I really wanted to get into this book but it just was not for me. it started off slow and was hard for me to get into. i was able to read about 3/4 of it before putting it down. i will try to get back into it another time.

I enjoyed the premise of this book. It thought it had a lot of good points and the story really could have been a strong one had it received a lot more editing and possibly another draft or two. It was based around a moral dilemma, Kandace is broke, on her way to her family and abandoned by her boyfriend. She's only 18, has no qualifications and needs to make a quick buck. Then she meets the spunky April who has a get rich quick plan- dancing in a gentleman's club. Theoretically it answers all of her prayers, and could be the solution to her big problems. But does she take the easy way out? You'll have to read to find out. I enjoyed a lot of this book, and I think it would make a good movie, but it could have been a lot better than it was.

I started this book, but couldn’t get into it. It was a DNF for me. I didn’t truly give it a rating, but as one is required to submit netgalley feedback I’m giving it two stars.

Did not manage to download this book on time. I am very sorry that I did not manage. Thanks for the opportunity.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Highly recommended read! Thanks for providing through Net Galley. Five Stars *****

Slow to begin with but got there eventually. A good read with strong characters. Well written and good plot.

Unfortunately I could not connect with the characters in this book. It was not well defined and I struggled to finish the story.

Sadly, this is one of my DNF pile. I tried so hard to give this a chance but to no avail.

The cover is what made me choose to request Goodbye, Good Girl; and while the book was good, it took me a little bit to get into. It began to pick up momentum as I read on, and the storyline was good, but there was just something about it that didn’t fully engage me. Overall, this was a good read, and I would recommend for others to read.

What starts as a story about a young woman trying to hold her family together with absentee parents becomes a confusing coming-of-age story with a lack of true direction. I was unable to finish Goodbye, Good Girl after finding myself unable to keep up with the characters and unsure of what the book's direction is really meant to go in. I felt like we only saw the true Kandace when she was pole dancing or thinking about pole dancing, otherwise she was as unreliable as narrator's can come. Her reactions, her dialogue, her way of approaching life is confusing, and though that's true of many, I didn't feel like any of this rang true to reality. I expected depth and a story worth reading, but I didn't find any of that.

Ultimately, I am giving Goodbye, Good Girl two stars, as I did make it farther than I expected to. I think it has promise, it's the kind of book that has a story within its pages, just needs some true editing and a single story line to follow.

Goodbye, good girl by Renee Blossom.
Her father hid the truth from her. What she didn't know is how far he would go to protect her.
Although slow in places I did enjoy this book. I kept telling her father off.
This was a good read with good characters. Little slow in places. 4*.

Unfortunately, I just couldn't get into this book - the characters and dialogue were flat and unbelievable. I think the plot had promise, but I was already having trouble believing in the realism of the characters, so it was impossible to suspend disbelief in regards to the events that followed. This novel just wasn't right for me, although I appreciate the chance to read it.

Absolutely brilliant ...had me hooked from the start and to be honest read in one sitting it was just to good to put down .

I am afraid even at 40% this book is rather slow for me and I cannot get in to the story at all.It is very descriptive and slow paced.
Really sorry,just not for me

Renee Blossom is a new author to me and boy is she a storyteller! I found myself really feeling sorry for Kandace in the very beginning--seemed she was carrying a lot on her plate with her injured mother, a missing father, two younger sisters, and not knowing where the next dollar for her family would come from.

I knew there would be issues as soon as she left town with her boyfriend and sure enough, Kandace entered into a whole new world. I felt that some of the actions with April happened really quickly and Kandace fell too easily into place with her "new job." Still, it was exciting to read about all the money she was making and how easy it was. Personally, I would've liked the money-making part to be a little more challenging (that was a whole lot of money to make in one night's time!) but it's a fictional story that made for an interesting read.

As the girls traveled to Vegas and then on to Los Angeles, I just knew that something big was going to happen with her father. There was such a build-up leading up to finding him but that's where it sort of fell flat for me. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the story, but there was a lot of time spent on details that didn't pan out to be much of anything, especially with her father's "job" and her mother's illness.

Overall, it was an enjoyable read with lots of action. The ending did kind of happen abruptly, but I was actually glad to see Kandace finally stand up for herself.

**ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Just couldn't connect to this one. Thanks for allowing me to read and good luck.

Review copy provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This is a coming of age story involving travel. The main protagonist goes on a journey to find her father and ends up getting stupid excuses for why he has stopped coming home. I enjoyed Kandace and I was consumed by her story as she explored who she was becoming. This book didn't blow my mind, nor let me down. I would give it a C.

I admit, I was a bit disappointed with this book. For me, this was a light reading, even too light for my taste.

So, Kandace is the oldest of the three daughters in the Santellan family. While her father is away because of his job and her mother is recovering from a severe operation, Kandace takes on herself a lot of family responsibilities. For this eighteen-year-old, dance is a passion but also an escape from the burden of reality of her everyday life. When one day, in front of their house, an unknown man searches for her father, she suspects she has been unaware of his real career for a long time. Her father is certainly not just a chef, as she had been thinking so far. She is also worried that, because of his real job, her father is in a mortal danger.

With the help of a friend, a computer genius, Kandace goes looking for her father. Her boyfriend Kyle initially decides to provide his help and support, but when his mother threatens to seize his pocket money and also his property, he decides to go back home. Kandace decides to continue to pursue her quest, even though she has only $200 in her pocket, after Kyle left her alone in the unknown city.

Under the given circumstances, Kandace meets April, a girl who shares her passion for dancing, more precisely, pole dancing. Although she was familiar with the discipline before, even just as a sport and artistic activity, Kandace found numerous benefits in turning this exotic dance into a way of ensuring her own existence. And that is exactly the moment in which we say goodbye to a good girl Kandace once was and where we meet her alter ego - the exotic dancer Autumn.

While I was reading this book, I was constantly waiting for a moment when Kandace would finally find her father and reveal his secrets, but that simply did not happen. Although the father was found, his secret job was not disclosed to us, and I believe that would surely give something valuable and interesting to the book. So, one potentially interesting plot, together with an expected breakthrough, was replaced by such a simple story of a good girl whose life has completely changed - a story that certainly lacks some “spice”. Unused potential and half-done story - that's all I've been able to find in this book. For me, unfortunately, there was not enough material for a better rating.

I understand that writing a book takes a lot of effort and commitment. And for this reason I am hesitant to leave bad reviews but it's important to be honest. I felt that this story line does have potential. However, the writing was not done well. I found it a struggle to finish reading to the end.

Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher. Kandace is an 18 year old girl living with her two sisters, Amelia and Coral, and her mother. However she feels like the only adult in her house, her dad lives in another state and sends them money, but there is not enough money for them to pay the bills and get food. I finished the book and left me with mixed feelings hence only 3 stars