A review by jaslikestoread
The Goodbye Kids by Debbie Iancu-Haddad

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I wasn’t sure if I was going to like this book, but the more I kept reading, the more I kept finding myself not wanting to stop. This story goes back and forth between Jorden and Haley’s perspective. It can be a little confusing at times, but I see wha the author is doing. While reading this book, I found Haley to be slightly annoying, but then remember she’s 16 and she doesn’t want to get hurt by people. She slowly grew on me. Watching her breakdown the wall she was keeping up for others was great to see. Jorden thinks he’s using Haley, but we just watch him fall deeper in love with Haley. You think Jorden has a change in heart and tries to give up the mission he was on in the first place because of Haley, but that all turns so fast when Nancy comes back. This book is very well written to make you keep wanting to see what happens in the end.