Heartbreak Cafe 5: Love to Go

Heartbreak Cafe #5

by Janet Quin-Harkin

Debbie thinks the strange young woman hanging around the cafe is just another weird customer until she discovers that she is in fact a runaway who is using the restaurant as a shelter

160 pages, Paperback

First published February 8, 1990

About the author

Janet Quin-Harkin is a pseudonym of Rhys Bowen

Rhys turned to writing children’s books under her married name, Janet Quin-Harkin. Her first picture book was an immediate success and won several awards. More picture books followed, then her agent asked her to write a book for young adults. This was a turning point in Rhys’s career. Her first young adult novel was an instant hit. By her third she was selling half a million copies. Many more popular YA novels followed until Rhys decided she had said all she wanted to say about teenage love and angst, and she turned her real love—mysteries.

Reviews

[Sofia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thanks to the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book series in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

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For me books 5 and 6 were a bit less interesting than the rest of the series, especially the sixth book, but I did still enjoy them.

In the 5th book we are introduced to some new characters who are there just to keep the story entertaining and we also meet Joe’s younger brother who just wants to grow up and prove everyone he is independent. Everything was brought to us through humor, but I like how it actually portrays some serious topics like how much your friends can influence you (and by that I mean in a bad way). Thankfully, everything turned out good in the end.

We also see more of Debbie and Joe’s relationship. They are a new couple, and although they’re madly in love, their personalities are the polar opposite so not everything is perfect. I still don’t like Joe but oh well, you can’t always get what you want.

[Kirsty Stanley · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars