Quite the Pair

Quite the Pair sparkles like the New York City skyline it’s set against. A giant-hearted story of two best friends, one shoebox apartment, and the chaotic beauty of figuring it out together. It’s a gorgeously written, achingly tender (and hilarious!) ode to chosen family and choosing yourself. I loved every word.

Jennifer Niven, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author

Tobias has created an authentic world that completely nails the complexity of adult friendship. I felt like I knew Sydney and Austin personally. Every decision they made—good or bad—had me nodding along, laughing, screaming, crying! I raced through this book. I couldn’t put it down.

Georgie Tunny, journalist, presenter, co-host of the Two Good Sports podcast, and author of OVER TO YOU

This book is so damn charming and adorable AF, it basically has dimples. Take this cutie home. But also be ready for it to split your heart open.

Benjamin Law, author of THE FAMILY LAW

From the first page, I was invested in Austin and Sydney and their charmingly messy and frequently funny New York lives. This is a total delight of a book about friendship and finding yourself.

Nina Kenwood, author of THE WEDDING FORECAST

Tobias Madden delivers a stunner of a novel that's as tender as it is unflinchingly honest. Quite the Pair is sharp, chaotic, and full of the kind of love—romantic and otherwise—that sneaks up on you. Austin and Sydney are the kind of friends you root for, yell at, and adore all at the same time ... and I couldn't get enough of them!

Chip Pons, author of WINGING IT WITH YOU

If the platonic rom-com exists, this is it. Quite The Pair is a love letter to the intense, beautiful and messy friendships between gay men and straight women: a book about finding yourself, being yourself, and always being each other's person.

Jodi McAlister, romance scholar and author of AN ACADEMIC AFFAIR

A heartfelt and funny look at friendship that’s both modern and timeless. Grab a friend. Quite the Pair makes for the perfect buddy read.

Steven Rowley, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE CELEBRANTS and THE GUNCLE

Wise, warm yet utterly funny, Quite The Pair captures all the messiness and wonders of coming undone in adulthood. This is a laugh-out-loud, hilarious, and tender story about coming of age after you thought you had everything figured out. I loved every minute of being with Austin and Sydney in their New York apartment, watching them grow and sometimes fail to change. A refreshing and wise read that felt like watching an episode of Friends or Sex & The City.

Joshua Hortinela, author of HATE YOU TO LOVE YOU

Quite the Pair had me itching to text my best friend 'this is us' just about every other page. Witty, warm, and painfully relatable, Madden's adult fiction debut is so, so good.

Robbie Couch, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author

Finally a book that captures all the joy and drama and delight of the sacred relationship between a gay man and his straight female best friend. Quite the Pair is a gorgeous, relatable and very fun friend-com that is a treat to read.

Patrick Lenton, author of IN SPITE OF YOU

A love letter to friendship and all the ways we grow together and grow apart. Quite the Pair is deeply relatable and bursting with heart. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll call your best friend.

Edward Schmit, author of THE OPEN ERA

Tobias Madden has done it again! Quite the Pair is an honest, hilarious, messy yet heartwarming story of friendship, love, life, and growing up all over again.

Gary Lonesborough, award-winning author of THE BOY FROM THE MISH

A funny, warm, and sharp portrait of friendship, where deep love and delightful self-sabotage live under the same roof.

Byron Lane, author of BIG GAY WEDDING

Quite the Pair is a smart, hilarious, and deeply relatable story about modern romance, but at its heart, it's a refreshing celebration of what it means to show up as a true friend.

Sidney Karger, author of BEST MEN and THE BUMP