I really wanted to love this book. I did enjoy the overall concept and. actually thought a Wife App would be successful in real life! The plot was cute but it just wasn't well written, overall and a lot of the included details were unnecessary. Not my favorite but I also wanted to see how it ended.

Three friends decide that they really need help taking care of the so-called wifely duties so they create an app that will link tasks to someone available and able to complete them. It really takes off.

The Wife App is an entertaining, feel-good novel about three friends who create a successful business in New York City, while rebuilding their lives and those of their children, post-divorce. Although the book is marketed as General Fiction and Women’s Fiction, there are romantic elements and glimpses of sexy times that might appeal to lovers of Romance. The novel is well-written, with good characterization and pacing. This reviewer found The Wife App a refreshing change from my usual Thriller fare. A fun read, perfect for a rainy day or the beach.

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Upon reading the synopsis, I knew that this was a book that I wanted to get my hands on quickly! I was enticed by the idea of women creating an app that matched "wives" with "spouses". The whole time I was reading, I kept thinking to myself that the mental load is in fact real (I just never knew what exactly to call it)! I also was feeling like this is something that I would sign up to work for. The fact that the story is told from 3 different characters is something that I love, and I really liked that Sophie, Madeline and Lauren had meet each other at different points in their lives, had things in common, but were radically different. I felt that it made more relatable.

I will definitely be looking for more books by Carolyn Mackler!

A fun read with an interesting and clearly topical story to tell.
Three friends, Sophie, Madeline and Lauren, tired of running themselves ragged, trying to do it all as mothers, wives, working women and unpaid household and sex partners go into business with the online creation of the " Wife App". The App allows you to hire one of them to step in to your routine and do all those mundane daily jobs that take time away from your work, family and private time.
For a price.
Of course.
It takes off beyond their wildest imaginings and off the story goes.
Divorces, child custody fights and infidelity are just a few of the side stories that make this such an intriguing story with a totally believable premise and enjoyable read with characters that are alternately warm, funny and at times, just a little bit quirky.
But always interesting.
Very enjoyable.
The Wife App.....
.....hmmmmmmmmmmmm...I'll have to check my phone👍

I really loved the concept of this book! Three independent friends recognizing how difficult it is to juggle the mental load of an entire household. It was the third act that lost me. It just felt really out there and even unnecessary … for all the storylines actually.

All in all I really liked Lauren, Sophie and Madeline as a trio!

Thank you NetGalley for an early copy of this book before final publishing.

The Wife App is the book every wife and mother needs to spend a few hours with when she's having a hard time managing it all. It's brilliant. You'll feel seen. You'll get some fun ideas. :-)

Three women are through with their exes. They decide to create an app that would hire them selves out as "Wives" for a fee. They do what they call the mental load that often overwhelm women: filling out applications, picking up items, overseeing workmen, etc.. It soon explodes and the have to hire more wives. This new found freedom comes with consequences. Nice to think about the what ifs in this plot.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book and It’s unique concept. The app actually sounds like something that would do well in real life! The characters were interesting and it was entertaining reading about them coming into their own, while escaping past relationships that were toxic. One surprise twist relationship was a bit to out of the blue and I wish there had been a little more foreshadowing or build up. Regardless, the story hit upon a lot of important issue’s and handled them well. Definitely a fun read with a little bit of spice.

I loved this book! I loved the entire concept and all the characters. It was extremely entertaining with tons of drama. This book could honestly be a tv show because of how nonstop entertaining it was.
The three main characters were amazing. They were all so different yet all so relatable. This book was full of women empowerment and boss mama's. Highly recommend!

The idea of a Task Rabbit type app that calls it's employees "Wives" was a cute and interesting premise. I liked getting to know the characters and saw their strengths and foibles. While I enjoyed reading this book overall, I felt the ending was a bit too buttoned up. Interesting premise and characters.

I loved the novelty of this and sign me up! I'd love to hire out most of my after-work chores! A lovely look at friendship dynamics, roles of women, and expectations. A great read!

