The Guy on the Right by Kate Stewart

The Guy on the Right (The Underdogs, #1)

by Kate Stewart

Strike One-My mother named me Theodore after her favorite chipmunk.

Not cool, Mom.

I‘ve spent most of my life answering to Teddy, because I couldn’t make Theo work.

Except for here. College. The place where all bets are off, and I’ve managed to redeem myself.
There’s only one problem, my new roommate, Troy, is football royalty and looks like he stepped off the set of an Abercrombie shoot.

Doesn’t matter, I cook a mean breakfast for his panty parade, and we get along well.
And anyway, this year I got the girl. And she’s perfect.

That’s right. Theodore Houseman, former band geek, now marching band rock star has finally landed the girl of his dreams.

Everything is perfect.

That is, until Troy takes a good look at her.

I’m not going down without a fight. As a matter of fact, I’m not going down at all. As glorious as these days may be for my all-star roommate, Laney is my end game.

I may not know much about play strategy, but I’ve been the good guy my whole life. I’ve been listening and I know exactly what women want. Framed in a picture standing next to me, Troy may seem like Mr. Perfect, but he’s underestimating the guy on the right.

Spoiler alert: In this story, the underdog is going to win.

Reviewed by Romance Schmomance on

4 of 5 stars

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Well this turned out to be an adorable read/listen. I snagged the audiobook and did a little reading inbetween. For a while, I kept hearing everyone raving about this book, so I couldn't wait to see what was in store.

I absolutely loved the friendship/relationship that Theo and Laney had. To me, this is what I expect when I hear something is a romantic comedy. These two were just hilarious the whole time, they had a lot of fun together and it was great to see things grow between them.

I haven't really gravitated towards the friends-to-lovers especially in a college setting, but from all the reviews I've seen and a great deal, I couldn't pass this one up.

The ONLY problem that I had was the conflict, I wasn't really a fan of it and just how things went down. A little bit dramatic for my liking and was carried out a bit longer than I expected.

I'm very interested in Troy's story, once I get a little break in my reading, I'll definitely be diving in!

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