juneofthemoon's review against another edition
4.0
A fun read with more depth than most chick lit I've read. It gets you to think about what you would do differently with your life, given the chance.
writersrelief's review against another edition
4.0
At some point in life, you may have wished for a new beginning, a chance to erase all of your misfortunes. In Laura Caldwell’s A CLEAN SLATE, Kelly McGraw is suddenly given an opportunity to start over from scratch and is left to wonder…why?
Her life was going according to plan: Her long-time boyfriend was on the cusp of proposing, she recently moved into an amazing Chicago townhouse, and her boss was sure to name her partner of the firm.
But Kelly wakes up one morning to find that she is now single, unemployed, and has absolutely no memory of the last five months. Feeling completely rejuvenated with the chance to begin again, Kelly isn’t sure she wants to know what caused her memory loss; after all, she’s experiencing freedom and happiness she hadn’t known existed. But just because she can’t remember the last five months doesn’t mean the problems that she left behind are gone forever too.
A CLEAN SLATE will have you thinking about the many possibilities in life and the benefits of embracing change. Laura Caldwell perfectly blends humor, suspense, and dynamic relationships in a way that have you bonding with her characters and turning the pages.
Her life was going according to plan: Her long-time boyfriend was on the cusp of proposing, she recently moved into an amazing Chicago townhouse, and her boss was sure to name her partner of the firm.
But Kelly wakes up one morning to find that she is now single, unemployed, and has absolutely no memory of the last five months. Feeling completely rejuvenated with the chance to begin again, Kelly isn’t sure she wants to know what caused her memory loss; after all, she’s experiencing freedom and happiness she hadn’t known existed. But just because she can’t remember the last five months doesn’t mean the problems that she left behind are gone forever too.
A CLEAN SLATE will have you thinking about the many possibilities in life and the benefits of embracing change. Laura Caldwell perfectly blends humor, suspense, and dynamic relationships in a way that have you bonding with her characters and turning the pages.
mcipher's review against another edition
4.0
This book was a lot of fun to read - the memory loss, which could've been so soap opera, was handled in a refreshing and interesting way; the characters were realistic; the story well done. I really enjoyed it.
dontcallmekaren's review
3.0
I debated writing this review because I didn’t finish it. When the main character starts talking about the virtues of having lost weight due to depression and how pleased she is with her new angular body, I had to stop reading. That mindset is so unhealthy and I didn’t want to invite it in. I hope the character turns around and learns to love herself no matter her size or circumstance but I’m not super interested in reading about it.
alarra's review
2.0
Eh. Fairly standard chick lit, where the female protagonist undergoes some painful emotional life change (in this case, her boyfriend dumps her on her 30th birthday, just after she's been fired) but finds that ultimately it's the best thing that could've happened to her because it enables her to find her true life goal and partner. There's a small twist, but I was disappointed with that in the end, because they could've used the twist and explored so much more, but it stuck to very safe, familiar ground.
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