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A review by rachrreads
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Evelyn Hugo, world renowned movie star is ready to share her life story, but only with Monique Grant. Everyone is shocked, even Monique— she is a nobody, barely into her writing career.
Monique meets with Evelyn and hears every salacious detail about her life. Evelyn wants to make it very clear who she is— from making it to LA in the 1950s to her leaving the limelight in the 1980s. Not only is Evelyn beautiful and successful, she has also married seven different men. Every one of them have since passed, so Evelyn is the only one who can tell this story. Evelyn tells a tale of ruthless ambition, great friendships, and forbidden love. Evelyn may have loved many people, but there was only one true person for her. One that would shock everyone to their very core.
Monique begins to feel drawn to Evelyn and connects on a deeper level with the star. But she cannot help but wonder— why me? Why now? By the end of Evelyn’s tale, Monique realizes the tragic reasoning behind being chosen to write the stars biography.
This whole story was so addicting. Evelyn was such a fascinating person and the way she was willing to do whatever it took to rise to the top made for some crazy scenes. I felt every emotion under the sun while reading this— anger, fear, joy, sadness, etc. TJR wrote a spectacular masterpiece that I will be thinking about for years to come.
By the way— DON HATE CLUB!!!
Monique meets with Evelyn and hears every salacious detail about her life. Evelyn wants to make it very clear who she is— from making it to LA in the 1950s to her leaving the limelight in the 1980s. Not only is Evelyn beautiful and successful, she has also married seven different men. Every one of them have since passed, so Evelyn is the only one who can tell this story. Evelyn tells a tale of ruthless ambition, great friendships, and forbidden love. Evelyn may have loved many people, but there was only one true person for her. One that would shock everyone to their very core.
Monique begins to feel drawn to Evelyn and connects on a deeper level with the star. But she cannot help but wonder— why me? Why now? By the end of Evelyn’s tale, Monique realizes the tragic reasoning behind being chosen to write the stars biography.
This whole story was so addicting. Evelyn was such a fascinating person and the way she was willing to do whatever it took to rise to the top made for some crazy scenes. I felt every emotion under the sun while reading this— anger, fear, joy, sadness, etc. TJR wrote a spectacular masterpiece that I will be thinking about for years to come.
By the way— DON HATE CLUB!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol