little Pippin Hollow with the promise of land, a historic farmhouse and a happy ever after. Little did he know, it actually did seem too good to be true and found himself with a run down historic home, no money to do the repairs and a tiny trailer to call home. Despite all that, Luke is one of the most positive characters I’ve read - even when no one else can see a bright side, he can find it. He’s so adorable and is the quintessential portrayal of a small town elementary school teacher - wholesome, funny and endlessly caring.
Even though Webb thinks he hates Luke, they both end up drinking Rusty Spikes one evening and end up getting hand-fasted…something that could only happen is a tiny town like Little Pippin Hollow. They’re both so confused at first, but they start to become friends and see how little they actually know about each other. Webb learns about Luke’s struggles with his house and Luke discovers Webb’s fear of commitment, putting them on shaky ground, but they both help each other out in their own ways. While they’re getting to know each other, they complete the hand-fasting tasks and manage to fall completely in love. Their story was really precious and all about accepting new things and being open to new experiences and I loved it.
I really wish we got more of an ending - things wrapped up so fast in the last chapter that I felt like I was missing something. I needed more Sunday family happiness after the craziness of the bugle blowing! The epilogue definitely helped give me some more closure for Webb and Luke, but I still wanted more in the immediate aftermath. Also, who the heck let Katey continue being such a nasty character? She didn’t add much to the story and really annoyed me every time she was on the page.
I can’t wait for Hawk and Jack’s book next! This one’s going to get tricky, but I’m excited to see how the Sundays make it fun and funny in the end.
Webb Sunday runs the Sunday Orchard, has a 7-year-old son named Aiden, sees himself as the unofficial guardian of his younger brothers and sister and has zero time for relationships after his divorce. Oh, and he severely dislikes his son’s 1st grade teacher, Mr. Luke Williams. Webb is grumpy and distrusting after a rough couple of months and he takes it out on Luke until he finally gets a chance to know the guy.
Luke Williams won an essay contest which brought him to Little Pippin Hollow with the promise of land, a historic farmhouse and a happy ever after. Little did he know, it actually did seem too good to be true and found himself with a run down historic home, no money to do the repairs and a tiny trailer to call home. Despite all that, Luke is one of the most positive characters I’ve read - even when no one else can see a bright side, he can find it. He’s so adorable and is the quintessential portrayal of a small town elementary school teacher - wholesome, funny and endlessly caring.
Even though Webb thinks he hates Luke, they both end up drinking Rusty Spikes one evening and end up getting hand-fasted…something that could only happen is a tiny town like Little Pippin Hollow. They’re both so confused at first, but they start to become friends and see how little they actually know about each other. Webb learns about Luke’s struggles with his house and Luke discovers Webb’s fear of commitment, putting them on shaky ground, but they both help each other out in their own ways. While they’re getting to know each other, they complete the hand-fasting tasks and manage to fall completely in love. Their story was really precious and all about accepting new things and being open to new experiences and I loved it.
I really wish we got more of an ending - things wrapped up so fast in the last chapter that I felt like I was missing something. I needed more Sunday family happiness after the craziness of the bugle blowing! The epilogue definitely helped give me some more closure for Webb and Luke, but I still wanted more in the immediate aftermath. Also, who the heck let Katey continue being such a nasty character? She didn’t add much to the story and really annoyed me every time she was on the page.
I can’t wait for Hawk and Jack’s book next! This one’s going to get tricky, but I’m excited to see how the Sundays make it fun and funny in the end.