It’s important to cut toxic people out of your life, and while the mystery girl may not have been successful at this, I appreciated that in the end everything would change for her. Her sections just reiterate the struggles of high school, and how easy it is to be lead astray by negative influences. Her identity is revealed at the very end, and I wasn’t even trying to guess throughout, so I was guaranteed to be surprised. The friendship between Bridge and he always came first. His letters were character revealing and so were his past times. He really accepted everything about her, and their relationship definitely had hidden depths as the story progressed. Sherm – I really liked how he never questioned the fact that Bridge wore cat ears. Goodbye Stranger isn’t just a coming-of-age for Bridge, though. I could really relate to her desire to become someone new, and how hard that can be when people keep asking you why you want to change. She didn’t feel as connected to her best friends, although I liked the reported backstory about their past. She had a real complex over why she was meant to be alive, and what her purpose was. It’s also told in second person which was extremely cool!īridge – she was the cutest. I think the sections I enjoyed the most were the mystery girl’s, just because they reminded me a lot of Burn for Burn by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian, and it was such a change of pace from the freshman class Bridge and Sherm are in. There are three different plot strands: Bridge, who’s struggling to find purpose in high school after being in a car accident that separated her from her best friends, Sherm, who’s writing letters to his absent grandfather, and the mystery girl, who’s done something unspeakable.Īll of these strands were interesting, and that’s not normally the case with structures like this. Goodbye Stranger is so well crafted because it makes sure there’s always something going on, with a hint of mystery around the edge. I’m pleased to say, once I’d finished it, it continued to tick boxes…and make me want to eat cinnamon toast. So, Goodbye Stranger definitely ticked boxes on paper. Recently, I’ve been wanting to give middle grade more of a chance, and coming-of-age is one of my favourite sub-genres. Note: We received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.Īfter first hearing about this book it sounded like exactly the type of thing I love to read.
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