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

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

oh my god. i don’t know what to say about this book. i’m writing this almost 2 weeks after reading this book bc i just needed a breather. this book was so fucking good. the writing. the pacing. the RELATIONSHIPS. THE FUCKING ENDING.

i just have to talk about evelyn and celia
FUCKING SAPPHICS WLW GAY im in love with them and their relationship. you don’t understand how much joy it gave me to read about their relationship. even though parts of it was a little rough, i was so obsessed with how happy they ultimately were together. with celia being biphobic to evelyn at several parts throughout the book but then at the end apologizing for the harm of her saying that 🥺🥺. just them enjoying each others company  throughout the book was just so heart warming 🥺🥺.


evelyn and harry were literally the best.
they were the family for each other since the beginning. though their relationship was not romantic, it was so deep and they truly cared for each other. platonic relationships are my absolute favourite in books and this one really was so well written. when harry died i just couldn’t believe it. i felt the guilt evelyn was feeling. how awful the whole situation was. they cared for each other and their daughter until they very end.


Ending:
wow all i can say was i didn’t expect that at all. wow. when evelyn told said her father was the one she left to die in that car. just wow. i had to put my book down. i couldn’t believe what i just read. how heartbreaking this was for monique. but i really enjoyed the letter that was written to harry from her father. it really gave insight to a seemingly not important character that was mentioned everyone and end. how he was willing to give up his true love for his family who he no doubt loved. wow this book was just written soooo well. every little detail was thought out. and finally the end of the book where monique suspects evelyn is going to kill herself. and how she lets it happen. and honestly i might’ve done the same thing. evelyn had lost everyone in her life. it was just her. she had done so much in her life. and she just wanted to see everyone she loved again.



I love that evelyn was written as a character who showed all her true colours. she did what she did to protect herself and those she loved. though sometimes maybe it wasn’t the best choice, she truly did it with the best intentions. and i love that about her.


my favourite moment:
THE FUKCING OSCAR SCENE HER AT HOME WATCHING AND THEN SHE WINS AND SHE FUCKING KISSES THE TV AND CHIPS HER TOOTH SHES SO GAY I LOVE IT AND WHAT MADE THIS MOMENT EVEN BETTER WAS WHEN LATER WHEN THEY DIDNT TALK TO EACHOTHER FOR LIKE 5 YEARS AND CELIA WINS ANOTHER OSCAR AND IN HER FUCKING SPEECH SHE SAYS TRY NOT TO CHIP YOUR TOOTH ON THE TV THIS TIME SKDHJSJFKDKSKS YOU CANT DO THAT TO ME


favourite quotes:

“And just as she was about to leave the mircophone, she said 'And to anyone tempted to kiss the TV tonight, please don't chip your tooth.” - 🥰🥺🥰❤️🥺❤️ :’)

“I spent half my time loving her and the other half hiding how much i loved her”

“She liked to ignore the fact that I had made love to men and enjoyed it. She liked to ignore it until the very moment she decided to be threatened by it. That seemed to be her pattern. I was a lesbian when she loved me and a straight woman when she hated me.”

“No … because they are just husbands. I am Evelyn Hugo. And anyways, I think once people know the truth, they will be much more interested in my wife.”

“It occurs to me that it is the very thing that made her that will be the thing to finally take her down”

taylor swift songs that embody this book:

- the lucky one - obviously 🙄 
- dress
- dancing with our hands tied 
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