Book 94, 2023

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Pick One by May Archer

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Shortly after midnight I began reading Pick One, which is a novella in author May Archer's "Sunday Brothers" series. It was engrossing enough that I finished it in the wee hours. Main characters are math nerd and statistician John Curran and the effervescent Teagan Donahue.

Teagan has just ended a six-month relationship after catching his boyfriend cheating on him. While waiting for a friend of his brother's to come help him move his couch he unloads on his BFF, Fern. Teagan ends the call, only to find a burly man standing in front of him. Assuming it's Jace's friend, Teagan drags him along to retrieve his couch. What he didn't realize is that the stranger in front of him is his new roommate.

John walked into his apartment building and was immediately drawn to Teagan's emotive melodrama. Intrigued by the fiery redhead, he agrees to help him fetch a couch. When the two of them learn that they're now roommates, each privately decides to keep things platonic between them. Unfortunately, as time goes by, both of them fall hard for each other. It's going to take some friendly intervention and a spot of jealousy for them to realize what's been in front of them all along.

This was a lovely story. The two of them balance each other out so well: John's steady calm versus Teagan's chipper exuberance. Despite this being relatively short, the characters were portrayed well. Although neither one was a 'Sunday Brother', they did meet up with one of them, and he played a pivotal role in getting John and Teagan to acknowledge their feelings for one another.

Favorite line: She had a point. But that point was not my point.

A fun, light read. Four stars.