Reviews

Recipe for a Perfect Wife by Karma Brown

rachel_o's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Burned through this in five hours.

kimberlybelle's review against another edition

5.0

Captivating is right. I loved everything about this story, all the way to the acknowledgements - so clever! Karma, please write every secret book you've got bonking around in your head, because I will read them.

kikisauer's review against another edition

3.0

2.5

Decepcionante
A alice é uma louca insuportável
Fiquei o livro todo esperando que algo fosse acontecer, mas é só ela mentindo pro marido à toa
A parte da Nellie eu gostei de ler, mas foi bem previsível desde o começo, entao o livro todo eu tinha a esperança de que o choque viria do lado da Alice, o que nao aconteceu.
E zero consequências todos os atos dela né? A historia do emprego, as mentiras, a amiga..

stephanie_garrott's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

short_stax's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I think there were many parallels for me to connect with Alice in my own season of life. the comeradery of woman through out the generations and having so many conflicting feelings of what it means to exist in a patriarchal society made the book very easy to connect with

johannatrainer's review against another edition

3.0

3.5
This was a fast read and a pleasant one (despite some heavy topics). I didn't think the recipes were super well incorporated into the story lines -but I'm not a cook or a baker so I just didn't read them and that was fine by me but I'm guessing it must have bothered some people. I was a bit disappointed in the end. It was a bit fast -I would have liked to know about the women's futures. So the book, while nice, left me hungry for more (see what i did there!).

jordanbet's review against another edition

3.5

I liked the contrasts and comparisons between Nellie and Alice's stories. I connected with them both in different ways. The story overall felt like it was missing something though, and sometimes felt it didn't have a clear direction. I preferred Nellie's chapters and

they reminded me a bit of the show Why Woman Kill.

raramolin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

almostlikequake's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

lucillemeeps's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5