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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

192 reviews

keiiiiiiii's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Infidelity

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Rape, Infidelity, and Car accident

owlish1's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Rape, and Homophobia

madanxiety's review against another edition

adventurous funny sad fast-paced

4.5

I really liked the premise for this book. I haven't really read a book like it. The author could've just written the fake autobiography of Evelyn Huego, but it wouldn't have been nearly as compelling. Even though Monique's role in the book was relatively small compared to all of Evelyn's story, it was essential and kept the book engaging. On top of this, the book is a charming queer romance that explores the unique experience of bisexuality and the vitalness of found family. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Rape, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Racism, and Biphobia

annalpurcell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I don’t know where else to include this, but normally I LOATHE first-person narration, and I actually didn’t mind it in this book. It may have been because the conceit of this novel is a woman narrating  her life experiences so first-person makes logical sense, but if you similarly loathe first-person narration, this instance is actually ok. 

Things I Enjoyed
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Diversity: this book featured characters from a variety of different backgrounds (ex. our two protagonists are both women of color) and their background actually factors in to who they are as people and how they live their lives rather than feeling like tokenism

Queer Female Love: it is not often you get to see love between two women get done much less well, and I think this book does a decent job at being a realistic and intriguing queer love story. 

Handling of Biphobia: I thought Jenkins Reid handled biphobia in a tactful way and I especially liked that it came from a fellow queer person as, at least in my experience, that is often the case 

What Could’ve Been Better
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Not Enough Queer Female Love: What keeps this book from being 5 stars for me is that I wish we could’ve seen more of Evelyn and Celia’s relationship. I suppose I can’t be too disappointed as this book is called the seven HUSBANDS of Evelyn Hugo and while it may have all been in the pursuit of one woman the emphasis is still on the husbands.  

Spoiler

Tell Me More Tell Me More: this book was not about Harry or James or even really about Monique, but I do wish we could’ve learned more about Harry and James’s relationship and the circumstances surrounding their deaths.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Death, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Sexual content

Minor: Miscarriage and Suicide

idontread's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

to anyone who saw me crying alone in the airport lounge while reading this no u didn’t

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Biphobia, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Addiction, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Chronic illness, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Classism, Child death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Biphobia, Cancer, Grief, Incest, Outing, Bullying, Drug use, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

crystalb's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book as many could attest to is a tempestuous journey. Forget the husbands, Evelyn showcases the very essence it is to grapple with being queer and vulnerable and to live with that throughout a time where that would wreck a persons livelihood. But this book is not just that, and that alone makes it beautiful. Evelyn Hugo touches on how multifaceted life truly is, this book truly encapsulates how dimensional existence is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Violence, Chronic illness, Death, Suicide, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Rape

kappafrog's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I zoomed through this book. I was really compelled to find out all its secrets. But now that I'm done, I'm not sure how o feel about it. The ending should have had more to it after a major revelation late in the book. The handling of race was clumsy. But I loved the fictionalization of a situation many in Hollywood found themselves in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Blood, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Child abuse, Cursing, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Car accident, Classism, Body shaming, and Homophobia

Moderate: Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Racism, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, Outing, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Abortion, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage

Minor: Sexual violence, Hate crime, Incest, and Rape

emmakvc's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Grief, Classism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Death, Biphobia, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

anielabooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I very much enjoyed this book. I saw the plot twist coming, but I was still interested in getting to the end. The format was original and intriguing. I’m reminded of Reid’s other book Daisy Jones and the Six with its interview format. It’s not exaggerated to say the Reid has a great skill at untraditional storytelling methods. I would definitely recommend this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Biphobia, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Car accident, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Minor: Rape, Sexism, Abortion, Blood, Cursing, Misogyny, Outing, Pregnancy, Drug use, Gaslighting, Infertility, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Sexual content

victaphone's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Rq

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Violence, and Infidelity

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Biphobia and Terminal illness