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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

87 reviews

k_bb's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

4.0

I didn’t expect to like this book, but it was actually quite enjoyable. It’s written in a very accessible manner and reads easily. The plot is quite interesting and I didn’t expect the twist at the end.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia

neeshaw's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Outing, and Toxic friendship

illgiveyouahint's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Sexual harassment

kaimachameleon's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Ugh maybe my favourite book ever written? Glamorous, romantic, emotional - literally love at first sight/few pages. It actually took me a while to finish because I didn’t want to finish it and have it be over, or have a plot twist ruin perfection, but it was simply perfect for me. Love it! Also made me question a lot as it made some really good, reflective points about romance. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Grief, and Car accident

theotheleo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Abortion, and Outing

thecriticalreader's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

I enjoyed Malibu Rising a lot so I picked up The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo when I heard good reviews about it. 

 

 

Plot:

This might be a bit of an unpopular opinion, but I preferred reading about Evelyn’s life more than the plotline involving Monique interviewing Evelyn. I can understand why Reid made the choice, but the book hypes up the “mystery” of why Evelyn chose Monique to interview her a bit too much. Evelyn’s story dominates the book to such an extent that Monique was neglected as a character.  Overall, I felt this book worked more as a character study. 

 

Characters:

True to form, Reid excellently portrays her main characters as deeply human. Each character is layered, flawed, complex, and yet consistent enough to be believable. Evelyn Hugo as a character is so masterfully written that it is hard to believe she is not a real person. However, I thought Monique’s character fell a bit flat simply because she was not a large part of the story. To me, it felt like she existed more in-service to fleshing out Hugo as a character than as a character in her own right. 

 

Setting:

Much like Malibu Rising, Reid gives enough detail to form a sort of hazy picture of places, but I simply created settings based on my own idea of what Hollywood looks like. As I’ve never been to California, much of how I envisioned the setting was probably not accurate. In The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, the characters shine so brightly that the setting fades into the background. Personally, I think the book would have been better with more descriptions of the settings.

 

Themes:

This book is a wonderful exploration of fame, power, queerness, morality, and gender. Reid skillfully strips these themes down to show that behind broad philosophies and assumptions about how the world works (or should work) are flawed people existing to navigate the world the best that they can.

 

Writing Style:

Taylor Jenkins Reid’s prose is so natural and digestible that I almost forgot I was reading. If she worked on her descriptive language a bit more, it would be like watching a movie. 

 

Conclusion:

There is a reason that this book is highly recommended on BookTube and BookTok. It’s incredibly well-written and the characters are spectacular. 

 

Other Points:

·      I think the book would have been better if it had just told Evelyn Hugo’s life story without the interviewing process OR if it had spent more time exploring Monique’s story and character. 

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The plot twist at the end felt a bit gratuitous and made me a little uncomfortable. It served to showcase Evelyn’s contradictions and gray morality, but I felt that the book had already conveyed those attributes. This made Monique as a character seem to service Hugo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Misogyny

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Racism, Blood, Abortion, and Pregnancy

nicole_zx's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

naomilievers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Fatphobia, Racism, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Abortion

amelreads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Biphobia, Cancer, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Abortion

Minor: Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Outing

foxowl2005's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

Moderate: Biphobia, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism and Car accident

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