A review by honeyreads1066
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional inspiring lighthearted fast-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

Honestly, I loved this but I'm a little disappointed with both the ending and some of the other elements. 

The characters with the exception of Monique felt so real. I liked that a lot of them are not great people, they have flaws and do things that are wrong without falling into a specific archetype. It just reminds you that people are complicated and complex and I really liked that. Though Monique I felt was a little boring, I was not invested in her, her relationship or her growth at all and the twist at the end didn't feel as rewarding as I had hoped.
Especially since they were making it seem like it was a really big thing and that Evelyn was a horrible person etc, and then when you find out that she did what she did to Monique's dad, it isn't even that bad but that's probably because I didn't care for Monique the way that I cared for Evelyn and her family
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I loved how old Hollywood was portrayed as we really got an insight into how it would have been and everything felt so real. It also was interesting to read how media worked before the internet and magazines for people who were famous. 

Overall, I liked this, I wished the ending was better but it did for the most part live up to the hype.
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