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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

34 reviews

micahhhh20's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide, Death, Terminal illness, Cancer, Child death, and Homophobia

Minor: Alcoholism, Abortion, and Biphobia

rebekahjae's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

I finished this in one day. I fantastic read, so much more in depth and interesting than I expected it to be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Self harm

ssamachi's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense 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: Death, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicide, Biphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Car accident, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

shaylac's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I wanted to see for myself what the hype was about around this book. And honestly, I thought it was a perfect book to get me out of my reading slump. It's a very fast-paced book with cliffhangers after each chapter and it helped that the chapters were on the shorter side. The one drawback that I think didn't really need to be in the book was race. I understand that it needed to be brought up closer to the ending where Evelyn's big secret was revealed about the main character but other than that, I don't think mentioning the characters race did anything to help the storyline.

TLDR: For those who enjoy beautifully crafted storytelling and unforgettable characters, this novel is a must-read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Cancer, Child death, Homophobia, Grief, Car accident, Death, Lesbophobia, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Self harm, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Suicide, Infidelity, Outing, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma

Minor: Sexual content

fanboyriot's review against another edition

emotional funny slow-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

4.5

Read For:

Bi Icon

Sapphic

Actress MC

Old Hollywood Setting

Interview Style Storytelling

I’m not sure what I was expecting when I started reading this but this was not it but not in a bad way.  I’ve had this book for so long that I kind of went into this knowing nothing.  

I loved how this was told, the interview, and the old newspaper articles, it isn’t something I read often so it was kinda cool.  This book definitely has a charm to it, the world of old Hollywood and the dreams and damage it caused.  There were happy moments, a little spice, and some good old angst as well.

Evelyn was an icon and while she might not have been a good person she sure was captivating and the life of the party.  You either wanted to be her or be with her.  She kind of gave off Marilyn Monroe vibes.

The line at the end: 

“Doesn’t it bother you?  That your husbands have become such a headline story, so often mentioned, that they have nearly eclipsed your work and yourself?  That all anyone talks about when they talk about you are the seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo?”

And her answer was quintessential Evelyn.

“No,” she told me.  “Because they are just husbands.  I am Evelyn Hugo.  And anyway, I think once people know the truth, they will be much more interested in my wife.”

      - (Chapter 69, Page 385)

I waited the whole book to read that line alone and it was so worth it.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ (4.5/5)

Release Date: 13, June 2017

POV: First Person

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Rep:  Bisexual (MC), Lesbian (LI), Gay SCs, Latinx MC 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Cursing, Mental illness, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Death, Suicide, Classism, Emotional abuse, Biphobia, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Child death, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Car accident, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Addiction, Blood, Death of parent, Outing, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Murder, Cancer, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, and Drug abuse

Minor: Vomit, Abortion, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Self harm, Xenophobia, and Fatphobia

emily_zylstra02's review

challenging emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Drug use, Addiction, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, and Classism

jjhina's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Homophobia, Chronic illness, Grief, Car accident, Alcoholism, Suicide, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Alcohol

alanadostal's review

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book has a slow start but picks up, and doesn’t slow down! There’s so many phases of this book and I loved the progression and final connections!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Transphobia, Abortion, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Suicide, Self harm, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Violence, Car accident, Cursing, Grief, and Outing

potion96's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Self harm, Violence, and Drug abuse

msqueendelasarre's review

adventurous challenging dark sad tense 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: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Death, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Lesbophobia