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The Wife App
by Carolyn Mackler
4⭐️
Lauren, Madeline, and Sophie are three best friends all having gone through divorces. Madeline's was years ago, after her and her ex-husband decided to split after he took a job in London. Sophie and her husband split a few years ago, after she realized that they were not compatible and he didn't respect her as a person anymore. And Lauren's was recently, after discovering her husband was paying women for handjobs. After talking about all the things they did for free as wives, the three of them have an idea: what if there was a way for wives to get paid for all of the free labor they do on a daily basis?
The concept for this book is so interesting. I very much enjoyed how this book was written, since it went between all three women's perspectives and gave a lot of explanation into their individual backstories. Seeing each of these women evolve as people over the course of this book was so rewarding to read, and each of their growth felt very realistic to each character.
**spoilers**
Sophie throughout this book had some of the best character growth in my opinion. Her going from constantly comparing her life to those around her to not caring and finally coming out to those around her was so good. I loved the little hints of her liking women throughout the whole book, and that they got more obvious as Sophie herself started to realize that maybe this was something she wanted to "go back to" in her adult life. Her and her ex-husbands wife getting together ???? AMAZING. I love books where someone's sexuality isn't just a plot point to move the story, and this one did it so well.
Lauren's character development was also really fun to read. Her growing through her divorce and learning her worth as a person was great to read. And her reconnecting with her high school sweetheart?? Amazing. So cute. Madeline's character growth was less so than the other women, but her realizing that she doesn't need to be her daughter's best friend and allowing her to move to London with her dad so they could build a relationship was so nice to read after most of the book is her being upset that her daughter wants to move away from her.
Overall, I very much enjoyed this book and it was soso fun to read.
Lauren, Madeline, and Sophie are three best friends all having gone through divorces. Madeline's was years ago, after her and her ex-husband decided to split after he took a job in London. Sophie and her husband split a few years ago, after she realized that they were not compatible and he didn't respect her as a person anymore. And Lauren's was recently, after discovering her husband was paying women for handjobs. After talking about all the things they did for free as wives, the three of them have an idea: what if there was a way for wives to get paid for all of the free labor they do on a daily basis?
The concept for this book is so interesting. I very much enjoyed how this book was written, since it went between all three women's perspectives and gave a lot of explanation into their individual backstories. Seeing each of these women evolve as people over the course of this book was so rewarding to read, and each of their growth felt very realistic to each character.
**spoilers**
Sophie throughout this book had some of the best character growth in my opinion. Her going from constantly comparing her life to those around her to not caring and finally coming out to those around her was so good. I loved the little hints of her liking women throughout the whole book, and that they got more obvious as Sophie herself started to realize that maybe this was something she wanted to "go back to" in her adult life. Her and her ex-husbands wife getting together ???? AMAZING. I love books where someone's sexuality isn't just a plot point to move the story, and this one did it so well.
Lauren's character development was also really fun to read. Her growing through her divorce and learning her worth as a person was great to read. And her reconnecting with her high school sweetheart?? Amazing. So cute. Madeline's character growth was less so than the other women, but her realizing that she doesn't need to be her daughter's best friend and allowing her to move to London with her dad so they could build a relationship was so nice to read after most of the book is her being upset that her daughter wants to move away from her.
Overall, I very much enjoyed this book and it was soso fun to read.