Tiffany Jenkins is a recovering drug addict. Her life seems like it's finally on track when her husband sends an ominous text that throws her life in a tailspin. She needs to leverage all the skills she has learned in sobriety to deal with this shocking, devastating revelation. A Clean Mess tells the story of what happens after you get sober and how you rebuild a life when you don't really know how to live in the world anymore.

I loved High Achiever and A Clean Mess was a hopeful, perfect follow up. Jenkins is real, honest, and powerful. Her ability to work through the trauma without numbing herself is inspiring. I love her resilience and acceptance of her life as messy, but she owns the mess.

Thank you to NetGalley and Rodale Inc. for the ARC of A Clean Mess.

Brave and informative - this book is much more than an account of addiction. I found it to be tragic but hopeful. A must-read. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

Follow Tiffany Jenkins through two times of her life: when she was just released from prison, newly sober, and present day finding out her husband did something unspeakable. This memoir, read more like can’t-put-down fiction. I engulfed this book in 2 days, it was fast paced, hilarious, heartbreaking, and inspiring. Although this is Tiffany’s second memoir, you do not need to read her first in order to enjoy “clean Mess”

I loved her last book, this one was just as entertaining, honest and raw. Even with hard times, she always has a sense of humor and the bluntness makes it funny. She has overcome a lot and glad she is able to tell her story for others to relate to. I cannot personally relate to her stories but I think that's the beauty in her writing, she makes it enjoyable to read for all audiences. Thank you to netgalley for the arc in exchange for my honest opinion!

I appreciated this update from Tiffany, and as with her first book, enjoyed her writing style. She’s able to “suck you in” to the story and almost make it seem like you’re talking to a friend. The only thing I found distracting was the story jumping from past to present. I would recommend this book and look forward to hearing more from this author.

After reading and loving Tiffany’s first book, I felt grateful to have an opportunity to learn about the next chapter of her life. Tiffany shares with vulnerability, introspection, and humor in a way that invites readers in to her life as she navigated, in real time, the ramifications of her husband’s relapse. Tiffany is an incredibly talented writer and I will continue to read her work (and enjoy her comedy)!

I don't know Tiffany personally and prior to reading A Clean Mess, I didn't follow her on social media, so take this as an assumption, this book reads like I presume she talks. It's like you're having a chat with a friend you haven't seen in years. Well, this is the second book of Tiffany's I have read, the first being High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life, so it's almost like I know her! She does not hold back and her life has been a roller coaster. My review of High Achiever applies here, too: "Quick, hard to put down read full of curse words, drama and inspiration. It could easily be the next Orange is the New Black." It feels weird to say I enjoyed reading this book about another person's struggles, but she's kept her head up and pushed through adversity. She's turning hard times into inspiration for others and I think that's pretty cool.

I first became aware of the author from social media, seeing her raw and candid takes on parenting and mental health issues. This book was in the same style, very open to her struggles with addiction/recovery, mental health and divorce/co-parenting. It felt like you were hearing her internal thoughts or chatting with her, given her brave and open writing style. I read it super quickly because she really has a knack for drawing in a reader and found myself disappointed when there was no more to read - will definitely have to go back and check out her first book!

I’ve been a fan of Tiffany Jenkins since her very first book and all her hilarious, honest mental health skits on Facebook. Her ability to make people laugh while also being real about the hard stuff has always drawn me in, and I’ve followed her journey for years. I still remember when she first talked about writing A Clean Mess and how afraid she was to release it. She shared how worried she felt about this book possibly hurting relationships in her life. That level of honesty really stuck with me, because it showed just how personal and deeply emotional this book was going to be. And she absolutely delivered. This book is a true testament to the strength it takes to face your past, be vulnerable, and share the hardest parts of your life. Tiffany opens up in a way that is raw and incredibly brave. Every chapter feels like it comes straight from her heart. She doesn’t hold back or try to make things sound better than they were, and that makes her story even more powerful. I have so much respect for her. Writing and releasing this book clearly came with a lot of sacrifice, and she still chose to do it. Not just for herself, but for everyone out there who needed to know that healing is messy, painful, and absolutely worth it. A Clean Mess is heartbreaking at times, inspiring throughout, and one of those rare books that will stay with you long after you’ve finished reading it.

