A review by cjfooks
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

Deadset one of my all time favourite reads so far. 
A beautiful fictional life story of a woman from humble beginnings in Hollywood 1960s etc. 
The plot, the writing style, Evelyn’s perspective and outlook on everything just makes it such a hard to put down read. 
It covers life, world and historic issues including domestic violence, LGBTQIA’s recent history
(through the eyes of a high profile closeted bisexual and her gay and lesbian loved ones in a way that feels subtle and powerful at the same time)
, misogyny, family relationships and the Hollywood industry. 
She also hits so many points that are hard not to relate to as a female reader, even just in passing thoughts or remarks. 
I think my absolute favourite part about it is how well it covers the grey in people and characters; that no character is all black or all white. There’s no fully blind romanisation of love interests, nor is there definitive hate for antagonists. 
I will never stop recommending this book.
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