Menewood vs The Mad Wife: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Romance
Menewood
Named a Best Book of the Year by Vox and AutostraddleMaking a much-anticipated return to the world of Hild, Nicola Griffith’s Menewood transports readers back to seventh-century Britain, a land of rival kings and…
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The Mad Wife
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom bestselling author Meagan Church comes a haunting exploration of identity, motherhood, and the suffocating grip of societal expectations that will leave you questioning the…
The verdict
- Readers rate Menewood highest: Menewood 4.5 · The Mad Wife 3.9.
- The Mad Wife has the widest readership — 173928 ratings behind its score.
- Menewood runs the darker storyline; The Mad Wife stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Menewood | The Mad Wife | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.5 (1594) | 3.9 (173928) |
| Hardcover | 4.8 (12) | 3.7 (65) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (21) | 4.0 (489) |
Reception
| Menewood | The Mad Wife | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1594 | 173928 |
| Editions | 3 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 7447 | — |
| Reading it now | 433 | — |
| Written reviews | 348 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 253 | — |
| Pages | — | 321 |