The beginning of the book, set in the present day, was compelling and immediately made me care about the author’s sobriety journey and the fate of her marriage. She seemed like an interesting, complicated character, who I wanted to know more about. A few chapters in, the story jumps back to 2013 when the author is just about to enter a “faith-based sober living facility.” From that point on, most of the book chronicles the author’s early days of sobriety and relationship with the man who will become her husband. Jenkins goes to great lengths to reveal her character flaws and mistakes she made while at the same time somehow offering very little insight into who she really was or is. As the book went on, I became increasingly frustrated by her poor decisions, which always seemed to turn out fine. If it had read as a feel-good story of hard-won personal triumph, maybe that would have been fine, but, instead, the author tells the reader how hard it was while making everything sound easy (and terrible).

Most disappointing was that the author only briefly returned to the cliffhanger with which she began the book, and not in a satisfying way. I suspect the book was almost finished and then her life circumstances changed dramatically, requiring the addition of a present day beginning and ending. She may also have gone back and added in a handful of details throughout the book to help the ending make sense. By the end, while I was still rooting for her as a person, I couldn’t wait to stop reading about her bad choices and how she justified the bad acts of others. All I really wanted was to hear more about the present, about what happened immediately after the first few chapters. I guess the author left me wanting more, but not interested in reading any eventual sequel.

Thank you to Penguin Random House (Harmony Books) for the privilege of reading an advance DRC of this book. All opinions are my own.

What a fabulous memoir! Tiffany Jenkins is genuine, honest about her emotions, and she can be really funny too! I enjoyed High Achiever, her first memoir, but this one may have been even a tad better - if that’s possible. Her story has highs and lows and lots of in between. But the best thing is that she’s relatable. Even though her readers may not have personally faced addiction and the troubles that go along with it, her internal struggles are common: self doubt, lack of confidence, non-conformity, putting on a brave face when inside we are scared and more. And she is hilarious! I’ve followed her on Instagram for years, but had no idea of the struggles she was still facing. Thanks for sharing your story, Tiffany! Believe in yourself! Highly recommend! Thank you to NetGalley and Rodale Inc/Harmony for the digital ARC.

I loved this book. I couldn't put it down. I have been following Tiffany for many years and her story is inspiring. I related to this book so much. As someone in recovery, I feel it's important for people to tell their stories so others know it's possible. Tiffany brings humor to an uncomfortable topic. Her realness sucks you in. I was also shocked by the story because Tiffany has kept so much of this story off of social media. She's mentioned a new love and said she'd reveal him soon but that was the only indication of her divorce. I'm very impressed with Tiffany's writing. I loved this book even more than the first.

I enjoyed how real this book is. There is so much fluff out there that I consistently side-eye, but the authenticity and messiness of A Clean Mess made me an instant fan despite never hearing of Tiffany Jenkins prior to reading this book. The storytelling almost makes you feel like you’re reading a work of fiction as Tiffany tells you about moving into a halfway house after leaving jail and the whirlwind romance that led to a marriage and children in rapid succession. With the exception of the insanely quick nuptials, and not being a recovering addict, I could’ve been reading my own story. I felt a kindred spirit almost instantly and truly felt seen.

Being the daughter and ex-wife of addicts, I am as close to the world of drug use as you can get before succumbing to the temptations yourself. I’ve seen so much that it’s scared me straight many times over, and for that I am thankful, as it is so easy to cross over to the other side, so easy to take that first puff, take that first pill, and sink into the abyss. I saw so much of my ex-husband’s experience in Tiffany’s story. He became an addict after we divorced, and seeing him go through what he’s gone through in the years since we parted has had a profound impact on me and our children.

