What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

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⭐ 1.5/5 – What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

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⚠️ Trigger Warnings

  • Infertility / Miscarriage

  • Divorce & Marital Conflict

  • Grief

  • Gaslighting-ish behavior from a husband

📚 My Take (aka Why I’m Side-Eyeing This Book)

If I had read this 20 years ago, I might’ve swooned at the “love conquers all” vibe. But reading it now, post-divorce and happily beyond it, this book rubbed me the wrong way. It felt like an anti-divorce PSA dressed up as a feel-good rom-com. Nick treated Alice terribly, while Dominick was respectful and kind… yet we’re supposed to root for Alice and Nick to work it out? Sorry, nope.

The only part I genuinely appreciated was Elisabeth’s infertility storyline—raw, emotional, and very well done. Everything else? Too long, too saccharine, and frustrating.

📖 Spoiler-Filled Plot Summary

Alice Love wakes up after a head injury at the gym, thinking she’s 29, pregnant, and happily married to Nick. Plot twist: she’s actually 39, has three kids, and she and Nick are separated.

As Alice pieces her life back together, she learns she’s been dating a man named Dominick (who, frankly, seems like an upgrade), her BFF Gina has died, and her once-close sister Elisabeth is now distant while struggling with infertility. Meanwhile, Nick is bitter and hostile.

We get slices of Alice’s forgotten decade: PTA politics, failed friendships, and an estranged marriage. Elisabeth’s chapters, written as journal entries, detail her miscarriages, heartbreak, and later—her eventual baby joy.

By the end, Alice regains her memory and remembers exactly why she resented Nick. She chooses Dominick… only for the epilogue, 10 years later, to undo it all: Alice and Nick are back together, “happily” married.

Cue my eye roll. 🙄

🧐 Final Thoughts

If you’re looking for a cute, quirky story with “love conquers all” vibes, you might love this. But if you’ve lived through divorce and know firsthand that sometimes walking away is the healthier choice, this book will feel like a betrayal wrapped in meringue fluff.

⭐ 1.5 out of 5 stars

📚 If You Liked This Book, Try:

  • The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty (similar tone, less divorce-preachy)

  • Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff (marriage but messier, and honestly smarter)

  • Heartburn by Nora Ephron (funny, sharp take on failed marriage)

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