Went into to this one with high hopes and it fell short for me. I really disliked the main characters, which I do attribute to good writing, but the story was a bit of a let down and I have many unanswered questions. I wonder if I would've liked it more if it were the narrator were different?

Didn’t live up to the hype

kinda ok

Definitely a surprise ending. Took awhile for all the pieces to fit together. The characters aren't meant to be likable and the constant switching of timeframe was challenging. But the narration helped make sense of it; it would be harder to follow this book in written form. Publicity/hype can set a reader's expectations and send them in the wrong direction. This book stands just fine on it's own.

Good listen

Loved this- audiobook is the way to go IMO

Confusing, gripping, sarcastic and sad. A story so incomprehensible that it is too close to reality for some people. Very well written. The 1984 of 2026. This dystopian world was unnerving. Highly recommend. Hold on tight.

A thriller. The author definitely weaves shock value and trendy topics together. Well written in the sense that your attention gets captured, but I was left feeling that book lacked real value. The story skims the surface of large topics such as religion, feminism, and toxic masculinity, by presenting them through the narrow and broken lens of one family with a whole lot of “messed up.”

I must read for anyone interested in the intersection of social media, Christianity, and disinformation

Interesting start but goes off the rails in such a way to make me loose interest quickly. Not compelling enough to continue reading. Don’t believe the hype. This isn’t what you think it’ll be. It’s not the kind of book your club will want to converse about. Are trad wives ok/good/bad etc? Nope. Instead, it’ll be eye rolls and wishing one could get back the time she spent reading it.

Read it for a book club or otherwise would have stopped reading it a few chapters in. Hours of complaining with nothing happening until chapter 50 and even then it wasn’t all that interesting.

Hated this book.

I struggled to love the narrator, going to 1.5/2 x speed helped some. I loved how the boom captivated my attention- I couldn’t stop listening. This book reignited my love for reading. The story was written well although the ending wasn’t what I hoped- it fit and closed the story well.

Not a book for me. Read because of all the rave reviews, I am seriously disappointed. The climax was a hill. Main character was as annoying as a "Karen" telling her pov of a story. The narrator was good.

Very unique storyline!

Intriguing and inventive, but left any deeper reflection or growth on the table

I very much enjoyed the reader, but I overall the book is okay. I liked listening to it, and I was never bored. I listened to Natalie's thoughts with the same eagerness as a teenager looking for gossip. My main issue is that I don't feel the book had anything to say. Natalie has extreme viewpoints, and there are consequences for them. I wish the book explored more of how she came to have these beliefs and why she feels the need to continue holding to them despite other people in her life letting go.

Fantastic Read!

Lots of twists and turns! Influencers pay attention.

Excelent

This author is a very angry woman

Loved the story line and the creative writing style on how the story unfolds.

It was great. Love an unreliable narrator.

I had mixed feelings about the story. When did anywayS become proper? Everytime a character used the word I cringed!

Timing is off. She never had access to a fast car? What year did she begin at the place near desert ? Book was fun to read and interesting to know how much money influencers actually make. I find that kind of a fancy why he makes so much money maybe I’ll become one! Good book.

It’s been a good long time since I’ve read something this original and compelling. Complicated characters, great narrator, and a twist I didn’t predict?? Yes please!

Loved the writing. The imagery was very interesting. However, the book lost me and I didn’t like the main characters. I had more questions than answers when it was all said and done.

I flew through this audiobook, it was such a fun listen. The story is dynamic and keeps you moving, and peeling back the layers of each character through the narrator’s eyes offers a scary yet unique perspective. So many different feelings came up, from disgust to pity to anger and sadness— I found it hauntingly mesmerizing.

I overall did not like this book. It was interesting enough to keep me reading until the end, but there's no growth and no redeeming qualities in any of the characters, and the main character's over-the-top hatefulness of EVERYONE is exhausting to read. I was surprised to learn that the author doesn't have children and doesn't have a full understanding of trad-wife culture beyond scrolling Ballerina Farm's account, which comes through in her writing. If you're looking for fanfiction about Ballerina Farm with a weird Ruby Franke twist at the end, this book is for you. If you're looking for a book about a trad wife influencer that goes back to 1855, and learns some life lessons, this isn't that book, not even close.