Forgetting is a part of our lives. Sometimes we're so busy that we forget to call someone back, or you wake up with a foggy memory of the events from the night before. Some lead to disastrous events, some don't. We don't mean to forget, or at times we do. Imagine waking up in a strange place, next to a strange person and realizing you're not in the life you once remembered. How about losing fifteen years of your life and can't seem to figure out how this could have happened?This is the situation the heroine of Blank Slate Kate. This is her story, and how she tries to recall her life. I was intrigued by the premise of this book when it first came to my attention, and I wasn't disappointed. Her story is remarkable, suspenseful, and there's many scenes that made me laugh and even shed a few tears. Heather Wardell puts so much life into these characters it's hard not to feel for them one way or the other. This book was a stay up all night finish in one sitting kind of book. There's charm, witty and humorous moments, there's some revelation and secrets that I never saw coming- this book has it all! This is my first time reading a Heather Wardell book, but after how enjoyable I found Blake Slate Kate to be, it won't be my last. In fact, I already told a friend about this book and she bought it instantly. This is a highly recommended book. If you're a fan of chick lit romance books, then really, what are you waiting for? Kate wakes up one morning in a stranger bed, hungover and the last thing she remembers is being 17 and in high school. At least she might be Kate, that is what she told Jacob, who's bed she woke up in, her name was. She spends the net few weeks trying to piece together her life and the past 15 years together. Not only does she learn about how the world changed, 9-11, iPhone, twitter, it is all new to her now. But, what kind of life has she lived, who is her husband, and what are the secrets that she has been keeping from her friends (the ones that she might have still) and her family that she doesn't remember now. Slight spoiler, Kate never fully gets her memories back. But, we do see her piece her life together and learns from it what she doesn't want to do again, keep secrets, and how she can change her path now. I could really appreciate and enjoyed this novel. Mental problems was one of the underlying issues and though I don't have them to the extend the main character does I could appreciate how she felt with them and was overwhelmed. She had to relearn about it after she lost her memories and realized that maybe she was trying to forget with her memory lose. But, she can't just keep running away which is what she seems to be keep doing. As she pieces her life back together.I won this book in a contest and I am so glad that I did. I really enjoyed it and felt I need to read it with how it dealt with mental health. I have to give this book 4 stars and I would recommend this book to others who enjoy chick lit and want to see a way that mental health can be face and see what many in society have to deal with.
What do You think about Blank Slate Kate (2011)?
This was pretty decent for a chick-lit book. Very readable and good character development.
—vlm6245
This was a really good book. The author got you thinking throughout it.
—TaylorBatt
This book was one I read in one sitting and highly recommend to all!
—aprilmsmall
