Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

119 reviews

lindsay424's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was so emotional and had me crying so much at one point.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, Cursing, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Infidelity, Car accident, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Suicide, Outing, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Death, Cancer, and Child death

andmingmingtoo's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Cancer, Physical abuse, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Lesbophobia, Blood, Infidelity, Suicide, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Biphobia

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Alcohol, Medical content, Outing, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Misogyny

Minor: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

town_scar's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Sexual assault, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Terminal illness, Cancer, Misogyny, Medical content, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Physical abuse, Biphobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Lesbophobia, Blood, Body shaming, Infidelity, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Outing, and Racism

Minor: Vomit, Drug use, and Pregnancy

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

fanboyriot's review against another edition

emotional funny slow-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

Read For:

Bi Icon

Sapphic

Actress MC

Old Hollywood Setting

Interview Style Storytelling

I’m not sure what I was expecting when I started reading this but this was not it but not in a bad way.  I’ve had this book for so long that I kind of went into this knowing nothing.  

I loved how this was told, the interview, and the old newspaper articles, it isn’t something I read often so it was kinda cool.  This book definitely has a charm to it, the world of old Hollywood and the dreams and damage it caused.  There were happy moments, a little spice, and some good old angst as well.

Evelyn was an icon and while she might not have been a good person she sure was captivating and the life of the party.  You either wanted to be her or be with her.  She kind of gave off Marilyn Monroe vibes.

The line at the end: 

“Doesn’t it bother you?  That your husbands have become such a headline story, so often mentioned, that they have nearly eclipsed your work and yourself?  That all anyone talks about when they talk about you are the seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo?”

And her answer was quintessential Evelyn.

“No,” she told me.  “Because they are just husbands.  I am Evelyn Hugo.  And anyway, I think once people know the truth, they will be much more interested in my wife.”

      - (Chapter 69, Page 385)

I waited the whole book to read that line alone and it was so worth it.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ (4.5/5)

Release Date: 13, June 2017

POV: First Person

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Rep:  Bisexual (MC), Lesbian (LI), Gay SCs, Latinx MC 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Cursing, Mental illness, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Death, Suicide, Classism, Emotional abuse, Biphobia, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Child death, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Car accident, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Addiction, Blood, Death of parent, Outing, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Murder, Cancer, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, and Drug abuse

Minor: Vomit, Abortion, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Self harm, Xenophobia, and Fatphobia

marleen02's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad

• 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: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Cancer, Medical content, Suicide, Homophobia, and Outing

sugarwookiee's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Car accident, Death, Cancer, Alcoholism, Outing, Sexism, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abortion, Blood, and Medical content

undecidedpersonality's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Car accident, Blood, and Misogyny

Moderate: Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Grief, Lesbophobia, Outing, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Medical content, Suicide, Biphobia, Child death, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

taryn_g's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Car accident, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Minor: Miscarriage, Abortion, Medical content, Child death, and Pregnancy

thatbookbitch's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing 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: Cancer, Death, Grief, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Alcohol, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Outing, Lesbophobia, and Sexism

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Suicide, Blood, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Vomit, Gaslighting, Abortion, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Pregnancy