Title: Trad Wife
By: Saratoga Schaefer
Genre: Horror
Pages: 320
Release Date: February 10th, 2026
Rating: ★★★★★
Summary from Goodreads:
Every #tradwife needs a baby. She’ll get one at any cost.
When Camille Deming isn’t cooking, cleaning, or homesteading in her picture-perfect country farmhouse, she’s posting about her tradwife lifestyle for her online followers. She takes inspiration from other tradwives on social media, aspiring to be like them, but Camille’s missing a key a baby. And contrary to what she posts online, things with her husband Graham have been strained. Pressured by her eager followers, Camille fears that without a baby, her relationship will suffer and her social media will never grow out of its infancy.
When Camille discovers a mysterious, decrepit well in the wheatfield behind her house, she makes a wish for a baby. Afterwards, she has unsettling experiences that she convinces herself are angelic in nature, and when she’s visited one night by a strange creature, her wish comes true.
Camille’s pregnancy announcement gets more engagement than anything she’s ever posted—so what if Graham’s reaction is lukewarm? Camille’s life is finally falling into place. Never mind that her pregnancy is developing freakishly rapidly and she’s suddenly craving raw meat. Being a traditional wife is worth it.
Rosemary’s Baby for the digital age, this disturbing horror novel is one you’ll want to devour in just one bite.
Review:
OMG, I just finished Trad Wife and I have thoughts. I usually like to sit with a book before writing my review, but this one was so wild I had to talk about it immediately. The story starts with a trad wife, already a pretty triggering concept, but things escalate fast once the main character wishes for a child. From that moment on, the book becomes an intense ride into something dark, sinister, and impossible to look away from.
I was completely drawn in watching Camille try to rationalize what was happening to her. Was it a demon? An angel? Something in between? She doesn’t know. She just knows she suddenly has a baby, and the fallout from that moment is horrifying in the best possible way. The tone gets darker and darker, and I loved how the story unfolded, especially the part where her awful husband finally got the “find out” he deserved. So satisfying.
This book comes out in February, and if you’re a horror reader, you’re going to want to put this on your TBR immediately. Dark, gripping, and utterly unhinged in all the right ways.
Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review.
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