Until Friday Night is the first book in Abbi Glines' The Field Party series featuring footballers, cheerleaders and the game which brings the whole town together. With this new series being aimed at a slightly younger audience than her bestselling new adult series, Sea Breeze and Rosemary Beach, I was curious to see what Abbi would come up with in a novel containing high school characters. 
 One of the things I like most about Abbi Glines' writing is you know what to expect. She writes good romance. The kind where you pick up her book and before you know it, it's a few hours later, the book is finished and you're now emotionally involved in the romance between her characters. Her books are steamy and fun full of possessive alpha males and the women who love them. 
 Until Friday Night delivers the same overall vibe as her other books despite being aimed at a younger audience. The more sensual scenes are toned down and aren't quite as descriptive which does make it feel more appropriate for the YA category. I also liked how the main characters are teens in high school and because of this their parents are a feature in the book! YA books without some kind of parental figures is one of my pet peeves so I loved that West and Maggie's caregivers were important to the characters and to the plot. 
 This is a book which does feature some fairly heavy subject matter. There's death and dying along with feeling isolated, grief and surviving. For me personally, Maggie's story hit a little close to home. Her situation is identical to that of someone in my extended family. I found myself being frustrated with Maggie for how she dealt with everything. Which is somewhat ridiculous on my part. Maggie was a victim and she was coping with life in her own way. But one of the things I like least about Glines' novels in general is that her females are all victims and the men are overbearing, somewhat controlling arrogant He-men. Until Friday Night's characters embody both of these stereotypes. I also didn't love how there are no shades of grey for these characters. People are good or they are bad and should be judged accordingly. Unless you're a main character in which case you can do whatever you like (even if you're an arrogant little shithead) and still be the town's hero. Maybe this is a small town kind of thing I don't relate to. But West is kind of a knob. And yet Maggie's dad must be an evil and horrible creature without ever hearing his reasons. Not that what her dad did was right. I just... feel there's more than just good people are good and bad people are EVIL! 
 The romance between West and Maggie was nice to read. There's instant attraction and after that the two do get to know each other over a brief period of time. There is more to them than just pure lust to their relationship. You do get the sense that they grow to love the other and are there for each other no matter what happens. I liked this aspect of the novel. Other parts of the book were a little predictable but it is a romance book and Glines does deliver on the happy ending. There's also drama and action with tender and heartfelt moments too. 
 The other footballers and characters we meet in this book are great and I'm excited to read the rest of this series so I can read their stories. Until Friday Night does set up the series really well in terms of the vibe of the town they live in as well as the type of people who live there. 
 Until Friday Night is a teen series perfect for fans of Abbi Glines' other series. It's a contemporary romance set in a small town with larger than life characters. Romance, family drama and heartfelt moments, this book has it all.