It is such a brave thing to write your memoir, and I admire Tiffany for being so real, not trying to sugarcoat her experience, and giving us a glimpse not only into her own life but in the life of a recovering addict, showing the good, the bad, and the ugly with levity and humor.

A Clean Mess: A Memoir of Sobriety After a Lifetime of Being Numb is a vulnerable, transparent look into Tiffany Jenkins' life after addiction. In a funny, raw new memoir that reads easy like a novel, Tiffany tells of her fresh start after being released from prison and struggle with an opioid addiction. Parenthood, romance, marriage, divorce, adulthood and entering the workplace are just a few of the topics. Life came at her fast!

Memoirs are my favorite genre. It is admirable how writers open their hearts and life to the public. Tiffany Jenkins bared her soul on these pages! Girl, it was a lot! She shared truths and vulnerabilities despite the judgment or criticism she may receive. The positive impact that her story will give the sober community and addicts will make it worth it. Her clean mess is an inspiring 5-star read.

I most certainly added her first memoir, High Achiever, to my reading list. I recommend Bookhearts add both to their shelves.

Happy Early Pub Day, Tiffany Jenkins! A Clean Mess will be available Tuesday, June 3.

Disclaimer: An advance copy was received directly from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Opinions are my own and would be the same if I spent my hard-earned coins. ~LiteraryMarie

Thank you to NetGalley, Rodale Inc.. Harmony and author Tiffany Jenkins for gifting me an ARC of Clean Mess. In exchange I offer my honest opinion.

After reading and loving Tiffany’s first book, High Achiever, I was thrilled to discover Tiffany had written a follow up to her remarkable memoir. I was very excited to continue on the journey with Tiffany., unfortunately this book did not leave the same impression. While I appreciated and enjoyed Tiffany’s unabashed honesty and humor, I felt this book did not have the same intensity and emotional impact. I could imagine the overwhelming pressure and challenges that faced Tiffany as she struggled to stay clean and sober but it was difficult to watch her make so many bad decisions.

I loved High Achiever, so I really thought I would love this, too. And it's not that I didn't, it's just that I found myself thinking, "didn't I already read this?" so often. I did really enjoy hearing about the present times, and by no means did I not care to hear the story. It just felt very repetitive of High Achiever.

I didn't read Tiffany Jenkins's first memoir, but I thought this one about her experience in sobriety and the struggles and choices along the way was compelling! It felt very honest and realistic.

This memoir caught me from the very beginning and hooked me for good. I love the author's grounded way of writing that made me relate to her so well. I would highly recommend this to anyone!

LOVED this book and read it in one sitting! I read her first memoir (This book wasn't as sexually explicit as her first memoir) and this one was an excellent follow up. It moves back and forth between timelines but is easy to follow. Plus Tiffany recently came back online on social media and this second memoir fills in the pieces. I absolutely love her style of writing. She captures really deep, raw, difficult subject matter with authenticity, vulnerability and humor. I really hope there is more to come from Tiffany Jenkins! 5 stars!! **I received a complimentary ARC from the author/publishing company via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts & opinions are my own.

I loved Tiffany's first book, so when I saw this one on Netgalley I clicked "request" so fast! This was a very very quick read, I read it in less than 4 hours. And I hate to say it, but for me it did not live up to her first book (and that disappoints no one more than my own self!). I think maybe the stuff happening "now" was way way way too recent; I saw a reel where Tiff said she actually had to get the book back from her editors and make changes because it all went down while they were preparing the book for publishing. And as a result, there is SOOOOO much doom and gloom in this one. Yay, she made it! Yay, she's sober! But MAN, it was out of the frying pan and into the fire; from the looks of it she was miserable her entire sober life. So overall, this is not a book I would recommend if you're looking for anything positive or uplifting. 3.5 stars, rounded down.