Losing the Field (Field Party)

As always Abbi Glines never disappoints with her writing style. I love how easy her books are to read. This story is a YA so was a bit more PG than Glines other books.I did have a few things I was hoping more from in the story:1. I was hoping It would show more of a relationship between Brady and Bryony2. The entire book I struggled with the pronunciation of BRYONY. Eventually I gave up and just called her BRE.3. I was hoping Brady and his Dad would have their talk. I get that his Dad did something terrible but I would want his explanation.4. That ending was really rushed. I wanted Epilogue or at least a glimpse into if they made it or not.All around I love reading Abbi Glines’ books. Always a must buy when she has a release. I’ve had this one on my shelf for a while cause it is a YA and I don’t have much luck with YA these days. But all around good book.

I am a huge Abbi Gaines fan. I have read just about every book she has written and I must say I liked her earlier books and series better. She is really the only YA author I read, but I prefer her college level romances. The high school ones are way over the top drama, angst, and read like a bad soap opera.Anyway, this book is the story of Nash, a high school football star who recently suffered a career ending injury, and Tallulah is a girl who went through school very over weight till her senior year and always loved Nash from afar. So there is a lot of bad teenage decisions and silly young girl drama happening all around these two kids but their lives take much more serious turns. The characters are fully developed, this full length story is written well. Here is my dilemma. (Light spoilers) Something big and bad happens and Nash believes the worst and is a complete self absorbed jerk. Tallulah forgives him in one paragraph at the very end after many chapters of heartache and crushed trust and it just wasn’t credible or entertaining. No matter how quickly or neatly you wrap it up it does not make up for how Nash acted or what he did. I lost respect for Tallulah especially towards the end because she keeps looking at Nash like a lost puppy no matter that he believes and buys into the rumors and assumptions made about her. If you like super angst over the top teenage soap operas then this book and series are for you. If you want a little older YA romance with some drama mixed in then read Ms. Glines earlier series. I would return this one if I could but its been to long since I bought it. I gave it three stars because it wasn’t written badly it just wasn’t my kind of story.Still a fan Ms. Glines but I am staying away from your high school series. Hope this was helpful. Enjoy!

I am so confused. I was into this story. I loved Tallulah, though I did find her a bit naive and I love Nash. I had such high hopes for them. Their entire story I was invested. I honestly couldn’t put it down. I read it in less than a day. I can only hope that there’s another book coming to finish their story because in this book there is no ending. None. It’s unfinished.

For the 4th book in a series I had really enjoyed, I had high hopes for this one. Unfortunately the book fell short in my opinion. The amount of time that the book's main characters, Nash & Tallulah, actually spent together was pretty slim. The characters themselves were fine, but you never got a chance to much about their relationship. And when they finally overcame the obstacles placed in their way during the book, it was the very last chapter and 96% complete. The book just seemed to be rushed throughout, but especially at the ending. It was the way you'd wrap something up just because it had a due date, not because you were actually done. Not a horrible book, just not worth the wait, the cost, or Abbi's writing skills. I've really enjoyed just about every other book she's written (and am anxiously waiting for more books in the South of the Mason Dixon series) - this one just didn't do it for me.

Let's face it, high school can be rough. Who ever said it's the best times of our lives clearly didn't go to my school. I think for most people high school goes 1 of 2 ways.1. You're popular, your fit it and and it's great.Or2. You're not popular, you're an outcast and it's miserable.So when you manage to find maybe even just 1 person that makes those days a little bit easier it can be everything. That would be Nash for Tallulah. That is until she over hears him laughing at someone calling her fat. The one thing she is most critical of herself for is her weight. Now her world is shattered. She vows to get back at him. All summer long she has one goal in mind.... revenge.Can Nash get back into her good graces?Will Tallulah find what she was looking for with her revenge?I wish Tallulah hadn't had to go through that. It broke my heart when the one person she thought was on her side betrayed her. Her turmoil is probably very similar to the way many girls go through during high school. A very relatable young adult book for sure.

This book is amazing! The lessons here are deep. An I had written a story to get lost in, but also combined it with life lessons that many of us need to be reminded of. This isn’t a book about a girl who thought she was badass after losing weight or a football star who was whiny after being hurt. It’s a story of a girl that transformed on the outside, but was still the same on the indeed regardless of how many people chose to “judge a book by its cover.” It’s a book about a football star who had his life planned out before it all came crumbling down after an injury and having to learn a new path for the first time in his life. It’s a book about acceptance, struggle, friendship, forgiveness, and love with some amazing snark thrown in. I love Abbi’s writing and you will too.

Argh what have you done Abbi, by the end of reading this I had tears running down my cheeks.We've met Nash Lee in the other field party books but this is his and Tallulah story being told.It had everything I loved, i just couldn't put it down.I felt for Tallulah, especially near the end. I won't go into it too much as I do not like spoiling for others but be prepared you'll need tissues.Nash is feeling lost with his Injury he is unable to play Football, so he's very angry and hurt at everyone. Then he starts to get close to Tallulah. She's transformed herself over the summer break, lost weight and determined to start her senior year differently. And one thing different from everyone else is she doesn't feel sorry for him. Which he finds refreshing as mostly everyone is shown him pity.They grow closer but there's a few things that get in there way.I truly loved this story.Now the only little bit that disappointed me was how it ended. It ended quickly and I wanted more. I Need More. I want Ryker or Asa story now please.

I love Abbi's books especially this series. Tallulah was the fat girl at school ignored and any attention was only when someone ridiculed her. All apart from on boy. All the way through school one boy had always been nice to her - Nash. Nash with his beautiful smile, one she lived for. Then one day a joke is made about her weight and Nash laughs and it breaks her heart. Determined to have the last laugh Tallulah uses the summer to lose weight. Senior year she comes back unrecognizable and determined to hate Nash. Nash however is not the boy she knew before summer, he's broken and no longer the confident smiling boy she once knew. Can Tallulah really hate him when she knows how it feels to feel alone.Abbi delivers again, another great story, with characters that you love and root for. I would have liked a final chapter where we get to see Nash and Tallulah after graduation. My only negative, the book was to darn short, I always want more of Abbi's stories!

I absolutely love abbi and all her books so I feel so bad saying this but I just feel disappointed. The book felt so rushed and almost like stories started and just finished. The YouTube guy was just so random and plonked in the story..him and Nash were friends but we didn’t see much of that? I also wanted to see more happy for Nash and talulah I got to the last page and felt like that’s it?! I just feel like we didn’t get a full story like we have with previous books. That being said I still love abbi and hopefully we will see them being happy in the next stories.

Fantastic book once again by Abbi. Nash was always a good guy, looking out for tallulah. From experience people do treat/see you differently once you've losted lots of weight. Tallulah used her anger and changed, and was excepted for the outside, instead of the inside.The only negative I have, is that I wanted more at the end. I wanted Tallulah to walk back into school, look Pam in the face and tell the nasty bitch how she had made her feel.Well done Abbi xxxxx

I have to say that I truly loved tallulah and nash's story I felt that tallulah from a female perspective is extremely relatable I couldn't put it down my only disappointment is with the ending it just feels rushed I am however going to remain optimistic with this series to see how it all unfolds keep up the good work abbi