Best friends Lauren, Sophie and Madeline decide they’re finally done with their ex-husbands taking their work as wives and moms for granted. They create a Wife App for individuals to offload the mental load. Along the way, each woman faces facts about her own mental load as she interacts with her children and her ex and maybe future lovers.
I appreciated the message in this book. It calls for equality and encourages women to speak up.
The language (so many F-s!) and sexual content were turn-offs.

This was not quite the book for me. I couldn't connect to anyone and I wasn't entirely sold on the plot.

This book was totally not what I was expecting, but I loved it so much! This book is nothing like I’ve read before, but it was so great. Three women create an app to monetize the mental load women go through in relationships. I was so curious to see if the app was going to work out and actually get off the ground. I could totally use this app at times. I loved how the book was told from the POV of all three women. If you haven’t read this one yet, I suggest checking it out!

Carolyn Mackler's The Wife App was incredibly fascinating. We follow three women who are fed up with their lives and society at large in their own individualized ways. I usually don't get invested with more than one or two main characters but I got invested with all three. I loved one woman's ending in particular. Lowkey wish the wife app existed, I'd outsource and compensate people for work I'm tired of doing! Thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Shuster for an early read in exchange for my review.

A self empowering ride with three very different women. Their experiences with an app they created helps to give them all the self worth and validation they have been looking for. This book is encouraging and timely.

Three divorced women who are friends and have children come together to create an app to help women (and men) with their daily thankless tasks. Some parts of the story are humorous. How each of the three come to a conclusion on how to change their lives is a good book club topic. 3.5 stars

"The Wife App" by Carolyn Mackler is a witty and entertaining novel that explores the complexities of modern relationships, the challenges of marriage, and the bonds of friendship. With humor, heart, and a touch of revenge, this book offers a fresh perspective on the roles of wives and mothers, all while providing an engaging and relatable story.

The story follows three best friends, Lauren, Madeline, and Sophie, who are fed up with their ex-husbands taking their roles for granted. When they decide to create an app that monetizes the mental load of wives and mothers, their lives take an unexpected turn. The app becomes a sensation, and the women find themselves on a wild journey filled with laughter, love, and a fair share of chaos.

Carolyn Mackler has crafted a cast of relatable and authentic characters, each with their own quirks and insecurities. Lauren, Madeline, and Sophie are women who grapple with the challenges of balancing their personal desires and responsibilities. As the story unfolds, readers will empathize with their struggles and root for their growth and happiness.

The concept of the Wife App is both humorous and thought-provoking, offering a satirical take on the invisible labor that wives often undertake. It raises important questions about the value of this work and how society perceives and compensates it. The narrative humorously explores the idea of monetizing the mental load while also delving into the complexities of modern relationships.

The book combines elements of romance, friendship, and personal growth, making it a multi-layered and engaging read. The plot is filled with twists and turns, and the consequences of the Wife App's success lead to unexpected challenges for the characters. Mackler skillfully navigates the emotional terrain of love and revenge, creating a story that is both heartwarming and thought-provoking.

At its core, "The Wife App" is a celebration of female friendship and empowerment. It highlights the importance of supporting one another through life's ups and downs, and the strength that can be found in the bonds of friendship.

In conclusion, Carolyn Mackler's "The Wife App" is a delightful and clever exploration of modern relationships, the value of unpaid labor, and the power of female friendship. With its relatable characters, witty humor, and engaging narrative, this book is a must-read for those who enjoy stories that blend humor with heart. It offers a fresh take on the roles of wives and mothers in today's world and reminds us of the importance of following our passions and pursuing happiness on our own terms.

Thank you to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster for allowing me to read this book.

The Wife App provided such an intresting commentary on the soceital role's of wives through three seperate charcters. The three main characters were all once wives and are mothers. Readers see the story unfold through their perspectives. Each of their perspectives are unqiue and provide context for how they interact with everyone. I highly recommend checking out The Wife App.

The Wife App by Carolyn Mackler is a book I really wanted to enjoy, it had such promise from reading the description and a catchy cover. In reality, I found the story slow to get ramped up, it wasn't until around halfway through that I started to sort of look forward to continuing. Most of the problem for me is that I had a difficult time caring about any of the three main characters, I found them to be quite unlikable. I finished the book and don't regret reading it, but it isn't one I'll be thinking about beyond this review. 2.5 stars rounded up to 3.

