A review by lehine
Recipe for a Perfect Wife by Karma Brown

3.0

HATED the ending. I was so mad at Alice and her husband I got a rage headache. Just… settling? The four main characters are all extremely manipulative and toxic. Nellie at least initially has an explanation- self preservation- but the rest are just dicks. There was less intrigue than advertised. It ended up being a very typical men-were-assholes-in-the-50’s story. Also Alice’s fat shaming in the beginning was a perfect chance to show character development, but instead is never mentioned again, leaving her just a shitty person. Big miss with a clever title.