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

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

1.0

I enjoyed the first parts of the chapter with the recipies and advice from the 1950’s on how to be a good wife (although some of it was mindblowing and horrible). But that is where I stop liking the book. Nellie as a character was ok. I understand why she did what she did (even though I would never go to those lengths unless my husband was about to kill me and I was defending myself). 

Alice on the other hand. Oh God where do I start with her! Horrible horrible person. Toxic, abussive as a wife and a friend. I felt really bad for her husband being shunned and manipulated by her time and time again. And honesty? What the hell is that? I bet she never heard of that word. And the fact that at the end Alice ended getting what she wanted, again by manipulating her husband is beyond me. At least of the author gave any indication that the narrative thinks it’s bad but no. I have zero sympathy for that woman and I wish her hubby would have kicked her to the curb and found a loyal and loving wife that he deserved! 
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