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A review by abinthebooks
What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
2.0
I don’t know if I’m outgrowing this author, or if it was just the book, but I really didn’t like What Happened to Goodbye. The heroine was extremely annoying, and the hero had absolutely no substance or nuance. This story really felt like bare bones Sarah Dessen. None of her usual magic was in this book at all, especially in the romance.
Middle school me adored Sarah Dessen, but I wonder if I’m just getting too old to connect to or enjoy her works. Her stories are very formulaic, down to her plots always being a “hard-hitting lesson for the FMC”, a romance with a hero that “just gets” the heroine, complicated family relationships, and most-likely a healthy dose of family bonding at the end. This one hit the nail all times over, and the story wasn’t really that interesting anyways.
I’m afraid I just might be outgrowing this author because of how formulaic her works are (of the more likely reason: I’m getting old
Middle school me adored Sarah Dessen, but I wonder if I’m just getting too old to connect to or enjoy her works. Her stories are very formulaic, down to her plots always being a “hard-hitting lesson for the FMC”, a romance with a hero that “just gets” the heroine, complicated family relationships, and most-likely a healthy dose of family bonding at the end. This one hit the nail all times over, and the story wasn’t really that interesting anyways.
I’m afraid I just might be outgrowing this author because of how formulaic her works are (of the more likely reason: I’m getting old