The Mad Wife vs The Sweetness of Forgetting: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Romance
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 Sweetness of Forgetting
The “beautifully complex” (Woman’s Day) classic that made Kristin Harmel a superstar follows a woman who must travel from Cape Cod to Paris to uncover a family secret for her dying grandmother that could change…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Sweetness of Forgetting highest: The Sweetness of Forgetting 4.5 · The Mad Wife 3.9.
- The Mad Wife has the widest readership — 173928 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Mad Wife | The Sweetness of Forgetting | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (173928) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (65) | 4.3 (11) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (489) | 4.5 (856) |
Reception
| The Mad Wife | The Sweetness of Forgetting | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 173928 | 856 |
| Pages | 321 | 379 |