The Pick-Up

Name: The Pick-Up
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Miranda Kenneally
ISBN: 9781705047712

Author: Miranda Kenneally

Narrator: Sandra Michelle, Nick Walther

Unabridged: 5 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/12/2021

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Art, Family, Performing Arts

Synopsis

WHAT SHE ORDERED? A RIDESHARE.
WHAT SHE GOT? HIM.

When Mari jumps in the back of her rideshare to a music festival, the last thing she expects is for the car to pick up a cute guy along the way. Mari doesn’t believe in dating—it can only end with a broken heart. Besides, she’s only staying at her
dad’s house in Chicago for the weekend. How close can you get to a guy in three days?

T.J. wants to study art in college, but his family’s expectations cast a long shadow over his dreams. When he meets Mari in the back of a rideshare, he feels alive for the first time in a long time.

Mari and T.J. enter the festival together and share an electric moment but get separated in a crowd with seemingly no way to find each other. When fate reunites them (with a little help from a viral hashtag), they’ll have to decide: Was
it love at first sight or the start of nothing more than a weekend fling?

About Miranda Kenneally

Miranda Kenneally grew up in Tennessee and dreamed of becoming either an Atlanta Brave, a country singer, or a UN interpreter. Instead, she became a writer and works for the State Department in Washington, D.C., where George W. Bush once used her shoulder as an armrest. Miranda loves Twitter, Star Trek, and her husband. For more information, visit her at mirandakenneally.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer

Sweet, lovely, feel good, young insta love story: might be defined as love at first ride-share! Mari comes to Chicago for attending music festival Lollapalooza, staying with her step sister and father she’s still harboring negative feelings after he left his mother, trying to protect her heart from......more

Goodreads review by Susan's Reviews

This well written story was definitely aimed at a young adult audience. It was "Like at first sight" in the back of a Ryde Share for Mari and T.J.! Mari and T.J. have the usual pressures to deal with: college majors to choose, fulfilling parental expectations, but in Mari's case she has to contend wi......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay (pawsomereads)

This definitely followed in the same vein as the author's previous books, providing a quick and easily-consumed romance with moments of depth. I think the premise for this book was so fun and I loved the meet-cute that was established early on. Mari and TJ were adorable. Though there was some insta-l......more

Goodreads review by MerLuni

I really enjoyed this book. It was super easy to read which I love and the characters were amazingly written. I need a TJ in my life too.......more

Goodreads review by Lisa

Miranda Kenneally, author of the terrific Hundred Oaks series, is back with a fresh new stand-alone YA novel. The PIck-Up is a quick read with sweet romantic moments as well as more serious reflections on family and damaged relationships. When TJ and Mari meet in a ride-share, their immediate attract......more