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A review by erica_reads_itall
The Wife App by Carolyn Mackler
5.0
Best friends Lauren, Sophie, and Madeline are divorced mothers who have to do all the work of running their families - buying groceries and clothes, planning playdates and vacations - but they also had to do all that when they were married. They come up with the idea of a "Wife App" that will allow customers to outsource this labor and the people who do it to be appreciated - and paid.
I really enjoyed The Wife App. It was a well written, quick read, with three very different but likable and believable main characters. Each of their journeys - in career, parenthood, and romance - was multi-faceted and interesting, and the overall story felt propulsive without too much angst or drama.
I was less interested in the fictional Wife App, which essentially provides a part-time household manager or personal assistant. Maybe there is a niche for this! But the idea that households require management, and that often the wife in heterosexual couples much of that management without pay or thanks is hardly revelatory, and I was frustrated by how all the characters acted as if it was.
4.5 stars, rounded up.
[I received a complimentary ARC from NetGalley and the publishers. Opinions are my own.]
I really enjoyed The Wife App. It was a well written, quick read, with three very different but likable and believable main characters. Each of their journeys - in career, parenthood, and romance - was multi-faceted and interesting, and the overall story felt propulsive without too much angst or drama.
I was less interested in the fictional Wife App, which essentially provides a part-time household manager or personal assistant. Maybe there is a niche for this! But the idea that households require management, and that often the wife in heterosexual couples much of that management without pay or thanks is hardly revelatory, and I was frustrated by how all the characters acted as if it was.
4.5 stars, rounded up.
[I received a complimentary ARC from NetGalley and the publishers. Opinions are my own.]