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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
409 reviews
sebradley29's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Grief, Infertility, Abortion, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Biphobia, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Outing, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
louise_outthere's review against another edition
- 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
Lots of people recommended me this book so I had to read it.
As always Taylor Jenkins Reid knows how to write, it’s very easy to read and you always want to know what’s coming next! And let me tell you this is a prowess when you know how much I didn’t like Evelyn Hugo.
I could not care less about Evelyn, Celia, Monique and co… The only one likable was Harry and poor guy!
It’s still a good book and a great story. I like how transitions are done between the different eras, very flowing.
Graphic: Death, Child death, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Blood
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Alcohol, Car accident, Grief, Chronic illness, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Cursing, Abortion, Suicide, and Terminal illness
dolphinchick93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Grief, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Sexual content, Cancer, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Drug use, Chronic illness, and Alcohol
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Biphobia, Sexism, Abortion, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Miscarriage
Minor: Death of parent, Blood, Classism, Outing, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Cursing, Car accident, and Cancer
mdal26's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Moderate: Cancer, Suicide, Terminal illness, Car accident, Abortion, Addiction, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Outing, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Grief
bri_morgan's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Drug use, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Cancer and Chronic illness
ksmith_23's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief, Death, Homophobia, Alcohol, Car accident, and Infidelity
Moderate: Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Cancer, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Chronic illness, and Addiction
Minor: Child death
ghost_cat_xo's review against another edition
- 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
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
bellasierra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Biphobia, Car accident, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia
Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Abortion, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Minor: Outing and Suicide
danielnski's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Outing, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Cursing, Death, Grief, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Cancer, Biphobia, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content
Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse
lilaco's review against another edition
- 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
The story is told through Evelyn Hugo telling her truth and story to Monquie Grant, with snippets of articles throughout and time jumping from where the story is at to the present day, adding reflections and a moment to breathe in places. The story is further separated into seven parts, one for each of the husbands.
It was much more darker than I expected, with abuse, death and illness being an important part of the book.
*SPOILERS below*
The book got a whole lot more interesting to me a third of the way through where it is revealed that Evelyn Hugo was in love with a woman. From there, I felt that the pace picked up and the characters got a lot more interesting. It became an integral part of the book but its not a 'coming out' story like a lot of plots with a person of the LGBT+ community which is refreshing.
Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Car accident, and Death of parent