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A review by rowynnreads
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
I am speechless sitting here, ugly-cry-tears on my face, in the library of my university. I just couldn’t stop reading from 60-100%. I was scared the amazing reviews Would have mislead me into buying a mediocre/bad book, but I honestly the praise it gets doesn’t even cover this story positively enough.
I added a spoiler-warning, so be aware… I have some things to say and some emotions to express. (I wrote this immediately after finishing the book)
The characters=
Monique and Evelyn are easy to fall in love with and to live with them through all the heartache. I hated the characters Taylor Jenkins Reid intended to be hated and I loved the characters who were intended to be loved.
Heartache =
Especially in the last chapters. My heart broke from the minute Harry died. My heart shattered when Celia died, And I haven’t even talked about the 2 points that hurt the most…
Topic 1:
LGBTQIA+=
The big plottwist: Evelyn framed Monique’s dad for Harries and his death… reading her dead was just like Harry and loved Monique even more… gosh darnit it broke me… don’t get me wrong, I love the Celia x Evelyn storyarch (and the fact that historical queer moments also existed in this fictional story, like the Stonewall Riot) but the dad … that part was soul crushing.
However, I am sure this emotion is partly to me being in the LGBTQIA+ community!
Topic 2:
Cancer=
Her daughter died of breastcancer… Evelyn had breast cancer. It hit home and it hit home hard. By that time Evelyn lost absolutely everybody and I was certain the book would leave me sobbing.
There’s so many other things that are amazingly addressed in this book, like: domestic abuse, confidence, sexism, manipulation, etc, etc. It is too much to write down.
Conclusion: I thought The Midnight Library was the peak for this year already. I was wrong
I added a spoiler-warning, so be aware… I have some things to say and some emotions to express. (I wrote this immediately after finishing the book)
Monique and Evelyn are easy to fall in love with and to live with them through all the heartache. I hated the characters Taylor Jenkins Reid intended to be hated and I loved the characters who were intended to be loved.
Heartache =
Especially in the last chapters. My heart broke from the minute Harry died. My heart shattered when Celia died, And I haven’t even talked about the 2 points that hurt the most…
Topic 1:
LGBTQIA+=
The big plottwist: Evelyn framed Monique’s dad for Harries and his death… reading her dead was just like Harry and loved Monique even more… gosh darnit it broke me… don’t get me wrong, I love the Celia x Evelyn storyarch (and the fact that historical queer moments also existed in this fictional story, like the Stonewall Riot) but the dad … that part was soul crushing.
However, I am sure this emotion is partly to me being in the LGBTQIA+ community!
Topic 2:
Cancer=
Her daughter died of breastcancer… Evelyn had breast cancer. It hit home and it hit home hard. By that time Evelyn lost absolutely everybody and I was certain the book would leave me sobbing.
There’s so many other things that are amazingly addressed in this book, like: domestic abuse, confidence, sexism, manipulation, etc, etc. It is too much to write down.
Conclusion: I thought The Midnight Library was the peak for this year already. I was wrong
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol