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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

204 reviews

onlyxkatie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Alcohol, Misogyny, Sexual content, Car accident, Drug abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Suicide, Alcoholism, Body shaming, and Domestic abuse

kdepenhart's review against another edition

dark funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I couldn't put this book down. It sucked me and had me until the end. I cried a lot. I like every character beside some exes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Suicide

anorte's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Homophobia, Alcoholism, and Biphobia

Moderate: Drug abuse

readwmichelle's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Car accident, Domestic abuse, and Death

Moderate: Abortion, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Infidelity, Cancer, Biphobia, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Suicide

Minor: Drug abuse, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

mackenzieduric's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was the first book I read to get myself back into reading. I’d been meaning to read it for the longest time because of the hype all over the internet from lesbians who love it. It sat in my room collecting dust but once I decided I wanted to get back into reading, it was the first of my neglected books I picked up. And I finished it in 24 hours. 

I loved it. I loved the way the book was formatted, jumping between Monique and Evelyn’s perspective. Going back and forth from Monique’s personal life to Evelyn and Monique speaking to just flashing back to the point in Evelyn’s life she was speaking about. 

I also really enjoyed how the book was cut into parts by each of the seven husbands, each husband representing a particular phase in Evelyn’s life. All those phases being so different and each marriage being for such different reasons. 

Every single character had purpose and none of the characters felt flat to me. Everyone had a reason for being. Each character is also very complex, all flawed in their own ways (some a lot more than others), which I appreciated. 

I did not expect the reason why Evelyn had specifically chosen Monique to be the author of her biography and I was genuinely surprised by the reveal and valued the true and tragic connection between them. 

 

I also adore the title being “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” when the main love story was Evelyn and Celia, the greatest love in Evelyn’s life was a woman. Her wife. I think this book is a beautiful historical fiction sapphic love story and I finally understand the hype around it. 

 

“I think once people know the truth, they will be much more interested in my wife.” 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Alcohol, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Homophobia, Abortion, Alcoholism, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Racism, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cursing, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, and Addiction

esh_maki's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book had me in tears by end. It highlighted the drama of Hallywood and the tragedies of life. I 100% recommend this book to everyone. The jounery through Evelyn's life was facinating and engaging from beginning to end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Car accident, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Death

Minor: Drug abuse and Sexual content

johnowo's review against another edition

emotional sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Terminal illness, Death, Car accident, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Suicide, Addiction, Cancer, and Sexual content

Minor: Drug use, Drug abuse, Vomit, and Blood

the_bookish_wallflower24's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Alcohol

helenamichelle's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Biphobia, Car accident, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Outing, and Addiction

purple_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Stars ~ 5

My first five star read in a long time! 

I absolutely loved every page of this book. I could not put it down; really, I basically read it in one sitting. 

I loved the characters, I loved the plot, I loved everything. 

It had me crying at least four times. I had to take some time afterwards to just be sad about it.

My new favourite book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, and Domestic abuse