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

dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

It is a decent book meant to be a biography-ish thing so it is reasonably draggy and muted and stagnant where it has to be. The main character can feel shoehorned in at times when you're enthralled with Evelyn Hugo's story, but I get that a vessel is needed to tell the story.

I went into this not knowing that it was
Sapphic so Imagine my shock when they kissed lmao. Honestly the Evelyn and Celia are cute in a mature old-people romance way, I was rooting for them through all the angst and miscommunications. The book also covers some of the stuff celebrities in the past had to deal with like addiction and keeping in the closet, pretty cool. Showing her life in the news vs how it was recounted by her , the truth, was refreshing and fun to read. 

This book did not shatter my soul and make me rethink life but it was a chill, sweet read.
 
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