The Field Party Series By Abbi Glines - Reading from 'Until Friday Night (The Field Party #1)' from August 19th 2019

[Abi]

To everyone who knows him, West Ashby has always been that guy: the cocky, popular, way-too-handsome-for-his-own-good football god who led Lawton High to the state championships. But while West may be Big Man on Campus on the outside, on the inside he’s battling the grief that comes with watching his father slowly die of cancer.

Two years ago, Maggie Carleton’s life fell apart when her father murdered her mother. And after she told the police what happened, she stopped speaking and hasn’t spoken since. Even the move to Lawton, Alabama, couldn’t draw Maggie back out. So she stayed quiet, keeping her sorrow and her fractured heart hidden away.

As West’s pain becomes too much to handle, he knows he needs to talk to someone about his father—so in the dark shadows of a post-game party, he opens up to the one girl who he knows won’t tell anyone else.

West expected that talking about his dad would bring some relief, or at least a flood of emotions he couldn’t control. But he never expected the quiet new girl to reply, to reveal a pain even deeper than his own—or for them to form a connection so strong that he couldn’t ever let her go…

[rachel, x]

I need to finish The Scorpion Rules, but I promise to get into this straight after.

[rachel, x]

Okay. I've started now. I'm about 25% in.

End of chapter 2 - (view spoiler)[Umm, we're not off to a good start! For one, backstory dump much? I don't think that was handled well at all. Let us warm up to the character a little bit before dumping their histories on us.

Two) Nope. I don't like the way West is acting at all. Why is going out with this Raleigh girl if he doesn't like her? And he just cheated on her with Maggie! (hide spoiler)]

End of chapter 4 - (view spoiler)[Damn, I hate NA romances that take the cliche path of having arsehole romantic interest with 'troubled pasts'. Nothing excuses West's behaviour. (hide spoiler)]

End of chapter 6 - (view spoiler)[Ugh, why is Brady such a douchebag to Maggie? She's not allowed to have friends because of sports? And I have the use of gender stereotypes in this book - girls and guys cannot just be friends, especially if the girl is hot? Please that's just shallow and stupid. (hide spoiler)]

End of chapter 8 - (view spoiler)[Who the heck asks someone on a date before talking to them? Who is this kid? (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

End of chapter 10 - (view spoiler)[Oh nope! I don't like the idea of a guy 'curing' Maggie of being mute. And after all this time without talking, would her voice not be super weak or hoarse or something? (hide spoiler)]

End of chapter 15 - (view spoiler)[I cannot deal with this drama. Are there going to be any decent female characters in this family? (hide spoiler)]

End of chapter 18 - (view spoiler)[How they heck am I meant to like West - let alone ship him with Maggie - when he constantly cheats on his partners? (hide spoiler)]

End of chapter 21 - (view spoiler)[I'm still not sure I like the way Maggie's mutism is being treated in this story - like is curable by a hot guy. (hide spoiler)]

[Rachel]

End of chapter 3 (view spoiler)[ so far I'm not sure how I feel about this book...Maggie seems nice enough but West just seems really rude right now. I am interested to see why Maggie is mute (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Rachel wrote: "End of chapter 3 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[I don't like West at all. Still. I'm about 55% the way through. (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

End of chapter 33 - (view spoiler)[Damn, that's way too quick! If they have a fight now, and break up for a bit because of something dramaish, I'll scream with frustration. Damn this book is cliched. (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

End of chapter 42 - (view spoiler)[That was the stupidest fight ever. How hard is it to tell West his limits without breaking up with him, seriously? Just tell him to back off a little. I hate drama. (hide spoiler)]

[Rachel]

end of chapter 14 (view spoiler)[ I'm finding this to be quite slow going right now...I'm not attached to the characters at all. I don't like how Maggie is suddenly no longer mute but only with West...surely it's not that simple?! It seems far to easy! West still hasn't grown on me, maybe slightly less rude but so far no attractive qualities (hide spoiler)]

[Rachel]

End of chapter 29 (view spoiler)[ I'm liking the story a little more, but I'm still not supporting the Maggie/West relationship...it just doesn't work for me. (hide spoiler)]

