Reviews with content warning for Emotional abuse - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

I went into this book with a reasonable amount of expectations since it is so well loved in all online book communitys, but, unfortunately, I was desapointed.
I loved Evelyn and Harry, they were truly lovable and well written characters and their friendship is, in my opinion, the driving force of the narrative. All their scenes together made me really fell something.
The book also brings in some heavy themes that were talked about with responsability and nuance. Never using them for shock value.
However, everything else was kinda mid. Just another story about the secret lifes of famous rich people.
I didn't really care about any of the secondary characters other then in a superficial level. I didn't care about Monique's part of the story at all. Nor did I care about the revelation in the and about why Evelyn chose Monique to write her biography. And, worst of all, I didn't like Celia, so her relationship with Evelyn didn't hold any heat for me. And that is a problem since their relationship is central to the plot.
It isn't a bad book, but it definitely isn't the amazing masterpiece that everybody says it is.

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

I love old hollywood, and I love scheming female leads, and this book combines them in a wonderful way. It was also unexpectedly emotionally impactful, and even the

ambiguity of the ending, in terms of how monique feels about evelyn

really fits in with the theme of appreciating the complexity of a life, especially of a star off-camera.

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

AN INSTANT FIVE STARS!! This was one of the best books I've read in a long time and truly had me captivated from start to finish. When Monique Grant is handpicked by film star Evelyn Hugo to write a piece for a magazine, she has no idea why she would be wanted for a piece like this or why this celebrity that she doesn't know would pick her rather than a more seasoned writer. Then she finds out that Evelyn wants her to write her biography. Evelyn was famously married to seven different husbands, and it is a common question for people to wonder which one she loved the most. This book uncovers the answer to that question while revealing a different Evelyn than anyone had ever known. This book dove head-on into the themes of identity, love, truth, and authenticity, and hearing about how Evelyn grew and changed through each of her marriages was enlightening while showing her complexity as a person. The constant revelations throughout her life as an actress helped build her character well, and the plot twist at the end was one of the most shocking that I have ever read in a book. I found myself falling in love with some of the characters while despising others, and I found this book to deeply affect me emotionally, especially toward the end. This was wonderfully written and an incredible introduction to Taylor Jenkins Reid. I will be raving about this book for a long time!

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