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eemillers15 's review for:
The Wife App
by Carolyn Mackler
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
3.5 stars because I love the premise that this book provides but had a couple of issues.
We follow 3 divorcees and friends who are tired of husbands taking advantage of the typical work load that a wife does (or that a spouse does in general).
Lauren finds out that her husband is cheating on her and wants revenge.
Madeline is the seemingly perfect mom but finds out that her ex-husband is trying to have their daughter come live with him in England for a year.
Sophie is struggling financially after her ex-husband refuses to pay for extra things for their children, forcing Sophie to cover the expenses, even though he is taking luxurious vacations with his new wife and baby.
The three friends decide to create an app to help wives (or spouses in general) get paid for jobs that they would normally do for free, entitled the "Wife App".
This was a very easy book to read and was a fun idea.
The pacing felt off at times, where a ton of things would happen, but then nothing would happen. It's hard to visualize an app like this working in the real world (which is how I think of contemporary fiction), but seems like a great idea, theoretically. I would have love to have more of the actual app in action vs spending 50% of the book coming up with the idea and putting it in motion.
There are other issues throughout the book (gender identity, anxiety, mental abuse) that were approached with great care and I loved how they were talked about. The way that CBT is presented positively was very thoughtful, especially with the stigma still surrounding mental health. I loved seeing different dynamics of families and wives.
Overall, this was a great, contemporary read and a great idea that I wish could actually exist!
Thank you to #Netgalley and #simonandschuster for an eARC of this title! All opinions are my own!!!!
We follow 3 divorcees and friends who are tired of husbands taking advantage of the typical work load that a wife does (or that a spouse does in general).
Lauren finds out that her husband is cheating on her and wants revenge.
Madeline is the seemingly perfect mom but finds out that her ex-husband is trying to have their daughter come live with him in England for a year.
Sophie is struggling financially after her ex-husband refuses to pay for extra things for their children, forcing Sophie to cover the expenses, even though he is taking luxurious vacations with his new wife and baby.
The three friends decide to create an app to help wives (or spouses in general) get paid for jobs that they would normally do for free, entitled the "Wife App".
This was a very easy book to read and was a fun idea.
The pacing felt off at times, where a ton of things would happen, but then nothing would happen. It's hard to visualize an app like this working in the real world (which is how I think of contemporary fiction), but seems like a great idea, theoretically. I would have love to have more of the actual app in action vs spending 50% of the book coming up with the idea and putting it in motion.
There are other issues throughout the book (gender identity, anxiety, mental abuse) that were approached with great care and I loved how they were talked about. The way that CBT is presented positively was very thoughtful, especially with the stigma still surrounding mental health. I loved seeing different dynamics of families and wives.
Overall, this was a great, contemporary read and a great idea that I wish could actually exist!
Thank you to #Netgalley and #simonandschuster for an eARC of this title! All opinions are my own!!!!