What Alice Forgot can be found on many a Pinterest list labeled "Books So Good You Can't Put Them Down". I did, indeed, read this one in less than 24 hours. It's a quick, easy read considering the length. I loved the way the author built the story. Alice, a nearly 40 housewife and mother going through a nasty divorce, one day finds herself waking up with a bump on the head and an interesting case of amnesia. She has lost the last 10 years of her memory and thinks she is 30, blissfully in love with her husband, and pregnant with their first child. Moriarty writes the story the way Alice gains her memory back - piece by piece. Each interaction with different friends or family members help Alice start to piece together what happened in the last 10 years to lead to her not-so-happy current life. It definitely kept me reading until the end.
Without spoiling too much, Alice (at 40) is....not the nicest. She's burned a lot of bridges. I was so sad for her as she realized how many relationships she'd ruined. It would be so bizarre to wake up one day and find out the people you thought were closest to you didn't like you much anymore. As she started to get her memory back, she made some interesting choices that I didn't quite understand or agree with. I did like the ending, although it pulled together rather quickly considering how detailed the rest of the book was. I liked the book enough that I figured I'd try another Moriarty book. See my review on The Husband's Secret for my take on that.
Overall Rating: 4 stars
Content Warning: There is some foul language sprinkled through the book, though not excessive. There are a handful of f-words (that mostly come from 1 character). There is some sexual innuendo but nothing super graphic.
Target Audience: This is pure chick lit. Adult women only.
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