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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

202 reviews

kteliza28's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

Listened to this in audiobook format and absolutely loved it. I was hooked right away and loved the story within a story narrative. I love a good timeline and though the events and characters were fictional, this story felt so raw and real and really shed a light on the complexities around being queer in the midcentury. Evelyn is one of those characters that you love despite all her flaws, even at the end when you see her for her worst flaw, she is still human and unapologetically herself. I felt there were so many questions I had that all were answered at the end. The only perfect character in my eyes in this story is Harry and I loved how real their love for each other was throughout decades. There’s so much to say about this book but I think it really holds dear all of life’s tragedies and presents them in a digestible light that anyone can relate to.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Addiction, Pregnancy, Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Death

Minor: Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Suicide

teaz_readz's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious 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

This book was beautiful. So sad and romantic, the perfect “right-person-wrong-time.” Evelyn’s character was tragically human and flawed. Incredible read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Biphobia, Misogyny, Homophobia, Car accident, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Abortion

lauraharbo's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Violence, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault

starlitpage's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

The book was well written, and extremely engrossing. However, I found it hard to enjoy when I often disliked the characters and disagreed with their actions morally. The writing is such that I understand their motivations, but my star rating is strongly colored by how I personally liked it, and I have very different views on things like marriage than someone with seven husbands.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

Moderate: Cancer, Drug abuse, Lesbophobia, Death, Racism, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Suicide, Abortion, Biphobia, and Terminal illness

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Outing, and Homophobia

This book looks at discrimination (racism, etc) that Evelyn faced in Hollywood; the book does not condone that, though, and does not excuse it as a product of its time or otherwise.

joymaxineb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abortion, Death, Drug use, Cursing, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

pershie13's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Biphobia, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Gore, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Child abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Grief, Lesbophobia, Medical content, and Rape

Minor: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Abortion, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Drug use, and Miscarriage

kirsten1999's review against another edition

emotional tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Infidelity, and Car accident

Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Drug use, Gaslighting, Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicide, Sexism, Alcohol, and Drug abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Body shaming

aherman18's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Death, and Sexual content

abic14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

4.5

OH MY GOLLY GOSH

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Violence and Cancer

mangofraiche's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Blood, Infidelity, Outing, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexual content, Classism, Biphobia, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Abandonment, Death, Alcoholism, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Violence, Cursing, Lesbophobia, and Miscarriage