The Goodbye Kids

September 4, 2023September 4, 2023 by onemoreexclamation

Welcome to the book tour for The Goodbye Kids, the first book in a brand-new YA science fiction series by Debbie Iancu-Haddad! Available September 6th!

Title: The Goodbye Kids

Series: The Children of the Stars #1

Author: Debbie Iancu-Haddad

Publication Date: September 6, 2023

Genre: YA Sci-Fi

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A million stars, but no friends.

Plus-size teen Haley grew up friendless on a space station thinking she’d never fall in love. She spends her time with her robot dog Nano, dreaming of the day she’ll leave the remote station and become an intergalactic pilot.

Haley’s plan shatters when Jorden, a boy on a suicide mission, drags her into his lethal scheme.

Jorden Lund isn’t the chosen one, he’s the guy who volunteered.

Raised by his controlling father in an eco-terrorist cell on Earth, Jorden volunteers for a mission to save the planet. He has four months to travel to the space station, build a bomb, and blow up a spaceship.

Falling in love is definitely not part of the plan.

When Jorden arrives on the space station, disguised as a traveler, Haley’s access to the station’s restricted areas makes her an asset.

But Haley has a strict rule: ‘No new friends’, because traveler friends always leave, taking pieces of her heart with them.

As the two grow closer, strange events wreak havoc on the station.

Amidst the growing danger can Haley stop Jorden before he breaks her heart and destroys her home?

Reviews for The Goodbye Kids

This book is perfect for readers who enjoy soft, character-based, Sci-Fi, first-person dual POV, clean teen romance, space stories, talking robot dogs, and plus-sized heroines just living their life with no mention of weight loss.

I’m happy to learn this is part one – meaning more is on the way! Jorden and Haley’s story is a high stakes, part Sci-Fi, part love story. I instantly fell in love with Jorden. He has never been “enough” and shows his vulnerability while trying to prove himself at all cost. Haley was okay but I just didn’t connect with her as much. The setting has been well done surrounding the space station. Looming disaster coupled with kids who shouldn’t be together, kept the pages turning. They definitely share a romance that refuses to die.

About the Author

Debbie Iancu-Haddad is a Jewish Israeli author living in Meitar in the Negev Desert.

She spends her time taking part in Anthologies (seven to date with two more on the way), writing VSS on Twitter, and buying way too much stuff online. Her goal is to promote body positive characters and include characters dealing with physical challenges. #ownvoices

For her day job, she gives lectures on humor, laughter yoga workshops and chocolate workshops, and sees how often she can make her two teenagers roll their eyes.

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