This book has a great premise, figure out how to quantify and monetize all the jobs a wife and mother performs. I really enjoyed seeing that process, especially taking into account the mental effort all those jobs involve.

This is a fun read, 4 stars. Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed as in this review are completely my own.

This book was fantastic!

As a mom of a toddler, I vibed with this book. It was like a mix of the First Wives Club movie colliding with kids and technology. The multiple plots were so interesting, and I was rooting for them all by the book's end. I will add this book as my book club pick for years to come!

Book Review: The Wife App
Stars: 3 x 5
Author: Carolyn Mackler @carolynmacklerbooks
Publisher: Simon and Schuster @simonandschuster
Thank you @netgalley for this ARC

Lauren, Madeline and Sophie are three best friends who all happen to be divorced.
Lauren is the last to get divorced and while celebrating the three friends come up with the idea of the “Wife App”. This is an App where anyone can sign up to be a
“wife”. After researching and proposal’s they finally get financing and the App gets published. There App becomes successful and their customer base grows.

These three women struggle with their own live and their ”life” in the App.
Will they be able to handle everything with their sucesss and their own lives. This was such an interesting concept and the book was interesting and very unique. The book was ok and personally I thought it could be so much more.

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I’m so torn on if I liked this book or was more meh on it. This almost reminded me of The First Wives club but with more of a modern day theme too it.

All the characters are great but there was something missing for me.

Attention readers: Carolyn Mackler’s new novel, The Wife App (which comes out today) is the book you need to add to your TBR this summer! Brimming with wit, humor, and camaraderie, this book will definitely change the way you view the women in your life.

This book has such an interesting concept and I enjoyed this story more than I thought I would! Looking at motherhood and wifehood through the scope of these three different women definitely highlights how every person’s situation and circumstances are different and how tough it is to live your own life when you're constantly concerned about how others perceive you, and even how you perceive yourself.

All three of our main characters really flourish throughout this book and I really enjoyed seeing how they take The Wife App and use it to change and reevaluate their lives. I think it just highlights how you’re never too old or too young to change your life!

This book also made me respect wives, moms, parents, and spouses with so much more (shout out to my own amazing mom lol!)

Overall, I really like this feminism book and how everyone’s journeys and “happy endings” turn out differently. If you’re looking for a binge-able book with strong female characters, then this is the book for you!

*I received an ARC from Simon and Schuster in exchange for my honest opinion.

Thank you to NetGalley, Carolyn Mackler and The Publisher for giving me the opportunity to receive an ARC in exchange for my honest review. I wanted to LOVE this book! The description grabbed hold of me and I was excited to read it. Don't get me wrong it was a cute book but I guess I just wanted more. I would recommend this its a cute easy read.

This story was intriguing but odd. I think I just didn’t connect with the characters, even tho they were very well written. It was interesting but somehow fell flat for me.

I thought The Wife App was quirky and unique - definitely a fun and uplifting read! Look forward to seeing what Carolyn Mackler comes out with next.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a fun, inventive exploration of marriage and friendship in the modern day. It reminded me of the classic Judy Brady essay "I want a wife"—brilliant!

Thank you NetGalley for the RCA!

This was such a fun book! Three best friends are done with their ex husbands taking for granted the work that they do at home and they decide that it’s time to cash in! They create an app where you hire someone to do all the never ending tasks that are traditionally left to women.

This book was fun and I loved the concept. The women take turns giving their side and their perspective.

I really really liked this book. It was entertaining and refreshing.

This ended up being a DNF for me. I couldn't get through it, none of the characters were relatable and they all seemed to just whine about everything. Being a female in tech I thought this would be my jam but unfortunately I was wrong

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽 by Carolyn Mackler
Published: June 27, 2023 by @simonbooks
Reviewed by: Mel
Format: Paperback ARC and eARC [thank you @simonbooks and @netgalley]

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆
✽ Female empowerment
✽ Women supporting women
✽ Shark Tank / Entrepreneurs


𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀
I didn’t really know what to expect going into this one, but I have to say, it hit me just right and I absolutely adored it. I loved the female empowerment and friendships between these ladies.

All of the women in this book are very relatable and all three have very different situations and relationships with the fathers of their children. All three are in NYC but all live very different lives even though they are very close friends. I was nervous that the concept of the book would come off as silly or ridiculous — but it ended up being incredibly believable and immersive — I actually wish this app was real!

