Until Friday Night

Abbi Glines

Aug 2015 · Field Party Book 1 · Simon and Schuster · Narrated by Olivia Song and Sebastian York

About this audiobook

A #1 New York Times bestseller and the first novel in a brand-new series—from bestselling author Abbi Glines—about a small Southern town filled with cute boys in pickup trucks, Friday night football games, and crazy parties that stir up some major drama.

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…

Ratings and reviews

I loved the audio version of this book! An engaging listen for sure. When I find myself commenting back to the characters - yes, I am the weirdo who does that when listening to or reading a book - I know I have found a good story. I fell hard for all of the characters and cannot wait to listen to their continuing stories in the following books. My only complaint is that Google has it listed as "Juvenile Fiction" instead of "Young Adult" (this seems to be the issue for the entire series). The characters are of high school age and there are more mature themes and language that may not be appropriate for younger audiences. Google, please fix!

I really enjoyed the book is one of my favorites of this year

About the author

Abbi Glines is the New York Times, USA TODAY, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Rosemary Beach, Field Party, Sea Breeze, Vincent Boys, and Existence series. A devoted book lover, Abbi lives with her family in Alabama. She maintains a Twitter addiction at @AbbiGlines and can also be found at Facebook.com/AbbiGlinesAuthor and AbbiGlinesBooks.com.