The Mad Wife vs The Museum of Lost Quilts: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Romance
Side by side
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…
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The Museum of Lost Quilts
Jennifer Chiaverini’s beloved and bestselling Elm Creek Quilts series returns with the first Elm Creek Quilts novel since 2019’s The Christmas Boutique. Summer Sullivan, the youngest founding member of Elm Creek…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Museum of Lost Quilts highest: The Museum of Lost Quilts 4.1 · The Mad Wife 3.9.
- The Mad Wife has the widest readership — 173928 ratings behind its score.
- The Mad Wife runs the darker storyline; The Museum of Lost Quilts stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Mad Wife | The Museum of Lost Quilts | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (173928) | 4.1 (4536) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (65) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (489) | 4.5 (70) |
Reception
| The Mad Wife | The Museum of Lost Quilts | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 173928 | 4536 |
| Want to read | — | 8603 |
| Reading it now | — | 517 |
| Written reviews | — | 604 |
| Pages | 321 | 311 |