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Blank Slate Kate
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Heather Wardell (Goodreads Author)
Waking up with a strange man is scary. Realizing you lost fifteen years of your life overnight? That's terrifying. With her memories from seventeen to thirty-two gone, Kate has no idea who she is and where she belongs. As she begins to fall for the man who found her, she wonders if she forgot those years for a reason. Should she keep trying to retrieve her original self, o...more
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Published
November 24th 2011
by Heather Wardell
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I enjoyed this story. It's the first of Heather Wardell's novels that I've read and I found it by reading an excerpt on Autumn Review's book blog. Chapter One hooked me.
A young woman wakes up naked in a strange man's bed, having no idea how she got there. More disturbingly, she believes she's a high school student. (She isn't) She has no memory of the past fifteen years.
So the story begins and it's an interesting one. The author explores the complexities of memory and identity, but she does so i...more
A young woman wakes up naked in a strange man's bed, having no idea how she got there. More disturbingly, she believes she's a high school student. (She isn't) She has no memory of the past fifteen years.
So the story begins and it's an interesting one. The author explores the complexities of memory and identity, but she does so i...more
"I don't know who I am.
I'm in a strange man's bedroom,with no idea who I am."
Kate sure is having the worst day of her life. She wakes up next to a stranger, no clothes on and no memory of how she ended up there! But to make things worse, she thinks she is 17 years old, while the mirror shows a mature woman in her 30's. She has no idea what's going on, why is she naked next to a stranger and how the hell did she age over night!
Jake, the guy she wakes up next to, tries to explain to her how he f...more
I'm in a strange man's bedroom,with no idea who I am."
Kate sure is having the worst day of her life. She wakes up next to a stranger, no clothes on and no memory of how she ended up there! But to make things worse, she thinks she is 17 years old, while the mirror shows a mature woman in her 30's. She has no idea what's going on, why is she naked next to a stranger and how the hell did she age over night!
Jake, the guy she wakes up next to, tries to explain to her how he f...more
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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...more
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...more
The plot of Blank Slate Kate - a thirty-something woman wakes up naked in a strange bed and can’t remember the last fifteen years- could have been filled with predictability and cliches. Could have been. But wasn’t.
Of course there’s the husband that Kate doesn’t remember. But Heather Wardell gives “Kate” a number of options. She doesn’t send Kate immediately back into the arms of her husband, nor into the arms of a potential lover.
Instead, she lets Kate find herself naturally, revealing the stre...more
Of course there’s the husband that Kate doesn’t remember. But Heather Wardell gives “Kate” a number of options. She doesn’t send Kate immediately back into the arms of her husband, nor into the arms of a potential lover.
Instead, she lets Kate find herself naturally, revealing the stre...more
Ok, Heather, we GET that each character in EVERY SINGLE BOOK you write is trying to re-invent herself. But girl, you gotta end these novels tight, because in the 3 books I read, I was completely absorbed--until the endings, where I went WTF???
You had SUCH a good chance with Blank Slate Kate. What an awesome premise and you pulled it off so well. Maybe you could have written an intense 10-page ending instead of the Deus Ex Machina you threw in there? Kate was confused throughout the novel, and I...more
You had SUCH a good chance with Blank Slate Kate. What an awesome premise and you pulled it off so well. Maybe you could have written an intense 10-page ending instead of the Deus Ex Machina you threw in there? Kate was confused throughout the novel, and I...more
*** A 3.5 Review ***
So, I’m just going to go ahead and dub this week “I don’t know who the hell I am!” week, seeing as how all but 1 book I’ll be talking about this week is riddled with amnesia, (yeah…weird)
Anyways, I am a super huge goober fan of Heather’s and have been for a while now, (especially since she named a character after me!) so when she emailed me over the holidays and practically begged, (ok…maybe it wasn’t quite that dramatic) to read her next novel “Blank Slate Kate” I couldn’t r...more
So, I’m just going to go ahead and dub this week “I don’t know who the hell I am!” week, seeing as how all but 1 book I’ll be talking about this week is riddled with amnesia, (yeah…weird)
Anyways, I am a super huge goober fan of Heather’s and have been for a while now, (especially since she named a character after me!) so when she emailed me over the holidays and practically begged, (ok…maybe it wasn’t quite that dramatic) to read her next novel “Blank Slate Kate” I couldn’t r...more
This was a pretty good read, considering it was only .99! The cover was plain and simple, so I was scared the writing was a reflection of that. It had a very good plot to it though, very "The Vow" - iquse. I really enjoyed "Kate" as the main character because she was so driven and opposite of who she actually was. The only thing that bothered me were the male roles in her life. Being in their late 20's, early 30's, I'd expect Jake and Ryan to be a bit more masculine? We were first introduced to...more
WOW! I have read every one of Heather Wardells books by now and this one just toped them all. To me, Heather manages with each book to top the one before.Ater reading the first 20% , I thought I had it figured out how it would end but I was so wrong. There is such a nice twist in the story. I love the characters in all of her books because Heather has a way to bring them alive and when I put down a book to take care of other things, the characters stay with my and I wonder about them.
