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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
5.0
Real Rating: 4.5/5 stars
I feel that "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" was a magnificent book, and the ending wrapped everything up just splendidly. Evelyn got the ending that she deserved and seemed very her, looking back at the rest of the book. Though Monique's subplot(?) could have been delved into more, I did like how it played out -- it made sense with how long Monique was working with Evelyn. I love that both characters have clear, outright flaws, and that it isn't hidden in the writing. Reid's prose took some getting used to, but once you're in Evelyn's point-of-view it seems to take you into a whole other world.
I feel that the pickup to the ending could have been better. Don't get me wrong, it was just as immersive as the rest of the book, but there was just so much /death/. The grief that Evelyn and Connor went through didn't seem entirely realistic, but it may have been written as such to keep the pace going and get everything else for the ending in properly. I still stand that there was just a lot of death at the (that was a lot of people to go at once), just the grief expressed didn't feel like it served Evelyn's personal-life character justice.
I really liked that Reid inserted real-world events into the story, like the Stonewall riots. Not only did this add to Evelyn's character as a bisexual woman, but it also allowed the story to be based in reality and that there were consequences to her actions during the time, especially with her being based off of Elizabeth Taylor.
Overall, I really liked "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo." The prose was beautiful and flow of the story was remarkable, but the buildup to the ending and subsequent actions could have been slower and a bit more cleaned up. 4.5 stars.
I feel that "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" was a magnificent book, and the ending wrapped everything up just splendidly. Evelyn got the ending that she deserved and seemed very her, looking back at the rest of the book. Though Monique's subplot(?) could have been delved into more, I did like how it played out -- it made sense with how long Monique was working with Evelyn. I love that both characters have clear, outright flaws, and that it isn't hidden in the writing. Reid's prose took some getting used to, but once you're in Evelyn's point-of-view it seems to take you into a whole other world.
I feel that the pickup to the ending could have been better. Don't get me wrong, it was just as immersive as the rest of the book, but there was just so much /death/. The grief that Evelyn and Connor went through didn't seem entirely realistic, but it may have been written as such to keep the pace going and get everything else for the ending in properly. I still stand that there was just a lot of death at the (that was a lot of people to go at once), just the grief expressed didn't feel like it served Evelyn's personal-life character justice.
I really liked that Reid inserted real-world events into the story, like the Stonewall riots. Not only did this add to Evelyn's character as a bisexual woman, but it also allowed the story to be based in reality and that there were consequences to her actions during the time, especially with her being based off of Elizabeth Taylor.
Overall, I really liked "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo." The prose was beautiful and flow of the story was remarkable, but the buildup to the ending and subsequent actions could have been slower and a bit more cleaned up. 4.5 stars.