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The Liberation Of Alice Love (2011)

by Abby McDonald(Favorite Author)

3.22 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1402253133 (ISBN13: 9781402253133)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Sourcebooks Landmark

review 1: I’m not sure really what to make of this book. While it was an enjoyable read the main character made me angry with some of the stupid things she did. Instead of reporting to police that she had found the person who had stolen her identity she followed her around the world impersonating her instead – which in itself is both hypocritical and a crime. Many of the other characters were also unlikeable and the plot could have been condensed at lot further. There was far too much rambling and far too much of Alice being a complete pushover. She never really gets over this despite chasing people around the world, and never really sticks up for herself. The end just seemed to happen and there was no real conviction to it. Very much chick-lit which I don’t mind and of... moreten enjoy, but it needs to have a point to it which this one didn’t seem to have.
review 2: One of the things I love most about my Nook is the Free Fridays where Barnes and Noble offers a free e-book for download on their blog, Unbound. Now, these books aren’t New York Times bestsellers but the few I’ve read have been pretty decent. (And who doesn’t love a free book?!) That’s how I came to find The Liberation of Alice Love.Alice Love is an all around safe and ordinary person – and she likes it that way. While she’s good at her job as a contract lawyer for a London talent agency, she’s board with the monotony of checking contracts and overseeing the agency’s lazy intern, and would love nothing more than to be a talent agent herself. When her boss blows off her request to learn the business, Alice takes solace in the comfort of her friends and eccentric family. Alice mysteriously begins receiving packages of things she didn’t order, notices strange purchase son her credit card and gets phone calls from creditors demanding payment. When her bank tells her that the $32,000 she’d saved up to buy her dream home has been withdrawn, Alice panics. The bank’s closed caption television shows that the thief is someone Alice knows. She becomes obsessed with finding the person and figuring out why (and how) they stole her identity.The main premise of this book is identity theft – by someone you know and trust unconditionally. It had me wondering what’s worse: being betrayed by someone you know, or having your life savings stolen and your financial life ruined. I kept asking myself this question over and over and while it probably differs for each person, I think it would personally be worse to have someone betray you. Although it would be hard to get the money back and restore financial credit, I think it would be even harder to trust people again without constantly being suspicious of their motives. This book also got me really thinking about identity theft and how protected I really am. I’m fairly confident that my assets and identity are protected, but then again, so was Alice! The Liberation of Alice Love is one part about identity theft and one part about Alice’s liberation. Though Alice has a hard time trying to see the positive in her crummy situation (and really, who can blame her?), she slowly starts to live her life for herself and isn’t so concerned with what others think. She grows both professionally and romantically and takes risks she never would have had the guts to take before her identity was stolen. She tries new things and meets new people and is ultimately left a stronger and more independent person. The experience changes her relationships with the people closest to her, both for better and worse.Over the years, I’ve found that I have a big issue with confusion of names in books (hence why I could never finish Anna Karenina). While Abby McDonald hit the nail on the head with most of the book, there were a few infuriating moments regarding the naming of her characters. There was a Jasmine (Alice’s stepmother) and a Yasmin (a friend’s girlfriend). A Julia (talent client), Julian (friend) and Juliet (alias). With all of the names in the world to choose from, McDonald could have done a better job selecting!Aside from the slight name issues (and I could very well be the only person who cares about that) The Liberation of Alice Love was a full of fun adventures, plot movement and great relationship development. The Liberation of Alice Love was published in 2011 by Sourcebooks. less

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