Review: A Killer Short that's worth the time
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 20, 2013
Clean Slate Complex is a stark and engaging story with enough twists and turns to keep readers locked in the whole way through. The story centers around Alexa, a spunky, down-on-her luck heroine who is as endearing as she is snarky. I loved her voice. Somehow Thomason is able to employ a funny, smart, first-person narration without getting on my nerves. The story begins with Alexa, her brothers and her mother in the van they call home. Her mother is ill and running out of time. Their van can't make the journey to the hospital so her brothers run for help. When Alexa leaves the van to get some air, she's attacked. Right on time, Adam from the Second Chance Institute shows up like a knight in shining armor, beating her attacker with a bat. He saves Alexa and takes her and her family to a new start in the Clean Slate Complex. It's the miracle they've been looking for. Or is it? Soon Alexa uncovers secrets that turn this chance at a great life into the stuff of nightmares. Thomason does not shy away from darker characters and some violence so the book is best for teens and adults. And the story is over sixty pages so you get a lot of bang for your buck. My advice, pick up clean slate complex for an exciting, fast-paced read.