I mean, all women in the 1950s were hysterical, right? Was she really going mad, or just trying to escape her reality? Lulu was doing her best to keep up with what society and her neighbors thought the perfect housewife should be. But when that picture-perfect life starts to crumble, chillleee… things got real. This wasn’t a jump-scare type of suspense… I felt like it was more of a mental spiral that had me thinking about how many women suffer in silence or get misdiagnosed when something feels off. The themes of mental health, postpartum depression, gaslighting, and just being plain overwhelmed really stood out. It’s a slow burn, but that plot twist definitely threw my book across the room when it hit … ugh, men lol *Note be sure to check in as some of the themes in the book are heavy…take care of yourself, the book can wait
The Mad Wife by Megan Church, (List Price: $17.99, Sourcebooks Landmark, 9781464236747, September 2025)
Reviewed by Morgan Gayles, The Book Worm Bookstore in Powder Springs, Georgia