I find the whole Tradwife concept fascinating yet scary so this was right up my alley, The book is an easy read. Suspenseful books about attractive people behaving badly is my guilty pleasure and palate cleanser from more serious literature and this hit the mark. There were some twisty plot turns and also a commentary on the misogyny inherent in the influencer/tradwife lifestyle. A bit over the top at times but an interesting read!

I could hardly put this book down once i started it, it was such a compelling read! I loved to see the behind the scenes of the influencer culture that the book portrayed and how the author wrote about what the audience sees versus what actually happens. The different stories tied in together so well too and I did not see the ending coming at all! I loved how flawed the characters were, struggling between their moral convictions and what reality demanded of them.
All in all it was a great read and it helped to bring me out of a reading slump!

Liane Child’s The Tradwife’s Secret is a thriller that delves into the dark underbelly of influencer culture. The story centers on Madison March, a seemingly perfect tradwife influencer living in Montana with her husband and children. Her idyllic life—captured through curated posts of sourdough baking and family moments—appears flawless to her millions of followers. However, as the narrative unfolds, the facade begins to crumble, revealing a web of lies and secrets that threaten to unravel her carefully constructed image.
The novel is structured through multiple perspectives, including Madison, her children's tutor Cally, and young, aspiring tradwife Brianna. While Madison's polished online persona hides a tumultuous reality, Cally's insider view exposes the complexities behind the scenes. Brianna's journey highlights the allure and potential dangers of aspiring to such a lifestyle. Through these viewpoints, Child explores themes of manipulation, control, and the consequences of living under constant scrutiny.
Child's story has twists that keep readers on edge. The novel critiques the performative nature of social media and the pressures it places on individuals to maintain a perfect image. At the same time, it shows the damage such influencers can unintentionally inflict on those who wholeheartedly believe influencers’ posts.
While the story keeps the reader engaged, some plot developments are typical of the genre and easily anticipated. The author also uses Britishisms (anyone in the U.S. know where a snug is located in your house?), even though none of the characters are British and the story is set in Montana. Please, she’s knitting a sweater not a jumper!
Overall, The Tradwife’s Secret was a riveting read that kept me coming back.

Thank you #NetGally for providing an advance reader copy

This might be petty, but the British spellings in this one really took me out of a novel that takes place on a tradwife's "ranch" in Montana. It really took me out of the novel! That said, this one ultimately fell flat, largely because of how predictable it felt. A beautiful homesteading influencer who doesn't cook, clean, or do anything other than looking beautiful while selling her followers on a perfect life and married to a man with a heavy does of toxic masculinity...what could go wrong?

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.

I am such a sucker for a controversial internet subject, so the word “tradwife” is basically catnip to me. This book was super tense, and it ended with some crazy twists that I didn’t see coming. Even when I thought I had it figured out after a big reveal, another one was coming right behind it. I really enjoyed this and would recommend it.

This book is like a thriller version n the show “Secret Wives of Mormon Lives!” From the jump, that first chapter starts off with a death that has you rapidly reading to try to figure out who did it and why. There’s twists and turns, characters that appear likeable as well as ones you’re suspicious of…only to be shocked and completely baffled. The ending though…..that was a twist I never saw coming! Great storyline, wonderful character development, and a uniquely thrilling read. This one is a winner!

This book has some twists and turns I didn't see coming. The big question that this book brings to mind-social media, what is true and what is not. How much danger are you in when you share too much? A perfect life, does it exist. i highly recommend reading this book!

I can't recommend it enough! I really enjoyed this book, I couldn't put it down, I finished it in a couple of days!

This is a dual pov book that was definitely entertaining! I've been a to with books that I enjoyed that weren't phenomenal but not bad. This was one of those that was fun and enjoyable but I'm not going to sit and think about it after I've read it.

This was a multi pov book with Madison our MFC and Brianna who ran away with her high-school bf to homestead and is struggling with the day to day home life that Tradwifes make look so easy. We also get the children's tutor pov.

Right from the jump, we readers find out that something is amiss. Madison projects the perfect Tradwife life to her millions of followers. She bakes bread from scratch, the house is always clean, and dinner is always on the table for her husband when he gets home. Everything is picture perfect for the camera when in reality Madison's life is falling apart especially because her husband sleeps around and what he says goes in the household...or else.
What happens when the children's new young tutor arrives? There are plenty of secrets going on this this book.

I really had fun with this one. A big thanks to Netgalley and the publisher Harper360 for this e-arc in exchange for my honest review.

