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The Wife App by Carolyn Mackler
4.0
The Wife App by Carolyn Mackler is a humorous contemporary women's fiction novel, and the author's adult debut.
Tired of being undervalued for their hard work and emotional labor, three divorced women and best friends create an app to stick it to their ex-husbands and monetize Mental Load. Wife work is absolutely work. Revenge and redemption are priceless.
This was heavily consumable, and I didn't want to put it down! I was surprised to hear that this book is the author's adult debut, and they typically write for YA audiences.
If you're a mom, you should definitely read this book. I am not yet a mother, but I especially liked how she wrote the main three women in our featured friend group and how they interacted with their children.
I identified with most of them, and had some flash backs to relationships I've had in the past where I carried the majority of the Mental Load. The woman I least identified with was Madeline, but I appreciated some discussion about privilege through her story line.
There is some good queer representation in the novel as well. One of our core three characters is queer, and several side characters are as well. Some are brief mentions of a classmate who has "two dads," but things like that are lovely to see as just normal. There's also a great storyline with one of the moms helping out their child who is questioning their gender identity. Additionally, on the Wife App, men and nonbinary people are also free to become Wives.
I would love to watch a movie version of this.
CW: infidelity, drug use (mentioned, off page)
I received a copy of this book to review. All opinions contained herein are my own.
If you want to see more from me, check out my blog, Bookstagram, TheStoryGraph, or Twitter.
Tired of being undervalued for their hard work and emotional labor, three divorced women and best friends create an app to stick it to their ex-husbands and monetize Mental Load. Wife work is absolutely work. Revenge and redemption are priceless.
This was heavily consumable, and I didn't want to put it down! I was surprised to hear that this book is the author's adult debut, and they typically write for YA audiences.
If you're a mom, you should definitely read this book. I am not yet a mother, but I especially liked how she wrote the main three women in our featured friend group and how they interacted with their children.
I identified with most of them, and had some flash backs to relationships I've had in the past where I carried the majority of the Mental Load. The woman I least identified with was Madeline, but I appreciated some discussion about privilege through her story line.
There is some good queer representation in the novel as well. One of our core three characters is queer, and several side characters are as well. Some are brief mentions of a classmate who has "two dads," but things like that are lovely to see as just normal. There's also a great storyline with one of the moms helping out their child who is questioning their gender identity. Additionally, on the Wife App, men and nonbinary people are also free to become Wives.
I would love to watch a movie version of this.
CW: infidelity, drug use (mentioned, off page)
I received a copy of this book to review. All opinions contained herein are my own.
If you want to see more from me, check out my blog, Bookstagram, TheStoryGraph, or Twitter.