The Mad Wife vs The Rose Code: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Romance

The Mad Wife Meagan Church ★★★★☆ 3.9 321 pages · ≈ 5 h 57 m · Moderate

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 Rose Code Kate Quinn ★★★★☆ 4.5 853 pages · ≈ 15 h 48 m · Moderate

The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping World War II story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root…

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The verdict

Readers rate The Rose Code highest: The Rose Code 4.5 · The Mad Wife 3.9.
The Mad Wife is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 15 for The Rose Code.
The Mad Wife has the widest readership — 173928 ratings behind its score.

How to choose

Want a one-evening read? The Mad Wife ≈ 5h vs 15h for The Rose Code Want the crowd-tested pick? The Mad Wife 173928 ratings vs 3533 for The Rose Code Just want the better-reviewed one? The Rose Code 4.5 vs 3.9 from readers

Scores by source

	The Mad Wife	The Rose Code
Goodreads	3.9 (173928)	—
Hardcover	3.7 (65)	4.3 (207)
Apple Books	4.0 (489)	4.5 (3533)

Reception

	The Mad Wife	The Rose Code
Ratings	173928	3533
Pages	321	853

Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: The Mad Wife or The Rose Code?

The Rose Code has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Rose Code 4.5/5, The Mad Wife 3.9/5).

Which is shorter to read: The Mad Wife or The Rose Code?

The Mad Wife is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Mad Wife (321 pages, ≈ 5 h 57 m); The Rose Code (853 pages, ≈ 15 h 48 m).

Which is harder to read: The Mad Wife or The Rose Code?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Mad Wife: Moderate; The Rose Code: Moderate.