The Tradwife’s Secret
By Liane Child

What an entertaining read! I loved the storyline about influencers and the whole tradwife “lifestyle” that is popular in social media right now. It had a few good twists, and was a fast paced thriller I had a hard time putting down! It does contain some scenes of domestic abuse and also be prepared not to like some of the characters, especially the husband Michael and possibly even the main character herself! 3.5 ⭐️

I want to thank Harper 360 and #NetGalley for providing me with an eARC. All opinions provided in this review are my own.

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The Trad Wife’s Secret - Liane Child

Cult vibes, social media lies, and a twisted take on the Trad Wife trend? I’m in.

I’ve always been fascinated by the ridiculous Trad Wife movement, so I couldn’t resist picking up The Trad Wife’s Secret — and it delivered.

Madison March presents the image of the ideal wife: baking sourdough, tending her garden, raising her kids on a picture-perfect homestead in Montana — all carefully curated for her massive online following. But behind the staged sunsets and wholesome hashtags, things are far from idyllic.

This story weaves together cultish religion, the dark side of influencer culture, and buried secrets in a way that kept me fully invested. I also really enjoyed Lauryn Allman’s narration (you might know her voice from The Housemaid series), which added to the tension.

If you love thrillers with social media themes or are equally intrigued by the toxic underbelly of trends like this one, definitely give it a listen. It’s a fast, bingeable audiobook.

Have you read any other thrillers that tackle internet personas or influencer life? I’m always looking for more!
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I really tried to get into this because a friend said it was so good but I was bored. I had to DNF at 25%. I wasn’t a fan unfortunately. Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read before the release.

What begins as an idyllic portrait of married life on a sun-drenched Montana homestead quickly twists into something far more disturbing. Madison March seems to have it all, but beneath the curated calm is a slow unraveling.

This is a sharp, haunting story about the pressure to perform perfection and the danger of building your identity around an audience. As the layers peel back, we’re left wondering not just what Madison is hiding, but what we’re all capable of faking.

Compelling, unnerving, and eerily familiar.

Thank you NetGalley for the digital copy in exchange for my honest review.

This book was interesting. It’s not often I think of the homestead community or what all goes into being a social media influencer, but this book has both of those AND a mystery all mixed together. I will say however there were times that I predicted what was going to happen, the ending though I did not see that coming! This was definitely enjoyable and well worth the read.

I enjoyed reading this book! It was kind of strange but kept me coming back because I wasn't sure what to expect! Definitely recommend!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this book.

I hated Madison from the start. Most of the characters were not to my liking, but I just couldn't get past the fakeness of Madison.

The ending was a huge twis I so did not see coming!

So mant huge twists and turns.

Thoroughly enjoyed the book.

Once I started reading, I was hooked! The narrative of this book centers around Madison, a celebrated Instagram "trad-wife" whose perfect life is anything but behind the scenes. This author did a great job of showing several different POV's from the woman who live on the farm. Every few chapters there was a little more information given and you started to understand the reasons these 3 different woman were doing what they were doing. The ending was slightly predictable, but there were a few twists that took me by surprise.

Potential Read For:

Readers interested in the "trad-wife" phenomenon.
Those curious about the realities behind online influencer lives.
Anyone looking for a fast-paced and engaging story.

Trigger Warnings:

Domestic abuse
Loss of a child

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper 360 for providing an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book in exchange for honest feedback.

A scary account of an influencer’s perfect on the outside life. I was surprised at every twist in the book and kept reading late into the night because I just had to find out the next thing to go wrong in Madison’s less than perfect life. A fun read overall minus the abuse (I sped through those portions). Very engaging and well written. Now I need to locate the authors backstock because I want read all of her books. A perfect summer read!

Thoroughly enjoyed this book! I liked the characters and the storyline kept me interested. Did not expect the ending which I what I love in a book. Great read!

@TrulyMadison is the queen trad wife influencer, but as her life starts to fall apart she does everything she can to protect the image she’s so carefully curated.

We’ve all seen the homestead life come across our feed at some point, and I’m sure we’ve all wondered if it’s really as idyllic as it seems. Safe to say, that is not the case on the March homestead. The further you get into the story, the more you learn how many secrets all the characters are keeping.

I love how this book used social media posts to introduce each chapter - it really drove home the influencer part of the storyline. This book was just pure, popcorn thriller fun! Perfect for fans of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and followers of homestead content!

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Collins for the eGalley of this book!