The Mad Wife vs The Sweet Blue Distance: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Romance
The Mad Wife
More
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 Sweet Blue Distance
More
A young midwife travels west to the New Mexico Territory to care for women in need and faces dangers more harrowing than the ones she’s fleeing in this epic tale of survival, redemption, and love from Sara Donati, the…
Side by side
The verdict
- Readers rate The Sweet Blue Distance highest: The Sweet Blue Distance 4.2 · The Mad Wife 3.9.
- The Mad Wife is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 14 for The Sweet Blue Distance.
- The Mad Wife has the widest readership — 173928 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Mad Wife | The Sweet Blue Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (173928) | 4.2 (4336) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (65) | 4.2 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (489) | 4.5 (90) |
Reception
| The Mad Wife | The Sweet Blue Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 173928 | 4336 |
| Pages | 321 | 801 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Mad Wife or The Sweet Blue Distance?
The Sweet Blue Distance has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Sweet Blue Distance 4.2/5, The Mad Wife 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Mad Wife or The Sweet Blue Distance?
The Mad Wife is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Mad Wife (321 pages, ≈ 5 h 57 m); The Sweet Blue Distance (801 pages, ≈ 14 h 50 m).
Which is harder to read: The Mad Wife or The Sweet Blue Distance?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Mad Wife: Moderate; The Sweet Blue Distance: Moderate.