Bye Forever, I Guess by Jodi Meadows. Can I give this story ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for the heartfelt connections this book created, and another ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ because I couldn’t stop smiling! @unicornwarlord this story is awesome, brilliant, and so very unique. I felt like I was back in 8th grade, well, if cellphones were a thing when I was in 8th grade. (Yup feeling very old!) The feelings, the story line, and the crush! Best friends to new friends. True friends to finding out the real truth of how to move on. I just loved it all! I’m not afraid to admit I started this at lunch and just finished it now. Should I be sleeping…. Yes… but should the world of readers know that this book is awesome… YES! I just connected so much with Ingrid. An introvert that would rather text sarcastic messages than be at the popular lunch table. I loved how the entire story came to life and how each character had their role in helping Ingrid see how strong and special she truly is. “Bye Forever, I Guess speaks to the complexity of middle-school friendships (and friend breakups) and the sense of belonging that comes from finding your people. Warm, witty, and endearingly messy, Ingrid’s quest to be herself is sure to resonate in this love letter to geek culture and the healing power of fantasy “. This Fantastic read is set to be out in this world on 10-22-2024. Make sure to add this to your TBR list! #bookworm #booklover #booknerd #bookstagram #read #reading #readingtime #bookreview #books #bookaddict #jodimeadows #byefornowiguess #bookstagram #bookstafriends #bookcommunity #booklover #booklovers #friendship #friends

This is such a cute introvert as the heroine type of story. I fell in love with Ingrid, and her online gaming, and the friends she makes in her guild. She is such an introvert in person, but goes and slays with the best of them in her roll playing game. Her best online friend, Lorren is there for her, sometimes her real-life friend is not. Rachel, who was her best friend, is now using her to make herself look better. Not quite the level of “mean girl” but up there.

Ingrid runs an account where misguided text messages are featured, and one day she meet someone, through these text messages, that she actually starts chatting with. Who joins her guild, but someone who she would be too embarrassed to ever meet in person.
The mystery person is telegraphed, even though Ingrid doesn’t see it, the reader suspects who the boy really is. It works out well, in the end, and of course, that is what we want from a good story.

So much fun. When I was done, I looked to see if the author had written any other middle grade books, just so I could dive back into her world, but this is her frist in this genre. I hope there will be more.


Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review. THis book is coming out the 22nd of October 2024.

Bye Forever, I Guess is a delightful MG, full of missed connections and misunderstandings and a very cute protagonist who can't see what pretty much everyone else in the book knows (including I suspect most MG readers!). It's so much fun to be In The Know while Ingrid isn't about the identify of her new texting friend (I love the detail that the grandma knew!). I also love all the subtle but good bits of internet safety, that internet friends can be real friends, etc.