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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

12 reviews

samshort's review

adventurous challenging emotional 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

4.25

great book, very interesting. i love the style of writing interspersed with relevant news articles. i think evelyn is very complex and real. i wish monique's story had more presence throughout the book, although i understand the focus was primarily evelyn.

my only other qualm was that celia's characterization seemed to shift weirdly during their second relationship, maybe that's just me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Car accident, Homophobia, Misogyny, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Biphobia, Sexism, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Racism, Infidelity, and Child abuse

Minor: Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Blood, Abortion, Medical content, Outing, Police brutality, Eating disorder, Hate crime, and Miscarriage

rory18's review

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

4.5

A really lovely book, and the plot is tied together well. My only complaint is that at times the emotional scenes between the central pair seem a little stilted, as if the author isn't very confident at writing a love story between two women, although it still feels authentic. A captivating book, and it says something that its appeal transcends genres so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Sexism, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Misogyny, Biphobia, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Outing, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Violence, Cancer, Death of parent, Racism, Terminal illness, Suicide, Death, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Police brutality

cdoubet's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Grief, Homophobia, Body shaming, Classism, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Lesbophobia, Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Drug use, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Outing, Gaslighting, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Hate crime, Body shaming, and Blood

Minor: Police brutality and Abortion

dtierra's review

emotional sad tense medium-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

Wow…this book. Definitely one of my favorites I’ve read in a long time. Evelyn is an incredibly complex character. The book makes that clear and wow, do they deliver on that claim. At the beginning of the book, I struggled to understand the narrator and her importance but was absolutely sold by the end. This book is beautiful and heartbreaking and wonderful. I don’t know if calling it a romance encapsulates the book. It’s absolutely a sapphic story but it’s about love, grief, loss, pride, and pain as well. Would highly recommend , lives up to the hype! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Addiction, Misogyny, Infidelity, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Rape, Death, Physical abuse, Lesbophobia, and Biphobia

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Outing, Abortion, Vomit, Terminal illness, Racism, Classism, Xenophobia, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Blood, Infertility, Pregnancy, Police brutality, and Medical content

jessicax941's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Grief, Pregnancy, Suicide, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Abortion, Addiction, Child death, and Car accident

Minor: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, Police brutality, and Abortion

dineisnotdrowning's review

emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia and Biphobia

Minor: Police brutality

grainjordan's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Outing, Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Police brutality

skudiklier's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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

I went into this book knowing nothing, and right from the beginning I couldn't put it down. I read this in a single day--less than twelve hours, during which I had things to do (like, uh, work). I really enjoyed almost everything about this book, and would definitely recommend it, especially for the queer aspects and the way it brings together the past and present in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Body shaming, Car accident, Misogyny, Racism, Outing, Homophobia, Biphobia, Alcoholism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Abortion, Blood, Sexual content, Vomit, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Eating disorder, Death, Cursing, Classism, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Terminal illness, Suicide, Physical abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Police brutality, Pedophilia, War, Incest, Drug use, Death of parent, and Addiction

bookishgoob's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

i wish i could give this book more than 5 stars. it moved me. it made me laugh. it made me cry. it will stick with me forever. as a bisexual woman, it made me feel seen and known to know that evelyn was so adamant about being known as bisexual and not lesbian. she is two halves. not just one. i loved this book so so much. highly highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

hutaoghost's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, and Xenophobia