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wildfernbooks's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Car accident, Cursing, Death, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Abortion, Sexual assault, and Incest
allyhoo811's review against another edition
- 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
Highlights For Me
Evelyn Hugo's Character -- OMG! I know everyone says it, but Evelyn Hugo feels like a real person. How can I not go and watch her movies?!?! Taylor Jenkins Reid did an amazing job of writing a complex and totally believable character, who skirts the line between good and bad. This is morally grey writing at its best. I love Evelyn.
Fast Paced -- This book is a page turner. If I had didn't have other things to do, I would have binge read this book in an afternoon. I did not want to put it down. It felt like the perfect cross between a gossip magazine, a soap opera, and a reality show.
The Writing Style -- This book is incredibly readable. The prose isn't fancy or quirky, it just works.
TLDR; I loved this book!
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Xenophobia
Minor: Abortion, Blood, Chronic illness, Drug use, Incest, Pedophilia, Police brutality, and Racism
limewheel's review against another edition
- 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
I can't say too much about the plot without spoiling every aspect of it, but just know that I love it all. The goodness and complexities that get tangled in Evelyn's story, Monique's character growth while taking her life into her own hands, the moral grey-ness of every character introduced. And of course, the in depth look into what fame is like. It's a beautiful life story that's amazingly written, and, on its own, this book is a must for everyone who enjoys a bit of drama.
In my eyes though, this book is incredibly important to me.
I feel seen through like glass. Evelyn Hugo is a painful main character who I feel deeply for on many levels. Her Latin American heritage, her sexuality, and outlook on life seem to scream at me from the pages, telling me to open my eyes to my own reality. Even if we are vastly different people, she is a character I feel connected to, and not simply because I just finished reading through her entire life story. Good representation is important for minorities, and Evelyn Herrera has got to be the best representation I've ever read. She's not the greatest person, but she's far from terrible, she's human and she makes that explicitly clear multiple times. Her struggles are some I've only ever experienced personally and have never seen written about. Reading this made me feel so much better about having these kinds of issues, because nobody really cares about them, but they are so real. Her story is a hope for me, as another LGBT Latina WOC.
So of course, by the end, I was sobbing. And I wouldn't have it any other way.
Consistent 5/5 stars. I have nothing but adoration for The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Grief, Death, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Biphobia, Misogyny, Homophobia, Pedophilia, and Drug use
Moderate: Car accident, Incest, Cancer, and Alcoholism
Minor: Classism
rini's review
- 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
Graphic: Cancer, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Car accident, Grief, and Infidelity
Moderate: Abortion, Child abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, and Sexual violence
Minor: Incest, Miscarriage, Outing, and Forced institutionalization
ribbonroad's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Racism