A review by tdotrenae
Waiting for Friday Night by Synithia Williams

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

Firstly, thank you so much to Netgalley and the publisher for the eARC copy of Waiting for Friday Night.

 

When I learned that there was another book heading to Peachtree Cove, I just HAD TO get my hand on it! I enjoyed every second of this book – this book had me kicking my legs and blushing at how cute the story was. This story follows Halle, a single mom to the world’s most amazing teen girl football player Shania, and Quinton, the town’s star football coach/ex-NFL player – and without spoilers, the intersection of their lives together. I truly see myself in Halle as someone who is very by the books, and put together, and a little bit of a control freak. Both her and Quinton are so loveable. There’s small town drama, family drama, single parenting drama and A LOT OF subtle, slow burn flirting. I personally love a little bit of witty banter and the push and pull of a budding romance. I love that the characters are older than me (I just turned 30) and are still experiencing love and romance – gives me hope.

 

The only part that I didn’t like, is that Gregory gave up wayyyyy to quickly for me, and then we never hear about him again. Which is fair, but Peachtree Cove is a tiny tiny town, so he would’ve been bound to pop up again. Just a little bit of extra drama to spice it up, although, Halle and Quinton had enough on their plates. I wish the conflict between Quinton and his family would’ve been explored more or taken longer to resolve, but these are “seasoned” adults, so to me it makes sense that their problems would be resolved quicker. 

 

All in all, a great book! I really loved it and cannot wait to return to Peachtree Cove again for Tracey’s story. Would recommend this book as sort of a palate cleanser, easy peasy read with small town drama and very loveable characters.  Highly recommend also reading the first book in this series, The Secret to a Southern Wedding.