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The premise of this story is fascinating – a woman wakes up to find out she doesn’t remember who she is. I loved investigating along side Kate as she discovers who she…or at least who she isn’t. I couldn't trust anyone at first, including Jake. The circumstances were too vague for me to be 100% cool with him. As the story progressed I was won over a bit on his side though. For me the really interesting part started the moment we knew Kate’s actual name, Donna. And then came a husband, a witchy m...more
Seventeen year old Kate Anderson wakes up one morning and finds herself naked and in bed with a stranger. But wait... something is seriously wrong here... who is that adult staring back at her in the mirror? Somehow Kate woke up missing the last fifteen years of her life and she's now a thirty-two year old woman with no idea what made her lose her memory. With the help of Jake, the guy whose bed she woke up in, Kate tries to find out who she really all the while wondering if she lost those years...more
I have been a fan of Heather Wardell’s since her first book, and have happily read and reviewed each and every one on Chick Lit Plus. When she contacted me about doing a tour for Blank Slate Kate, I was thrilled. Mainly because I got to read another book. I was super curious about this one, where the main character wakes up in her thirties – but her last memories are from when she is seventeen. Kate – or is her real name Kate? – has lost all her memories from the past fifteen years. She has to t...more
This is the fourth book that I've read of Heather's and I'm always so intrigued to see what she comes up with next. None of her books are alike, but all fantastic! For all you series skeptics, even though this is part of the Toronto Series, you can easily pick up any one of the books and not be lost because, the characters aren't linked. In Blank Slate Kate, there are many twist and turns that make it exciting. You almost feel like you're playing a game of Clue! It makes you wonder what you woul...more
Okay, so imagine this... you wake up (naked too, I might add) in a strange man's bed. You look in the mirror, and what do you see? Yourself... looking MANY years older than you did before. Well, this is what poor Kate is facing. Her last memory is when she was 17, and she comes to find out she is now 32 and has absolutely no recollection of the last 15 years of her life. Devastating, right?!
Blank Slate Kate kicks amnesia butt!! In my opinion, amnesia novels can be hard to relate to, appearing un...more
Blank Slate Kate kicks amnesia butt!! In my opinion, amnesia novels can be hard to relate to, appearing un...more
Kate wakes to find herself 15 years older and with no memory. What happens throughout the next few hundred pages is she does her best to find herself with the help of a random male stranger (whose character is unbelievable - he takes her to his place, buys her all her clothing, feeds her, houses her - as he sleeps on the couch for 6 weeks - and he expects nothing in return and states that she can continue to live there indefinitely, regardless if she gets her memory back or not) and a husband th...more
Heather Wardell is quickly becoming a favorite indie author of mine.
