Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

422 reviews

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

mr_ryancowboy's review

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Biphobia, Sexual violence, Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

Moderate: Cancer, Abortion, Blood, and Alcoholism

badbadwolf's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Outing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Homophobia, Suicide, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Cancer, Drug use, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Sexual content

jess_always_reading's review

adventurous challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Big breath, okay. 

I'm writing this after just finishing this incredible novel and there are still tears drying on my face because THAT ENDING. 

If I could rate higher than 5 stars I would, this story is beautiful. Jenkins Reid has crafted a suite of characters that are so completely human, complex and evolving, lovable and flawed. A story of love in all its forms, of survival and the way the wounds of our childhood stay with us. Of the pain of living in hiding and in fear. Of a life filled with love, struggle, and loss. 

Evelyn Hugo is a bisexual icon and my heart hurts for her and the many real people who lived and continue to live now in hiding. As a bi+ queer myself, this was so powerful that it left me teary. Don't we all want to find our Harry and Celia?

Lastly, I love the way Jenkins Reid writes Evelyn telling her story. It reads like someone sharing their truths and, in its telling, reveals even more about Evelyn's incredible character. 

100/10 would recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Blood, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Cancer, and Sexism

charliechilli's review

emotional inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Terminal illness, Car accident, Drug use, Suicide, Sexual violence, Blood, Cancer, Homophobia, Death, Grief, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

celery's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

the plot twist was stupid and I was bored most of the time but I did cry

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Vomit, Outing, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Addiction, Cancer, Classism, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body shaming, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, and Injury/Injury detail

scvqa's review

emotional reflective sad fast-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: Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Suicide, Alcohol, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Misogyny, Grief, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, and Sexism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Blood

Minor: Abandonment, Miscarriage, 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

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

emmysforeverbooked's review

emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.5

After sitting overnight with my thoughts on this book, I can say that Taylor Jenkins Reid writes a memoir better than any non-fiction author I've ever seen. This book was so captivating and written so beautifully and interestingly. I genuinely don't know how I ever managed to put this book down because every time I flipped the page, I didn't want to stop reading. Evelyn Hugo, you are now my emotional support fake celebrity ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Outing, Homophobia, Biphobia, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Chronic illness, Sexism, Medical content, Car accident, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Minor: Alcohol and Miscarriage