The Goodbye Girls

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Pub Date 26 Apr 2018 | Archive Date 6 Sep 2018

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Description

The students at Lizzie's high school are notoriously terrible at breakups. Forget awkward conversations—they're dumping each other via text. Inspired by the terrible breakups around her, sixteen-year-old Lizzie, strapped for cash and itching to go on the school's band trip to NYC, teams up with her best friend, Willa, to create a genius business: personalized gift baskets—breakup baskets—sent from dumper to dumpee. The Goodbye Girls operate in secret, and business is booming. But it's not long before someone begins sabotaging The Goodbye Girls, sending impossibly cruel baskets to seemingly random targets, undermining everything Lizzie and Willa have built and jeopardizing their anonymity. Soon family, friendship, and a budding romance are on the line. Will Lizzie end up saying goodbye to the business for good?

The students at Lizzie's high school are notoriously terrible at breakups. Forget awkward conversations—they're dumping each other via text. Inspired by the terrible breakups around her...


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ARCs available in January 2018


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EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9781771086356
PRICE CA$15.95 (CAD)
PAGES 256

Average rating from 37 members


Featured Reviews

4/5 stars 

"It's weird, knowing something about someone they don't know themselves. He had no idea what's coming"

Lizzie Turner wants nothing more than to travel on the class trip to New York. Of course, that sounds easy until she realizes how much money it will cost to go - money that Lizzie and her family certainly don't have. When she notices a trend among the students at her school she turns it into a business to save money for the trip. The business? Breaking hearts. Lizzie and her best friend, Willa, deliver "break-up baskets" to students, hired anonymously to break up on behalf of a classmate. Everything becomes more complicated when someone tries to sabotage them and they end up as some of the most hated people in the school. 

The Goodbye Girls is an entertaining read, displaying a dramatic and exciting twist to the regular high-school narrative. Harrington creates a dynamic situation with characters that are dealing with both typical problems like having a crush just out of reach and very un-typical circumstances like knowing someone is going to broken up with before they do. The combination of these things made for a very compelling and fun read. 

The characters were well written, though I did not find any of them particularly likable. This was not a pitfall, as they were realistic due to their flaws but I found this to bring forward a lack of proper motivation for some of their actions. 

Overall, I found the book to be a fun read with some thought-provoking moments. I found the ending to be abrupt, not nearly giving closure on all the storylines that were presented in the novel and left many of the climax points open-ended and wish there had been a bit more of a wrap-up. This is a great read for students in middle-school and high-school or anyone who wants to enjoy a fun read about getting through hard times, dealing with siblings, or growing up.

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I received a copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This story was very unique and engaging. Not like any other book I've read before. I'd recommend for young adults and up.

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Read this in one sitting. It was a nice, light YA read and exactly what I needed. I really enjoyed the writing and the premise.

I really liked that things didn’t end in a cliche way. The ending actually surprised me.

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I loved this book, mainly because none of the guesses I had about the ending came completely true. It is hard to surprise me with books anymore so when one does it usually ends up In the favorite category. It is a fast paced edge of your seat, gotta finish it before I go to bed book.

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This was NOT as cliched as I was expecting it to be! Surprisingly, I requested this on a whim and really enjoyed the writing and characters. It hooked me from the start and even after I finished it, I couldn't stop thinking about the plot.

Highly recommended!

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I really enjoyed this one! I loved the way the characters bond together to find who did it and the fact that these girls are strong!

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This book was an enjoyable and quick read. If you enjoy the sibling rivalry trope, which is very present in this book, then you will love this book.

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This was a sweet and emotional book which took us along the thoughts and feelings of teenage girls. Full of everything you’d think of in a book of teenage children!

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