Reviews and Comments

An easy book to read, not only because it's just over a hundred pages or so, but also because of the simplicity in the language of which it was written. My company gave us this book so that we could start focusing on what matters in our business. It was a good book, though I have a gripe. If there's a book that is in the self-improvement realm (even if it is written as a fiction story as [b:The Carpenter: A Story About the Greatest Success Strategies of All|22118629|The Carpenter A Story About the Greatest Success Strategies of All|Jon Gordon|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1400279710s/22118629.jpg|41462774] has been written), then it should end with a summary of bulletpoints, phrases that you should repeat, etc. This book just ended with "Hey, go to this website," but just really pointed to other things you could buy.

I'm all for self-help books, but I think this one could have been a little less "folksy" and a little more list-making.

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!