[Rachel]

End of chapter 34 (view spoiler)[ I really don't understand why Maggie won't just speak to her family - she's figured out that she can still speak, she just doesn't want to talk about what happened to her mum - so why not just tell them that so they won't ask?! Instead we have West getting so possessive over her speaking! (hide spoiler)]

[Rachel]

Rachel wrote: "End of chapter 42 - [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ yep, the most pointless fight ever!! What a total over reaction! (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Rachel wrote: "end of chapter 14 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[I hate the way Maggie was just able to talk! Like yes, sometimes mutism is selective and can be overcome but not like this. This was so over-romanticized. It makes me a little sick actually. (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Rachel wrote: "End of chapter 34 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Ugh, West and his possessiveness of her voice pissed me off. And I get having one friend that you can talk to. I get building up talking to more and more people, but this was ridiculous and not accurate. (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Rachel wrote: "Rachel wrote: "End of chapter 42 - [spoilers removed]"

[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Why didn't she just say that she didn't like when West did X thing? You don't have to full-on break up with someone because you had a disagreement (ignoring all the other somewhat abusive aspects of their relationship). (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

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Reading from the 12th of March 2016

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[Eesh]

Finished chapter 3
(view spoiler)[Uhh... "let him kiss me"? Sweetheart, it was a kiss, not a kidney. Get over yourself. (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Finished chapter 8
(view spoiler)[There is a large amount of alut-shaming going on. Because apparently, to make our protagonists (yes, both of them) look good, we have to make all other girls look bad. UGH... (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Finished chapter 15
(view spoiler)[Yay! More slut-shaming. Also, West is a clingy asshole. (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Starting chapter 31
(view spoiler)[The entire last chapter was such a cliche, my eyes almost rolled back into my head. (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Starting Chapter 43
(view spoiler)[I'm aware that their relationship was pretty unhealthy and I'm glad it got addressed. But Maggie has the worst timing. And instead of breaking up or whatever, they could have tried talking. Or was that too advanced a concept? (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

On chapter 47
(view spoiler)[That break up lasted long. Oh and, an eyeroll for the "loving speech".
Sorry if I'm making it seem like I hate everything about this book. But the thing is, I do. Only reason I'm still reading is because it's incredibly easy to read. (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Finished!
(view spoiler)[What was the point of her dad's death? There were quite a few pointless additions near the end. Don't know why. Also, why did we never get much about her family life. Was that not as important as the sexism?

Honestly, the only good thing about it is that it's an easy read. And the cover. That's it. (hide spoiler)]

[Beatrice]

15 % (view spoiler)[I find the guys here a bunch of jerks. They are insulting. Damn jocks. (hide spoiler)]

[Beatrice]

27% (view spoiler)[Maggie has a traumatizing past. Damn but how come she never sought any help from a psychologist or therapist? (hide spoiler)]

[Beatrice]

49% (view spoiler)[Maggie and West fell flat for me. Too dramatic. (hide spoiler)]

[Beatrice]

Finished (view spoiler)[Overall, this is a quick read for me but I didn't enjoy it as much as I wanted to. the story was ok. so yeah. I might or might not continue this series. (hide spoiler)]

[Beatrice]

Mystery wrote: "Finished!
What was the point of her dad's death? There were quite a few pointless additions near the end. Don't know why. Also, why did we never get much about her family life. Was that not as impo..."

I agree with this. (view spoiler)[That death was so unresolved. I'm not convinced how everything turned out in this book. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date Changed. Restarting April 11th 2016. Happy Reading ☺

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[Gillian]

Chapter 4 West is a jerk who behaves like that.

[Meaghan]

Gillian wrote: "Chapter 4 West is a jerk who behaves like that."

Haha I definitely thought that at first too!!

