Reviewed
by: BigAl
Genre:
Romantic Comedy/Chick-Lit/Romance
Approximate
word count: 40-45,000
words
Availability
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Author:
Lisa
Becker is the author of the Click trilogy, the first of these, Click,
a nominee in the 2014 BigAl's Books and Pals Readers' Choice Awards
in the Chick-Lit/Women's Fiction category. Becker lives in Southern
California with her husband and two daughters.
For
more, visit Becker's website.
Description:
“clutch:
a novel is the
laugh-out-loud, chick lit romance chronicling the dating
misadventures of Caroline Johnson, a single purse designer who
compares her unsuccessful romantic relationships to styles of
handbags – the 'Hobo' starving artist, the 'Diaper Bag' single dad,
the 'Briefcase' intense businessman, etc. With her best friend, bar
owner Mike by her side, the overly-accommodating Caroline drinks a
lot of Chardonnay, puts her heart on the line, endures her share of
unworthy suitors and finds the courage to discover the 'Clutch' or
someone she wants to hold onto.”
Appraisal:
Off
the top of my head I can think of one other comedic chick-lit novel
I've read with the premise of protagonist-as-serial-dater. I'm sure
there are others because it is an idea that should resonate with much
of the target audience. Caroline would be a heck of a catch, and
flawed man after flawed man gives it his best shot.
However,
clutch
is different than that other book I read in two ways. That other book
(no, I'm not going to tell you the title, this review is about
clutch)
left me thinking, “boy, women sure are fussy about some silly
things.” (At other points, my thought was “oops, I'm definitely
guilty of that.” But I don't wanna talk about those things.) In
this instance my reactions were the opposite, each time thinking,
“kick that guy to the curb, you can do better” and “even I
wouldn't do that.” Both were funny, but the laughs came for
different reasons. The other big difference (possibly a spoiler, so
if that's an issue, stop reading) is that clutch
rides the line between chick-lit and romance. The reason, which
starts to become apparent mid-book is that the guy Caroline needs to
end up with has been there all the time, waiting for her to figure it
out.
FYI:
Some
adult language.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No
significant issues
Rating:
**** Four Stars
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