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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
5.0
”I spent half my time loving her and the other half hiding how much I loved her.”
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is an absolute masterpiece. The story follows a once-Hollywood starlet revealing everything in a tell all interview with a nobody interviewer, Monique Grant. The book starts out in the early 50s with Evelyn living in nowhere New York all the way to the end of her film career, as well as modern day Evelyn and her life now. She explains the circumstances of each husband she had, and how they helped her advance or deteriorate her career.
Evelyn Hugo just feels real to me. She’s a very morally grey character, with loose morals and she knows how to get what she wants. She’s not at all ashamed of using her looks, fame or body to get any of it either, which just made for a very captivating read. (Just because of how grey Evelyn is as a character, and sometimes you hate her guts and sometimes you love her to death.)
I think the main reason I loved this so much was because Evelyn was just interesting. She didn’t care who she had to hurt to get what she wanted, and she’d hurt whoever she had to to uplift the few people she loved. And yes, was it depressing at times to read? Absolutely. This book made me cry in every fucking section. But that was really the allure of Evelyn Hugo. It’s as Monique says here: ”Evelyn always leaves you hoping you’ll get just a little bit more. And she always denies you.” I think that is genuinely the best depiction of Evelyn in this story, and it made me, the reader want to know more, because I just wanted to know what Evelyn would try to pull off next, or what she’d act in next, or what husband she’d take on next. Evelyn Hugo is not even real and she reels you in from her first appearance down to her last.
Overall, an absolutely incredible story. I cannot wait to read more in this world by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and this has easily made it on my top books of all time list (and of the year!!). Also ALL the stars for the sapphics <333
➸ 5 stars
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is an absolute masterpiece. The story follows a once-Hollywood starlet revealing everything in a tell all interview with a nobody interviewer, Monique Grant. The book starts out in the early 50s with Evelyn living in nowhere New York all the way to the end of her film career, as well as modern day Evelyn and her life now. She explains the circumstances of each husband she had, and how they helped her advance or deteriorate her career.
Evelyn Hugo just feels real to me. She’s a very morally grey character, with loose morals and she knows how to get what she wants. She’s not at all ashamed of using her looks, fame or body to get any of it either, which just made for a very captivating read. (Just because of how grey Evelyn is as a character, and sometimes you hate her guts and sometimes you love her to death.)
I think the main reason I loved this so much was because Evelyn was just interesting. She didn’t care who she had to hurt to get what she wanted, and she’d hurt whoever she had to to uplift the few people she loved. And yes, was it depressing at times to read? Absolutely. This book made me cry in every fucking section. But that was really the allure of Evelyn Hugo. It’s as Monique says here: ”Evelyn always leaves you hoping you’ll get just a little bit more. And she always denies you.” I think that is genuinely the best depiction of Evelyn in this story, and it made me, the reader want to know more, because I just wanted to know what Evelyn would try to pull off next, or what she’d act in next, or what husband she’d take on next. Evelyn Hugo is not even real and she reels you in from her first appearance down to her last.
Overall, an absolutely incredible story. I cannot wait to read more in this world by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and this has easily made it on my top books of all time list (and of the year!!). Also ALL the stars for the sapphics <333
➸ 5 stars
spotify playlist <3