3 POVs, I was invested in all three of their stories. The writing made it easy to keep the storylines straight in my mind. The characters were well developed and the plot felt original.

This book was a fun and easy read. The author did a great job of telling the story of friends and divorce. She proved the wife app would really work for even Moms. The app did jobs that sometimes we run out of time to complete. I loved all the characters and how you felt connected to them as your were reading. Each lady had her own set of problems but they came together to create the wife app. A very fun read that could lead to lots of discussion for a book club.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and Simon and Schuster for the gifted e-book! ❤️ #gifted. My review is comprised of my honest thoughts.

Read this book if you like: Multiple POV, LGBTQ representation, light reads

This was very unique. I loved the concept. I wanted more from the conclusion. It felt a bit rushed. Regardless, I loved the characters. I laughed, I swooned. I highly recommend it!

This book was such a fun read. I could relate to it on a number of different levels. It is definitely a book I will recommend to others!

I loved the concept of The Wife App, and I think it captures the many responsibilities of a wife/mom/woman later in life! Creating the app was a fun & smart idea and I enjoyed how everything played out!

This book had such a good premise! The beginning was a little slow but I thought it was great execution

I really enjoyed this book! I found it to be very interesting and a unique idea, and the pace of the story was perfect. I liked the characters and I enjoyed hearing about their friendship. I think that perhaps a bit more character development could've been done, but the story itself was enjoyable. Thank you to Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for this ARC.

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to receive this book for an honest review.

I had such high hopes for this book because of the other reviews.
I sadly say it did not keep me interested enough to finish.
I found the characters hard to relate too.

Please don't go by just my opinion, you can give it a try for yourself.

I went into this book totally blind and I was pleasantly surprised by how seen I felt by this book. The Wife App is the story of three friends who created an app to help women (and men) take away the burden of the mental load that comes with having a family, a job and just life in general. I’ve been a wife and a mom for over a decade and I can tell you there are some days that are harder than others and any little bit of help helps tremendously.

I empathized with each of our three MCs and the various stages and struggles they were going through. While the app idea started as a joke it turned into a reality and it gave each of them something they didn’t know they truly needed. Whether it was financial security, a new purpose or reclaiming a part of themselves it opened the door to a new future.

I think this is definitely a fun read for anyone who’s married (or been married) or a parent or just someone bogged down by the mental load.

Thank you @simonbooks and @netgalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest feedback.

I was originally granted a pre-released copy of this book from net gallery. At the time other things were going on and I wasn't able to finish the book in time, but I wanted to uphold the commitment. I had to write a review so later on I purchased my own audio copy of this book. All opinions are right. Here are my own. I'm incredibly happy with this book. It's a very fast read. I was able to listen to it just a few days. I almost couldn't put it down. It was funny and engaging and relevant to our times. I felt like the characters became my friends. I I became invested in their lives, the lives in their spouses and kids as well,. Not to mention their adventure with this entrepreneurial app that they were putting together as friends. The wife app on the whole has a wonderful. Sex in the City flavor to it without being pretentious or copying the show in any way. I really didn't want the book to end and I hope that the author takes some time to maybe expand on the story in future books. I also loved how social media was Andrew woven throughout this book.. also making note of our love of convenience how that might not be accessible to everyone. But how there is in this modern age, an opportunity to use that to one's advantage if you want to. Thank you so much to the author for writing this very relevant but also so nourishing body of work for us to enjoy. I thoroughly did.

Hard to put down and I just loved the characters! Sophie, Lauren and Madeline are in various stages of divorce from their husbands. Madeline, mother to 14 year old Arabella hasn’t been with her husband most of her daughter’s life. Sophie’s ex has family 2.0, complete with beautiful social media posts that make Sophie cringe-worthy jealous. And Lauren has just finalized her divorce with her husband of more than a decade after discovering a marriage-shattering secret. These women get together for dinner and rant about all of the work they did in their marriage only to have it all implode - they should have been paid for all they did! And thus, the Wife App is born! Take care of the mental load - all those little things they do - paperwork for child care and doctors, organizing vacations, picking up the dry cleaning - why shouldn’t they make money for doing so much labor?

A savvy and fun read!