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A review by thechroniclesofreading
The Goodbye Kids by Debbie Iancu-Haddad
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I received a free copy of this book as part of a StoryGraph giveaway. Even though I’m not a huge fan of sci-fi I thought the blurb of this book sounded interesting and so was excited to win a copy.
This book is very readable, easy and engaging. I liked the idea of the plot, an eco-terrorist from Earth with a mission to destroy and a friendless girl in the space station who is needed to help him accomplish this. I really liked the two main characters and their relationship was kinda sweet.
Being a plus-size women, I could relate to how Haley thought and talked down to herself. It’s hard to know the motives of people, hard to know how to take and/or trust compliments and it’s easier to protect yourself by being distant. I found her inner voice to be very similar to how I talked to myself at 16.
Jorden was interesting, it was fun to see how his mind was working through his mission, his complicated relationship with his father and really understanding the cost of his actions. I think I would have liked to see him thinking more about the other faceless people, rather than just his actions effecting Haley. I think the most I liked him was towards the end when things start to get a little hard for him and he started to get desperate.
Nancy was someone who I wasn’t too sure on, I’m not sure why she mentioned there being another person in on the mission… this was never mentioned again? Might be they appear in book 2 or maybe it was a threat. Not sure.
Quite intrigued by the hints of the ‘new world’. Will happily read the next book in the series as I think it will be fun to see how Jorden deteriorates and what he plans to do next.
Overall, I think this is a quick, gentle, fun YA sci-fi and I look forward to the next book.
This book is very readable, easy and engaging. I liked the idea of the plot, an eco-terrorist from Earth with a mission to destroy and a friendless girl in the space station who is needed to help him accomplish this. I really liked the two main characters and their relationship was kinda sweet.
Being a plus-size women, I could relate to how Haley thought and talked down to herself. It’s hard to know the motives of people, hard to know how to take and/or trust compliments and it’s easier to protect yourself by being distant. I found her inner voice to be very similar to how I talked to myself at 16.
Jorden was interesting, it was fun to see how his mind was working through his mission, his complicated relationship with his father and really understanding the cost of his actions. I think I would have liked to see him thinking more about the other faceless people, rather than just his actions effecting Haley. I think the most I liked him was towards the end when things start to get a little hard for him and he started to get desperate.
Nancy was someone who I wasn’t too sure on, I’m not sure why she mentioned there being another person in on the mission… this was never mentioned again? Might be they appear in book 2 or maybe it was a threat. Not sure.
Quite intrigued by the hints of the ‘new world’. Will happily read the next book in the series as I think it will be fun to see how Jorden deteriorates and what he plans to do next.
Overall, I think this is a quick, gentle, fun YA sci-fi and I look forward to the next book.