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A review by politicat
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
i feel like i’m being too generous with my 5 stars lately but this was a great book. especially that plot twist at the end!!! kept me up all night and i wasn’t even struggling. OH i remember that one lady on tiktok saying monique was weirdly portrayed as a biracial woman and no actual poc character would talk like that (the author is white) so there goes a star for that. also i loved how david was written only to strengthen monique’s character development&plot. we see so many examples of women characters written somewhere in the story for the exact reason so it was nice to see a change.
am i a bad person for completely understanding why evelyn did what she did with monique’s dad?? maybe i wouldn’t easily forgive her if i was monique but from a neutral pov i completely understand why she had to do what she did. there was too much in line from her own life that she couldn’t afford being empathetic
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Homophobia