I received a free e-arc of this book through Netgalley.
The three main female characters: Lauren, Sophie and Madeline are all very different people, but they are friends with something in common -- divorce! As each tries to muddle through the mayhem of singlehood while raising kids and dealing with ex-husbands, they realize they could use a wife so they come up with The Wife App to help others as well as themselves. This was a fun and sometimes deep read about improving our lives for ourselves and not for others.

The synopsis promised revenge on sleaze bag ex-husbands. I'm always up for a story of the powerless turning the tables on the powerful. Though that is really not the main drive here.

The substrate is more about gaining agency, as three ex-wives who are tight friends come up with an app that offloads all the cumbersome, and unpaid, jobs usually done by wives, onto paid wives. While they are doing that, they are coping with their own lives, and their relationships with their children, exes, parents, and other people.

I liked the diversity here, and even though our three heroines' road to success is total wish fulfillment, within the story verse they're worked hard to get that success. (Even if the app sounds like TaskRabbit for the rich. Which doesn't actually solve the problem for most of the rest of the world, in spite of some spirited stabs in that direction.)

Finished ✔️ The Wife App by Carolyn Mackler

4 ⭐️’s
Publish Day: June 27th, 2023
Kindle Unlimited: No

Every wife deserves a happy ending
Three best friends decide they’re finally done with their ex-husbands taking their work as wives and moms for granted.
They’re ready to monetize the mental load, stick it to their exes, and have a wild ride in the process
Very interesting story that’s interwoven beautifully
I enjoyed the characters
I enjoyed that one of the characters was a parent of twins
It held my attention thoroughly and it was engrossing
It was beautifully and brilliantly written
Yes, I’d recommend

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3.5 stars, rounded up

This was definitely a unique plot with a variety of fun characters. I did feel like the characters as a whole lacked depth, but it was also a fun quick read so that didn't fully deter me.

I will say, it was definitely slow to start, but not too slow that it was hard to get through. Once it picked up, it definitely got better! With that said though, I did feel like the ending was a little rushed.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is definitely a book that will get all wives thinking about what all they do and whether or not they are appreciated for it. Even now as I am retired and it is just my husband and I living in our home, so much of the "work" falls on me. Doctor's appointments, arranging for extra trash pickups etc. And it was much worse when the kids were at home. And it seems that these duties still fall on the wife even if she works full time outside the home. I would definitely recommend this book for all women. I only wish it were mandatory reading for men before they get married.

I quite enjoyed The Wife App, which follows three friends, Lauren, Madeline, and Sophie, in various stages of ended or ending marriages, each the primary care provider for their young children. Through their discussions about how they believed their husbands (and society) took their domestic and parenting duties for granted, they fantasize, later brainstorm, and eventually develop their Wife App, which matches people with a “spouse” to provide services to ease their own “mental load”. These services range from pet care, coordinating medical appointments, completing school or camp forms, arranging vacation travel and accommodations, to anything else non-sexual that typically falls to a wife to complete. The three main characters were sufficiently developed so that their abilities (such as the tech knowledge to develop an app, business savvy to found and fun a business venture), choices, and reactions seemed plausible and authentic. I appreciated that the author did not suggest that all men as selfish and narcissistic, though the ex husbands are, for the most part, not presented as likable characters.

I enjoyed spending time with Lauren, Madeline, and Sophie and I would recommend Mackler’s book, The Wife App.

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for an advanced copy in exchange for an objective and honest review.

Thanks #netgalley for the ARC copy of The Wife App. I loved the premise of the book - three friends come together through a shared history of terrible ex husbands. As a result they decide to create an app where they finally are recognized and paid for all the services they perform that have always been underappreciated. Their journey to launch and monetize the app, heal from their experiences, and grow is quite compelling and the end result won't disappoint. That being said, there were parts that missed the mark and there is a crassness to the writing and characters at the beginning that I don't love and doesn't hold consistent to the character throughout. It felt like an easy hook for readers but that for me was a little off putting.

Thought this was an original plot line, variety of interesting characters, and was an easy read. Lacked depth, but think that fit! It was something fun and different and as a female, relatable!