What Happened to Goodbye
by Sarah Dessen
Since her parents' divorce, Mclean has moved from town to town with her dad and reinvented herself every time. Then she meets Dave, the boy next door, and has to work out who she really is.
- Spice
- 1/5
- Burn
- Slow
- Pages
- ~402
- Ending
- HFN
HFN means happy for now: together at the end, with their future left open.
How spicy is What Happened to Goodbye?
What Happened to Goodbye is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
- Steam: Glimpses and kisses
- Burn: Slow burn
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: First person, heroine's POV only
- Ending: Happy for now
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What Happened to Goodbye: quick answers
How spicy is What Happened to Goodbye?
What Happened to Goodbye is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
Is What Happened to Goodbye a standalone?
Yes, What Happened to Goodbye is a standalone. You can read it on its own.
What tropes are in What Happened to Goodbye?
What Happened to Goodbye features friends to lovers. It is a slow burn M/F romance that ends with a happy for now.
Does What Happened to Goodbye have content warnings?
We have no major content warnings noted for What Happened to Goodbye, but our notes may be incomplete. Check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after What Happened to Goodbye?
If you loved What Happened to Goodbye, try If There's No Tomorrow by Jennifer L. Armentrout, Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson, Love, Life, and the List by Kasie West. They share its friends to lovers energy at a similar spice level.