[Meaghan]

Character Thoughts:
(view spoiler)[I definitely felt a mix of emotions with these characters, especially since some actions I didn't understand only got explained after they happened, making them seem ridiculous at first. I was annoyed with West's possessiveness, and I'm really glad the author made Maggie put a stop to that, and question that side of West. (hide spoiler)]

[Meaghan]

Plot Thoughts:
(view spoiler)[This definitely wasn't the best plot, and some events were unnecessary, but I still enjoyed the book regardless! (hide spoiler)]

[Meaghan]

Overall Thoughts:
(view spoiler)[While the concept was semi simple and the plot wasn't the best, I still found myself completely captured by the story and the characters! I think I'm going to read the next installment in this "world" when it comes out! (hide spoiler)]

[Gillian]

Chapter 14 (view spoiler)[ They are just friends, i wonder how long that will ask. It a bit of a tear jerker in this episode. (hide spoiler)]

[Gillian]

Chapter 34 sadly now we are up to the mushy stuff :(

[Gillian]

Chapter 41 (view spoiler)[ yay she is talking to everyone at last but i can't help but think she is hiding something about her father killing her mother there has to be more to it than we have been told which is not much at all really (hide spoiler)]

[Gillian]

Finished (view spoiler)[ what an odd ending and what was in the letter? you don't just mention it the forget it exists. The book was and easy read and a bit of a tear jerker in parts. I'm not sure how i feel about the book now i had been enjoying it but the end just didn't fit for me. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Chapter 3: (view spoiler)[ I like Maggie. She seems nice. West seems interesting. Also, there is a lot of drama going down in these first three chapters. I thought I was reading the wrong book for a second. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Chapter 13: (view spoiler)[ Is it me or does this book seem to be like a crossover between Abbi Glines's Sea Breeze series and Rosemary Beach series? Cause that's the vibe that I am getting from this book. I am actually wondering how it will turn out. Also, I wonder how long it will take them to admit their feelings for each other. I don't think that they can play the friends card forever. I think they would make a good couple. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Chapter 23: (view spoiler)[ I think that West is helping Maggie become more stronger and independent. She must have had something horrific happen in her childhood. Also, they really should confess that they like each other because their sexual tension is making me annoyed. I do like the characters. The plot could use more work, but it is still good enough to still reel me in. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Chapter 33: (view spoiler)[ Ahh...and here is the couple. I feel bad for West because of his father's death. I knew there was something about him. Maggie, of course, he is hurting. He lost his dad. I think you would be too. I know I for one would be. Now...the romance truly begins. I do think this relationship is very interesting because in some way they are both broken, yet in different ways. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Chapter 43: (view spoiler)[ She thinks her relationship with West I unhealthy because he is possessive. I think she is confusing unhealthy with jealousy. When he saw her in Brady's jersey, I think he got jealous because he wants her to wear his. So he put his on instead of Brady's. He could have gone about the situation better, but he's a teenage dude who loves a girl. Sometimes, their possessive sides come out. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Ending Thoughts: (view spoiler)[ This was a great read. The characters were interesting and enjoyable. The story is about things that we can all relate to such as friendship and love. It is because of those two things that the book draws us in and makes us feel something for these characters. It is relatable to everyday life. I thought that the relationship of West and Maggie was great. They are both broken, yet with each other, they can have happiness and joy. This book to me is also about finding who you are in the midst of unexpected loss. Overall, an enjoyable read. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date changed. Restarting August 19th 2019. Happy Reading ☺

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[Shae]

Chapter 1 (view spoiler)[ I wonder what has happened to Maggie’s family to make her move to her aunt and uncles. And also why she doesn’t talk! (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Chapter 8 (view spoiler)[ wow that’s crazy if Maggie did actually watch her dad shoot her mum!
I am keen to see the walls come down for both Maggie and West. It’s sad about his dad, and even sadder that none of his friends except Brady know! (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Chapter 26 (view spoiler)[ ahh it’s so sad about West’s dad! That speech made me cry (doesn’t help that I’m an emotional pregnant woman right now haha). (hide spoiler)]

[☆☆Hannah☆☆]

I'm up to Chapter 11.


(view spoiler)[I can't imagine what both of them are going through. This is why I think they will be good for each other. Both can understand the pain each one is going through. (hide spoiler)]

[☆☆Hannah☆☆]

I'm up to Chapter 23.


(view spoiler)[I hate how Wes acts. Things would be better if he just was more open. Maybe even some of his friends would surprise him. (hide spoiler)]