It focuses a lot on the idea of mental load, which has been a buzzword for a few years now and thankfully more people are talking about the burden that a lot of wives and mothers feel having to carry this mental load of keeping everyone’s lives together.

This book was creative, heartwarming, fun, and written well — I definitely recommend picking this up if you want something fun and light to read over the holidays!


Gifted ARC by @simonbooks for the #simonbooksbuddy program. Thank you @netgalley, @simonbooks, and @carolynmacklerbooks for both the paperback and the kindle ARCs!

I did not finish this. I found the characters and the situations very unrealistic.

I received an advance copy. All thoughts are my own.

I think i really just wasn’t in the target audience for this book. i’m a fan of the author but i had a hard time staying “in the world of this book”, it was just difficult for me to stay focused on it. the premise is what had me picking this book up but i just wasn’t a fan of the main characters and that made it hard to keep engaging with the book, unfortunately.

Hilarious and exciting concept. I'm ready to sign up for the Wife App! This is a timely story sprinkled with funny quips.

This was a first time read for me by this author and it will certainly not be my last. What a fun concept for a story, creating an app for wives! Three good friends, Lauren, Madeline and Sophie, all have something in common - they are divorced and have to deal with their exes. The work wives and mothers tirelessly do for their families is rarely appreciated and taken for granted, and these ladies have had it. They've been taking on all the mental load and it's time they get some monetary recognition for it. Lauren came up with the idea of creating an app that would allow a spouse to hire a “wife” to complete all the tasks that women are often left to do, and not surprisingly, the app becomes a huge success. But then there are other factors that intervene and they have to deal with the consequences.
This was such a fun and humorous read. The story made me laugh and definitely left me with a smile on my face afterwards. The author did a nice job of creating likable and relatable characters were that were interesting and well-developed with realistic qualities that gave them an authentic personality. The story was delightfully cute and I really enjoyed it. If you're looking for a fun, quick and light read, that will put a smile on your face then you definitely will want to pick this one up.
I received a complimentary copy from Netgalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Genre/tropes: fiction, chick lit
CW/TW: infidelity

Three best friends are rebuilding their lives post divorce. Tired and frustrated by the fact that they’ve been overlooked and under appreciated as wives and mothers, they devise an app that offers administrative services that wives and moms typically do for free, but for a fee this time. Lauren, Madeline and Sophie hope the Wife App will balance the scales by making sure that women are financially compensated for their hard work that’s generally taken for granted.

I liked that the story is told from Lauren, Madeline, and Sophie’s POV. All three come from different backgrounds, and I appreciated seeing their range of experiences as women, mothers, and career women. While there are aspects of their lives I could relate to, the weird thing is I never quite saw them as real. The author also attempts to address some current hot button issues such as living wages and healthcare. I appreciate the the effort, but it just felt like a lot to take on in one story in addition the characters’ individual story trajectories.

Ultimately, it’s a quick read with happily ever afters or happy for nows included. Although I wasn’t completely wowed, I did love the empowerment aspect, the spotlight on the ‘mental load’ that homemakers/wives/partners take on, and the self-awareness that each character gained. The book falls somewhere in the middle for me - powerful, touching, and insightful moments within a decent story.

Thanks @netgalley & @SimonBooks for my #gifted copy.

*This review originally posted on 7/29/23.

Lauren, Sophie, and Madeline are three friends. They are all dealing with the pressures of motherhood, marriage, divorce, friendships, careers, etc. Tired of dealing with it all, they create a new app - The Wife App, whereby women are hired to do "wifely" jobs and get paid for it.

As someone who has raised two children while married and having a career, the premise of this book appealed to me. It did have moments that were humorous and moments that I could relate to, as well as the girl power aspect, this one somehow fell flat for me.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I feel like this book was better as an idea than execution. I particularly did not like the last-minute "and they're gay!" of one of the wives who ends up with her ex husband's new girlfriend/ wife. The queerness of the character did not really contribute anything to her development as a character or the novel as a whole and functioned only as a punishment for the ex-husband (I don't think anyone's queerness should be used as a punishment tool).

Unfortunately this book didn’t work for me and was a DNF but I am sure other readers will feel differently! Thank you for the ARC!