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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

1062 reviews

stindex's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-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

1.0

Oh wow boobs. That’s basically it, but even this review is more insightful than the whole book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Death, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Lesbophobia

aaliyah_lomas15's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

A very fun read, I couldn't put it down. I liked the ending and the twist too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Lesbophobia, Blood, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Terminal illness, Addiction, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Rape, Suicide, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Homophobia

Minor: Abortion

cavallonee's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Suicide, Death, and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, and Abortion

foolishfish's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Suicide, Sexual content, Infidelity, Addiction, Car accident, Medical trauma, Cursing, Death, Grief, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, and Terminal illness

cogowno's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-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: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Alcoholism

Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, Classism, Drug abuse, and Outing

maddy707's review against another edition

emotional 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

I understand the insane hype about this book.

This was magnificent. From the very beginning it captivated me. The story was alluring and the character of Evelyn was compelling. I absolutely loved seeing all aspects of her life. The author did a fantastic job of making Evelyn complex and we see that in the decisions she made throughout her life. 

The story was paced excellently and the writing style was simple and had some very profound moments. Knowing very little about the story going into it, I was surprised at where it went. 

Overall this was excellent. Amazingly written and deeply emotional. I cried. I will forever cry over this story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Cancer, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Biphobia, Body shaming, Outing, Car accident, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Hate crime and Death of parent

sebradley29'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

crazybooklady89's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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

It was a little slower than I would have liked, BUT this was an absolutely beautiful book! The storytelling was on point, and the way in which the author made us both love and hate Evelyn Hugo was brilliant!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Homophobia, Alcohol, Death, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, Biphobia, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Infidelity, Suicide, and Car accident

bebidocrimes's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.25

Evelyn Hugo and the people through her life were all so complex and incredible to read, but I would say our framing character Monique fell a little flat. Maybe it's because we only got a small glimpse into her life, but it felt like she learned and applied the lessons from Evelyn's life so quickly and efficiently it didn't have any payoff for what she was dealing with (until the end). I love Harry and how kaleidoscopic queer love can be, how it can easily lie outside the bounds of simple labels. Evelyn Hugo is so layered and complex and fascinating in how she will get what she wants in any way she can.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Blood, Car accident, Alcohol, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Minor: Eating disorder, Rape, Pregnancy, and Abortion

louise_outthere's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

4.25

Well what a life…
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.

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Content Warnings

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