Every book I have read by her has managed to suck me right in so that I am compelled to keep reading until I finish it. Blank Slate Kate was no exception. What would you do if you woke up and the last 15 years of your life was just gone? That is what happens to Kate. I was drawn right into the story as I struggled to figure out what had happened to Kate right along with her. The story is so well written that the reader finds ou...more
Every book I have read by her has managed to suck me right in so that I am compelled to keep reading until I finish it. Blank Slate Kate was no exception. What would you do if you woke up and the last 15 years of your life was just gone? That is what happens to Kate. I was drawn right into the story as I struggled to figure out what had happened to Kate right along with her. The story is so well written that the reader finds ou...more
I'm a big fan of this author, however this book just didn't work for me. It felt as if the author was trying to throw too many elements into a single book. As a result, there wasn't very much character development making it difficult to connect with any of them.
An even bigger flaw was that the main character's memory is gone back to the age of 17, making her that age emotionally as well. That said, the author moves her mentally into adulthood very quickly. This adjustment isn't even a main topic...more
An even bigger flaw was that the main character's memory is gone back to the age of 17, making her that age emotionally as well. That said, the author moves her mentally into adulthood very quickly. This adjustment isn't even a main topic...more
To start on the Nook this novel has 240 pages. I started reading Heather Wardell's work with her free eBook Life Love and a Polar Bear Tattoo. Since then I have read all of her novels. I loved that this book starts taking you in one direction then takes you on a turn that keeps you reading until the end.
Waking up with a strange man is scary. Realizing you lost fifteen years of your life overnight? That's terrifying. With her memories from seventeen to thirty-two gone, Kate has no idea who she i...more
Waking up with a strange man is scary. Realizing you lost fifteen years of your life overnight? That's terrifying. With her memories from seventeen to thirty-two gone, Kate has no idea who she i...more
What a great book! This book left me thinking, "what if"? What if I were to lose my memory and go back 15 or 20 years? What sort of person would I be, what would I remember? Would it have made me a better person to have skipped out on the years that caused me the most pain, but formed me into the person I am today? Wow! That's just a sampling of what went through my mind as I read Heather Wardell's book, Blank Slate Kate. It was so well written, and the characters so real that I just couldn't pu...more
I am a huge fan of books that involve memory loss or amnesia, so when I saw this book for Kindle for only $0.99 I bought it and began reading it immediately. While this memory loss chick-lit book was engaging and interesting at times, it was really just okay for me. I found too much of the book completely ridiculous and absurd to truly get into it and enjoy it (view spoiler)...more
Wow! This is definitely Heather Wardell at her best. I have been a fan of hers for years, but this book is by far the best she has written. The protagonist, Kate, wakes up to find that she has no memories over the last 15 years of her life. Through the story she must find out who she is, where she belongs, and why she has gotten to this point in her life. As the mystery unfolds, Kate has to come to terms with many issues that she had to face over the last 15 years once again. Will she be a bette...more
I simply love Heather Wardell's work and just sigh in contentment every time I finish one of her books. Her writing is so fresh, so emotional without being heavy, that I live in a state of excited anticipation waiting for her next release.
Blank Slate Kate was no different from my other favorite Wardell reads---I started reading and was immediately drawn in to the story, and found myself unable to put the book down. To read an entire book in one or two sittings as a working mother of a 9-month ol...more
Blank Slate Kate was no different from my other favorite Wardell reads---I started reading and was immediately drawn in to the story, and found myself unable to put the book down. To read an entire book in one or two sittings as a working mother of a 9-month ol...more
Have you seen the movie 13 Going on 30, well this book starts quite close to the main theme - missing out on a few years and now trying to live in a whole 'nother world. The comedy of someone waking up and missing out on 15 years and going from a world with very little technology to our world of tweeting, iphones and internet was very fun to read. This is where the story begins, but it ends in a different spot - and I am all the more glad for it!
With twists and turns, this book ended up being mu...more
With twists and turns, this book ended up being mu...more
This is Heather Wardell's 8th novel. I've read all of her other books and loved them. This book is no exception. I loved it too.
At the beginning of this book Kate wakes up in bed with a strange man. She has no memories of the last 15 years. This book is her search for figuring it all out.
