Publication Date: May 2017

Blurb:

Sixteen-year-old Tatum Elsea is bracing for the worst summer of her life. After being falsely accused of a crime, she’s stuck under stepmother-imposed house arrest and her BFF’s gone ghost. Tatum fills her newfound free time with community service by day and working at her covert graphic design business at night (which includes trading emails with a cute cello-playing client). When Tatum discovers she’s not the only one in the house keeping secrets, she finds she has the chance to make amends with her family and friends. Equipped with a new perspective, and assisted by her feisty step-abuela-slash-fairy-godmother, Tatum is ready to start fresh and maybe even get her happy ending along the way.

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What To Expect:

It Started With Goodbye is a YA contemporary retelling of Cinderella, though the fairytale elements are very subtle. Readers can expect a secret admirer and hidden identity trope, a spunky female lead, stark family drama, and closed door romance.

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Content Warnings:

Language: None

Sexual Content: Closed Door – Very brief kissing

Violence: None

Substance Use: None

Prejudices: None

Religious Themes: None

Other Topics: This story is heavy on family drama and apparent unfair treatment from parents, leading to teen rebellion. A crime is committed early in the book which the MC must make retribution for.

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