Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

1287 reviews

janka05's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Sexual content, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Chronic illness, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, and Biphobia

Minor: Death of parent, Pedophilia, Cancer, Suicide, Abortion, Addiction, and Child abuse

emerald_eyes's review against another edition

I wanted to love this book after reading the plot and seeing rave reviews, but it was not for me. It took some time to get into, and even then, the characters were unlikable. The story was clunky and repetitive. A member of my book group said it reads like a bad Lifetime movie, and I couldn't have said it better myself. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Sexual content, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

dvnngyn's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicide, Abortion, and Alcoholism

styxx's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Death, Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Sexism, Alcohol, Grief, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness

Minor: Drug use and Miscarriage

rhiswakirana's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-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

3.75

This is the kind of book where you can just pick up and read it for 2 days non stop. scandalous, raw, and complex. the story ofc is about the title but also mainly covered on how queer community being seen in the 50’s, from the perspective of hollywood star that has to deal with career and fame. so if you are interested in bi marilyn monroe, this is the book. i can’t fill up my head with other depiction because evelyn and marilyn had the same description in some part.

The story and character is very complicated, but the author describe every feelings with much detailed. so you kinda don’t have any option other than understand why they’re making each desicion, no matter how ridiculous it might seems.

Though for the plot twist, since i am a overthinker (lol)
i personally saw the plot twist coming from far away, so it is ain’t shocking and pretty predictable for me but i’m still left speecless at the end.

And kids, moral of the story is; never ever trust anything they say on media.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

k0smyc_lsr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I’m just sensitive, don’t mind me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Grief, Suicide, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

tefi_04's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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

5.0

Es muy hermoso, todo el mundo debería darle una oportunidad a este libro. 
Una historia de amor y de dolor al mismo tiempo. Les aseguro que van a amar a evelyn y van a odiar a muchos otros personajes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Death, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Cancer, and Misogyny

Minor: Mental illness, Car accident, and Abortion

wavykt's review against another edition

inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow. Read this one in two days. I couldn’t put it down. Not at all what I expected it to be. Love the complexity of both loving/empathizing with Evelyn and also completely not understanding/disliking her. Complex characters going through complex things. But also put in a matter of fact way (or maybe it’s because it’s someone telling about their past?) so that you don’t sit there disagreeing with the path the author chose. It doesn’t feel like ‘a path the author chose’, rather these feel like real people. 

I’m seeing that there’s to be a Netflix adaptation of the book. Books to movies don’t always turn out well, but I think this could be done very well if given a good budget. Nervously excited to see what comes of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Minor: Racism, Alcohol, Biphobia, Car accident, Child death, Pregnancy, Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Terminal illness

amiamor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

2.0

I enjoyed her various love stories in all their forms. I was not a fan of the ending and I am sensitive to the topic of cheating so this wasn't my thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Colonisation, Cursing, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Car accident, Chronic illness, Classism, Fatphobia, and Incest

thimi_time's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

This still holds up upon re-read which definitely says something. I loved the way the book was sectioned into each husband and the story revolving around the time Evelyn married them. I realise the Evelyn is a bit of a polarising character perhaps, but I love the depth of her character, and how even though she’s the forefront of the story, we still got to understand Monique’s character well in fewer words. The last few chapters or so were definitely the best in the book, and touched on some very important topics, but it definitely does require some content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Misogyny, Cancer, Death, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Biphobia, Eating disorder, Outing, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Blood