Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

431 reviews

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

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

dolphinchick93's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• 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

To love a woman like Celia St. James

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Content Warnings

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

bakergirlsbooks1999's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Self harm, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Suicide, Drug use, Abortion, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Grief, Biphobia, Car accident, Cursing, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

ksmith_23's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

hayleyw's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Sexual harassment, and Grief

Moderate: Biphobia, Blood, Terminal illness, Suicide, Sexism, Racism, Homophobia, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Cancer, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Lesbophobia

gabi_715's review against another edition

adventurous 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

Graphic: Cancer, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Medical content, Child death, Sexual content, Blood, Biphobia, and Death

Minor: Abortion

mmoranag's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Suicide, Death of parent, Homophobia, Sexual content, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Car accident, and Domestic abuse

bookedandbusy'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? No

5.0

This book was truly phenomenal. From the start I knew I was in for an incredible story, and it was delivered! This was a devastating but hopeful story, and I was so immersed in the story and characters and relationships that when I closed the book, I felt like I left a small part of myself behind. The last 50 or so pages had me sobbing and wishing the best for the characters. I loved this book.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Biphobia, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood and Miscarriage