Fish Stick Fridays
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4.0 • 6 Ratings
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
Deacon Reid was born bad to the bone with no intention of changing. A lifetime of law-bending and living on the edge suits him just fine—until his baby sister dies and he finds himself raising her little girl.
Staring down a family history of bad decisions and reaped consequences, Deacon cashes in everything he owns, purchases an auto shop in Half Moon Bay, and takes his niece, Zig, far away from the drug dens and murderous streets they grew up on. Zig deserves a better life than what he had, and Deacon is determined to give it to her.
Lang Harris is stunned when Zig, a little girl in combat boots and a purple tutu, blows into his bookstore, and then he’s left speechless when her uncle, Deacon Reid, walks in hot on her heels. Lang always played it safe, but Deacon tempts him to step over the line… just a little bit.
More than a little bit. And Lang is willing to be tempted.
Unfortunately, Zig isn’t the only bit of chaos dropped into Half Moon Bay. Violence and death strike, leaving Deacon scrambling to fight off a killer before he loses not only Zig but Lang too.
Customer Reviews
A great read!
I spent a couple of weeks wanting to read something, but not finding anything interesting to read. I would find something from one author or another, and was disappointed with each page turn. It was really disheartening to read so much, but not be satisfied.
I'm happy to say that Rhys Ford's book, "Fish Stick Fridays" broke that long string of blah reading weeks, and left me not only completely satisfied, but wanting to read even more from Ford. I have to say that I'm a sucker for bad boys (Reid) and domestic-type situations (Reid + Lang + Zig), so this was especially a treat to read. Conversely, my heart went out to Lang at what he'd gone through in the past. The capacity for love and hate in a human heart is quite unfathomable.
The situation was quite relatable, because we could all find our ways into losing a sibling and gaining a child. And the tension that Ford managed, with the "trickery" of thinking the bad guy was person A, when it really turns out to be person B, was pretty awesome. Ford knows how to tell a story with twists and turns, and keep the reader engaged.
There was only one thing that I didn't care for, and that was some of the chosen pet names that Reid called Lang. Yes, I'm nit-picking! It seemed like the pet names came a little too soon, and some of them seemed out of character for the tough-guy persona that I built up for Reid in my head. But if that's my only complaint, you know I'm pulling at straws to try and find something to be more critical about.
All in all, this was an enjoyable, fun read. I can't wait for the next book in the series to be published!