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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

219 reviews

asurasantosha's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Car accident

Moderate: Biphobia, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Addiction, and Sexual content

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Suicide, Racism, and Abortion

gomhearts's review

challenging emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

this book might as well be given a 5-star review. wow. like really wow.
i found myself not being able to put the book down and honestly think i read through it a little to fast.
if not for the ending, it would be almost at a 5. honestly the ending was good. but the major plot twist i really found anticlimactic to be completely honest... but the rest of the book? gripping. phenomenal. worth the hype.
i didn't read this book last year because it was all over booktok and i was just so annoyed seeing it everywhere... but i GET it. i get the praise it's received.
i love the whole idea of a hollywood tell-all. i love generational books where we get to see her life progress so quickly but through the decades THROUGH the husbands she's married.
the biggest plot twist in the book speaking on

queerness

was not expected for me at all, which MADE the book so amazing. and I EVEN THOUGHT it was amazing before the big plot twist in the first place!
this book made me so excited to just keep reading (i texted my boyfriend a few times telling him that i don't want it to end) and then... just kept reading.

as for characters, i liked monique. i think she was a brave, daring individual. i think it's really cool that her story was eclipsed by the inner character, evelyn, and this book was basically monique's book in the book, no? monique wasn't the main character at all to me, but she made me feel like i was her? she was me? and MONIQUE'S DECISION AT THE END? brilliant. tragic. but brilliant. especially after evelyn was noted to be buried

next to harry and celia and john

i'm so... WOW. i'm very pleased by this book. :) excited for the re-read!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Suicide, Chronic illness, Car accident, Violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Alcoholism

jadeandherbunny's review

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Car accident

I cried for two hours straight and cried myself to sleep the first time I read this book. I have been in a similar state the second time. It is the greatest book I have read since the start of my reading journey.

williamabookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Domestic abuse, Cancer, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Grief, Homophobia, Death of parent, Biphobia, Death, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Blood, Suicide, and Adult/minor relationship

catsandcampfires's review

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

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

manooncst's review

mysterious reflective 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: Alcohol, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Car accident, and Cancer

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

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

kquixotic's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was handed down to me and I’d been saving it for when I wanted a “light read”.  And though it began feeling like a frivolous chronicle of a fictional celebrity, the complexity of both the character and the plot didn’t take long to reveal themselves. Like the narrator, I felt a range of emotions toward the main character — including disgust, admiration and heartbreak — which made it a page-turner.  More importantly to me, it gave me an opportunity to consider the many loves of my own life and examine how I relate to them, and who I am because of them. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment