Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

981 reviews

melodiaeisthr's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

5.0

i love this book. it helps getting out of my book slump

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Blood

buud_w0rm's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.25

I went into the novel with just the hint that its main character was this blonde bombshell in the 1950s resembling Marylyn Monroe. I didn’t know there’d be such depth tying into her marriages and complexity of Evelyn Hugo’s Character. The constant balancing act of being a celebrity proves to be draining for the humanity especially the ruthless tabloids of the 50s-80s.

The title and appearance of the novel is so misleading I love that :)) Celia and Evelyn’ love story was  incredibly compelling. You can’t help but feel for both of them and their povs. Their tug of war between doing what they think is right for each other but in another sense still worrying about the wrong things really shakes the reader (me) irl. I basically loooved reading about Evelyn’s life but didn’t care much for Monique’s pov.. her subplot was a bit boring. The plot twist tho!? That actually shocked the hell outta me.  So many quotable moments in the last 100 pages.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Biphobia, and Car accident

Moderate: Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Alcoholism, and Child death

Minor: Grief and Alcohol

happysoullovesyou's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Biphobia, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Classism, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Cancer

mungbean's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Minor: Chronic illness and Alcohol

anh_read's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0

Such a page-turner! I couldn’t stop reading! The book reads itself like a spicy autobiography of an legendary actress whose life was nothing more than tumultuous and scandalous. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Outing, Biphobia, Homophobia, Death, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Alcohol, Suicide, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, and Car accident

sadie1717's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

rushh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Violence, Sexual harassment, Cancer, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Drug use, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Chronic illness

lilylovestoread's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, Cancer, and Grief

Moderate: Sexism, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Alcohol, Blood, Racism, Suicide, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Drug use, Lesbophobia, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

Minor: Abortion and Vomit

ellie_reads_books's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Death, Addiction, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Suicide, Cancer, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Sexism, Biphobia, Racism, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Sexual violence

clay_wolf's review against another edition

mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Violence