Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

236 reviews

aino_maria23's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Car accident, Biphobia, and Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, Alcoholism, Cancer, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Pregnancy, Drug use, Abortion, and Outing

madalina0_0's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Biphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Abandonment, Infertility, Infidelity, Body shaming, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Violence, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

consistentlyinconsistent's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

Minor: Abortion, Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Blood, Grief, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Outing, Rape, Lesbophobia, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

river_dithers's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

I approached this book tentatively,  because of the implied heterosexual plotline - I had assumed that the LGBT tag was perhaps mistaken. I was delighted to be wrong though. The end of the book was quite dark and occasionally the movement of the plot seemed too complex for the amount of words allocated to it. However, I really enjoyed learning about Evelyn and Celia, and the movie-star world. I would definitely read it again.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Biphobia

Minor: Alcohol, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Death, Cancer, Grief, Outing, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Child death, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

vikiskiwis's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Death of parent, Homophobia, Sexism, and Rape

Minor: Suicide

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

vnavarro's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Minor: Abortion, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Infertility, Rape, Miscarriage, Chronic illness, Car accident, and Death of parent

jesstaurant's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Domestic abuse

sundaybookclub's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

Listened as an audio book and really enjoyed - had me feeling all the emotions!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Death of parent, Homophobia, Infidelity, Outing, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Car accident, Grief, Physical abuse, and Rape

Minor: Abortion and Cancer

meh697's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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: Cancer, Car accident, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Biphobia, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Blood