Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

1209 reviews

larareads'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Car accident, Child death, and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Abortion

willow_witch's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexism, Death, Biphobia, and Car accident

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Racism, and Suicide

Minor: Cancer

jaemeappel's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Death, Cancer, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

Moderate: Suicide, Alcoholism, and Biphobia

Minor: Abortion

natalie75's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Suicide

asteria_6179's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Lesbophobia, Cancer, and Biphobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Abortion

star_witch's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I borrowed the book from a friend, after she insisted I read it, and now I don't know if I'm supposed to thank her or make her pay for my therapy.

SPOILERS FOR THE ENDING:

I didn't even think I was going to cry. 
I didn't cry when Harry died, or Celia, or Connor. Or even Evelyn.
I cried when Monique's mom started reminiscing about her husband (and Monique's father).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Car accident, Death, Alcohol, Biphobia, Child abuse, Death of parent, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

babyjillysmom's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad fast-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

4.25

This book has you captivated hearing Evelyn tell her story to Monique  you want to know what happens with each relationship getting to know Evelyn and Monique in the process.  Old world Hollywood glam and all the messiness that Evelyn embodies makes a good read with the plot twisting in the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, and Eating disorder

jmermelstein14's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Car accident, and Death

Minor: Abortion, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Terminal illness

ghost_cat_xo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Abortion, Body shaming, Biphobia, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Cancer, Sexual content, Homophobia, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Car accident, Suicide, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Lesbophobia, Outing, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

May 2024 Reread:

I’m sobbing in my bed at 2am as I write this, and I adore this book so much.

Original review (May 2022):

Rating: 5/5 stars

Lowly staff writer Monique Grant is stunned and confused when she is personally requested by aging Hollywood superstar Evelyn Hugo to write an article for Monique’s magazine—and she’s even more confused when Evelyn reveals that what she really wants is for Monique to tell her life (and love) story to the world.

Before picking this one up, I regularly felt like the last person on earth who hadn’t read it, so there’s not much I can say here that hasn’t already been said elsewhere, and you almost certainly don’t need me to convince you to read this one. That said, I’m adding my voice to the chorus to say I absolutely loved this book and all the glowing reviews and rave tributes are 100% correct. It’s a thing of stunning beauty, hilarious wit, and breathtaking heart, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.

Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: historical fiction; LGBTQ+ stories; Hollywood glamour vibes.

CW: Homophobia; misogyny; death (including death of child and death of parent); terminal illness; suicide.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual violence, Death, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Suicide, Car accident, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexism, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, and Physical abuse