While I was reading this book, I had no idea how it was going to end up. That's what I love about Heather's books. I think I have it all figured out and then I discover that I don't. I could really feel Kate emo...more
At the beginning of this book Kate wakes up in bed with a strange man. She has no memories of the last 15 years. This book is her search for figuring it all out.
While I was reading this book, I had no idea how it was going to end up. That's what I love about Heather's books. I think I have it all figured out and then I discover that I don't. I could really feel Kate emo...more
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Writer's Corner: Can You Remember? Blank Slate Kate Review and Give...: Heather is givingaway three copies (ebooks).
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012Can You Remember? Blank Slate Kate Review and Giveaway
Heather graciously donated a copy of this book for Beach Read.
Synopsis:
Kate suddenly wakes up in a stranger's...more
This is the second Heather Wardell book I have read. It won't be the last. Ms. Wardell has the gift of creating an intriguing plot that sucks you into the story and moves along nicely.
The plot is both silly (amnesia, a 17 year old suddenly feeling comfortable as a 32 year old), serious (depression, family secrets), and at times a bit unbelievable (what WERE the police THINKING???). The author, fairly new on the scene, appears to be still developing her craft. This actual writing in this book is...more
The plot is both silly (amnesia, a 17 year old suddenly feeling comfortable as a 32 year old), serious (depression, family secrets), and at times a bit unbelievable (what WERE the police THINKING???). The author, fairly new on the scene, appears to be still developing her craft. This actual writing in this book is...more
Can't imagine this happening to me - being a blank slate. It has its appeal, forgetting portions of your past, but never mind, The story is all about a woman waking up knowing she was still 17, when in fact she's already 32, after a medical procedure wiped away the last 15 years of her life from her memory.
The way this was written, it made me not want to stop until I find out what happened. The writing was very light, and yet the subject matter was not.
What happened to Donna/Kate evoked a lot o...more
The way this was written, it made me not want to stop until I find out what happened. The writing was very light, and yet the subject matter was not.
What happened to Donna/Kate evoked a lot o...more
Aug 25, 2012
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Heather Wardell may be the master of book dealing with serious issues. I was hooked by first couple pages. It is so intense. I cannot imagine going through this. The scenes with Kate learning about technology and the internet very early on were quite humorous. But there were some very sad scenes as she caught herself up on the world tragedies that had happened during the time she had forgotten. Those were very hard scenes for me to get through.
I don’t want to give away any spoilers, but I wish...more
I don’t want to give away any spoilers, but I wish...more
Jan 25, 2012
Sarah (Workaday Reads)
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This was the first book I read by Heather, but it definitely won't be the last. It was fun and exciting and very light hearted. It was also a clean romance with a very casual Canadian setting.
I love how casually it was set in Canada. Canadian settings still seem to be fairly rare, and quite often they are pointed out with big flaming arrows. But this book was very smooth about it and let the setting stay in the background with the story front and centre.
I thought Kate was an interesting characte...more
I love how casually it was set in Canada. Canadian settings still seem to be fairly rare, and quite often they are pointed out with big flaming arrows. But this book was very smooth about it and let the setting stay in the background with the story front and centre.
I thought Kate was an interesting characte...more
A good chick lit, but don't expect a thoroughly light-hearted, mad-cap-ensuing read. Author Heather Wardell does a good job for the better part of the book imagining an amnesiac's life and the at-times disconcerting and at-times liberating consequences of forgetting the better chunk of one's adult life. She adds a bit of mystery and comedy in the mix to keep the reader somewhat glued to the book. The last few chapters, however, contain some drama-heavy and unrealistic, "roll your eyes" moments t...more
This was a very interesting book about a woman that wakes up in a strangers bed with with amnesia in a city far from her home, husband and life. The book shows the struggles she goes through trying to understand what happened to her and what to do next with her life. Does she stay with the stranger who tries to help her find out who she is or does she accept her husband and past. Throw in an obnoxious mother-in-law and you have a good read.
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given my recent fun with memory, this is an interesting read for me, think I might add it to my Kindle
Feb 28, 2012 08:15am
given my recent fun with memory, this is an interesting read for me, think I might add it to my Kindle"
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