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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

149 reviews

kellyofcali's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

One of those books that really is "a delightful romp" - just so juicy and fun, I didn't want to put it down. Ready for TV, with chapters dedicated to each dramatic husband. The wraparound plot was less enthralling but ha enough mystery sewn in to keep you interested there too. And of course, there's the fun Hollywood glamour throughout!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Outing, Infidelity, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Self harm, Physical abuse, and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Biphobia, and Medical content

tayj08's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

I could say with almost no hesitation that this is my favourite book I've ever read. It's the kind of book that makes you never want to read anything else because nothing could be as good. 

It was not at all what I expected. Evelyn Hugo is a deeply complex person who feels relatable, even if you can relate to almost nothing she's talking about. Taylor Jenkins Reid has expertly created characters who truly felt real to me. I would recommend this book to everyone and anyone because I have not felt as strongly about any character in a very long time. 

This book is outstanding.

Upon finishing this book for the second time, I will say I love it even more now that I did the first time around. I cried more than I have at any other book and regularly have to pause reading because it is so, so painful. And yet, I've never read anything more beautifully well-written in my whole life. Please read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Car accident

Moderate: Death of parent, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Body shaming

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Abortion

alona_schmidt1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Car accident

Moderate: Homophobia, Alcohol, Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Suicide, Abortion, and Suicidal thoughts

akswhy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

Came for the hype, stayed for the queer love stories. Yes, stories plural! The only reason I didn’t give this a 5 was that the connection between Evelyn and Monique was a little too predictable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Child death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Abortion, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Lesbophobia, Suicide, and Infidelity

Minor: Miscarriage

inthemoonforcheese's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Incest, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Violence

all1doisnguyen's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Abortion, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

liciaaaaa's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Alcohol, Biphobia, Car accident, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Outing, and Terminal illness

Minor: Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

aharper's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide

psyched_np's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Suicide, Addiction, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

lemonsandligaments's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

It is a decent book meant to be a biography-ish thing so it is reasonably draggy and muted and stagnant where it has to be. The main character can feel shoehorned in at times when you're enthralled with Evelyn Hugo's story, but I get that a vessel is needed to tell the story.

I went into this not knowing that it was

Sapphic so Imagine my shock when they kissed lmao. Honestly the Evelyn and Celia are cute in a mature old-people romance way, I was rooting for them through all the angst and miscommunications. The book also covers some of the stuff celebrities in the past had to deal with like addiction and keeping in the closet, pretty cool. Showing her life in the news vs how it was recounted by her , the truth, was refreshing and fun to read. 

This book did not shatter my soul and make me rethink life but it was a chill, sweet read.

 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, and Alcoholism

Minor: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, and Abortion