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A review by anaisniz
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
emotional
inspiring
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
4.0
💍 Plot: 8/10
🎬 Setting: 7/10
💄 Characters: 9/10
✍ Writing (style): Very Good.
📚 Would I recommend it? Yes.
“People think that intimacy is about sex. But intimacy is about truth. When you realize you can tell someone your truth, when you can show yourself to them, when you stand in front of them bare and their response is 'you're safe with me'- that's intimacy.”
❤️ Up's:
1) Interesting story
2) Amazing protagonist - Evelyn
3) Fun setting - "Old Hollywood"
4) Simple, yet touching writing
5) Format of the story
> 1: This book doesn't have necessarily original ideas or a unique concept. But the execution was just *chef kiss* and with that just makes the story amazing. I liked it how it portraited many things like: sex, love, family, sexuality, truth.
> 2: I honestly really like characters like Evelyn (grey characters). As a person she's awful, but as a character she's great. She got a bit of what other people would like to be: Confident, beautiful, determined, strong and rich. By reading this, Evelyn just kinda became a role model to me (aside for her awful side). All of her husbands were also well written and each one had their voice on the story. Their relationship with Evelyn were also unique from one to another.
Somehow, the characters feel alive in this book.
Did Evelyn andCelia had strong chemistry and did I like them as a couple? Not really. I really didn't care for them, I much prefer the friendship between Evelyn and Harry . In the other hand, was their relationship interesting? Hell yeah.
They were a realistic pair.
> 3: I have always loved the "Old Hollywood", even if it's not necessarily a healthy time, I always liked it's aesthetic. Now I discovered I love fiction set in that time. The setting itself it's not much present, because this is mostly about Evelyn and her husbands. This presence would defiantly be stronger as a movie.
> 4: First time reading Taylor Jenkins Reid. Her writing is very simple, but she knows how to put well words and strong sentences. Because of that I didn't find the writing boring. But she writes "OK" so many times, it triggered me.
> 5: Maybe this isn't a big deal, but whatever. The book is divided in seven parts—seven husbands—Each one talks about a part of Evelyn's life with that specific husband. Everything blends well. I loved that.
💔 Down's:
1) Protagonist - Monique
> 1: I wasn't upset with Monique at first, but when she sat down with Evelyn, she started to get on my nerves. She was unprofessional on her job, by asking stupid questions or simply judging things. Like, that's literally your job and you can't do it right and yet, you want to be the biggest writer? Then act like one.
<b>✨ Final thoughts:</b>
"The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" it's now on production to come alive as a movie. I believe it can work very well.
I really liked this book, I had a great time reading it.
If it wasn't for the great character that Evelyn is, this book would had not be good. So, congratulations of how the writer pulled this off.
🎬 Setting: 7/10
💄 Characters: 9/10
✍ Writing (style): Very Good.
📚 Would I recommend it? Yes.
“People think that intimacy is about sex. But intimacy is about truth. When you realize you can tell someone your truth, when you can show yourself to them, when you stand in front of them bare and their response is 'you're safe with me'- that's intimacy.”
❤️ Up's:
1) Interesting story
2) Amazing protagonist - Evelyn
3) Fun setting - "Old Hollywood"
4) Simple, yet touching writing
5) Format of the story
> 1: This book doesn't have necessarily original ideas or a unique concept. But the execution was just *chef kiss* and with that just makes the story amazing. I liked it how it portraited many things like: sex, love, family, sexuality, truth.
> 2: I honestly really like characters like Evelyn (grey characters). As a person she's awful, but as a character she's great. She got a bit of what other people would like to be: Confident, beautiful, determined, strong and rich. By reading this, Evelyn just kinda became a role model to me (aside for her awful side). All of her husbands were also well written and each one had their voice on the story. Their relationship with Evelyn were also unique from one to another.
Somehow, the characters feel alive in this book.
Did Evelyn and
They were a realistic pair.
> 3: I have always loved the "Old Hollywood", even if it's not necessarily a healthy time, I always liked it's aesthetic. Now I discovered I love fiction set in that time. The setting itself it's not much present, because this is mostly about Evelyn and her husbands. This presence would defiantly be stronger as a movie.
> 4: First time reading Taylor Jenkins Reid. Her writing is very simple, but she knows how to put well words and strong sentences. Because of that I didn't find the writing boring. But she writes "OK" so many times, it triggered me.
> 5: Maybe this isn't a big deal, but whatever. The book is divided in seven parts—seven husbands—Each one talks about a part of Evelyn's life with that specific husband. Everything blends well. I loved that.
💔 Down's:
1) Protagonist - Monique
> 1: I wasn't upset with Monique at first, but when she sat down with Evelyn, she started to get on my nerves. She was unprofessional on her job, by asking stupid questions or simply judging things. Like, that's literally your job and you can't do it right and yet, you want to be the biggest writer? Then act like one.
<b>✨ Final thoughts:</b>
"The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" it's now on production to come alive as a movie. I believe it can work very well.
I really liked this book, I had a great time reading it.
If it wasn't for the great character that Evelyn is, this book would had not be good. So, congratulations of how the writer pulled this off.