Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

1207 reviews

rubberrosebooks's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring sad 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

Outstanding. Best book I've read in my entire life. From beginning to end, I was captivated. My god, this was just incredible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

lisa07xie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring 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

At First I was Like this book is good but so overhyped. But at the end I couldn't put it down and I was so surprised like I did not expect that to be the reason why she choose Monique but I loved it! I Love the Character dynamics and it explored so many important topics Like love and grief or friendship I really loved it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

sammy_nor's review against another edition

emotional

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

3.75

it’s a very complex book, and while i like it i find some parts of it extremely problematic and stereotypical. there is biphobia that is never addressed or called out, and evelyn hugo’s existence as

bisexual

and latina is built on harmful stereotypes. while im not sure i like unreliable narrators, like evelyn hugo, i do like how realistic and complex the book becomes as a result of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Homophobia, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Outing

annahill888's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Biphobia, Cancer, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Lesbophobia

emct's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicide

jenniferbowman's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Incest, Abortion, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Sexual assault

jomojobo's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Abortion, and Outing

poisonviolet's review against another edition

mysterious reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

brittanykroeckel's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.75

This was phenomenal and definitely went in a different direction than I thought it did. I assumed this was going to be a romance book (which is not my genre whatsoever), but I was pleasantly surprised. I have many thoughts, but will keep this review short and to the point. 

Beautiful complexity in the characters, plot, and intermingling of both. Just when I thought I knew what was going to happen next, I was surprised with the turn it took. The part regarding

Monique’s father being killed by Cameron

was definitely something I had no planned to read at any point and thought that it was an appropriate way to bring a shock factor. With how the ending went with

Evelyn ending her life, it felt that this book was almost somewhat of a suicide note which I found chilling. Her sharing her story has come with a price.

 

As I mentioned, this book had much complexity without losing sight of the main story line and character development.

The love of Evelyn and Celia ran in the background while these heterosexual facing relationships were occurring

was fascinating in the sense of how strong love can be despite all the challenges ahead. Destiny will find its way and I’m glad this relationship had its time to flourish. 

With the whole part of fame and fake scenarios, it got me thinking about this reality and the idea of relationships being used as a catalyst for fame and face. I know it’s been a thing forever but it’s hard for me to wrap my head around sometimes. This brought up some food for thought regarding this idea as I kept reading. 


The reason I docked .25 stars is because Monique’s character lacked depth and growth. She development felt like it went no where and her story line was so plain it felt like it was unimportant. I wished more was explained about her and given more time to explore her story. Regardless, I still would absolutely recommend to anyone. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Lesbophobia

aaliyah_lomas15's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

A very fun read, I couldn't put it down. I liked the ending and the twist too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Grief, Car accident, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion