Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Los siete maridos de Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

432 reviews

hanhantap's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective sad

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Grief, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Child death, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Car accident

Minor: Racism, Abortion, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Outing, Miscarriage, Blood, Lesbophobia, Suicide, and Drug use

kirsten1999's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Infidelity, and Car accident

Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Drug use, Gaslighting, Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicide, Sexism, Alcohol, and Drug abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Body shaming

aherman18's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Death, and Sexual content

saskiahill's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Infidelity, Death, Car accident, Blood, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Outing, Misogyny, Homophobia, Grief, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Sexism, Physical abuse, Suicide, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, Child death, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

frenchpants's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Car accident, Death, Alcoholism, Abortion, Child death, Suicide, Infidelity, Outing, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Lesbophobia, and Mental illness

abic14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

OH MY GOLLY GOSH

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Violence and Cancer

mangofraiche's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Blood, Infidelity, Outing, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexual content, Classism, Biphobia, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Abandonment, Death, Alcoholism, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Violence, Cursing, Lesbophobia, and Miscarriage

jillysmith's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

2.5

Maybe I'm finally burning out on Taylor Jenkins-Reid as this is the third of hers I've read this year. Her stories are well crafted hugs and I get the sense she loves all her characters, and always finds redeeming qualities in them, even the ones you want to hate. Evelyn Hugo is a film star of old with seven husbands under her belt. She's a little bit Marilyn Monroe, a little bit Liz Taylor, and the narrative consistently tells us how edgy and difficult she is, while we see her be a warm hearted and intelligent protagonist. Her great love is fellow actress Celia, and the seven husbands are various ways for her to get close to and away from her great love as she tries to hide her sexuality in Hollywood. The book keeps alluding to a dark secret and much like other Jenkins-Reid novels wants you to believe peril is around every corner, even though the characters are all much too loved and too lovely to get what's coming to them. 

A strange exception to this is Celia, who does not come across well, and the book's modern day protagonist, the journalist writing about Evelyn's life. Neither character is very compelling and instead I found myself very much missing the daughter's point of view throughout.

Complex sexual relationships are navigated with an exploration of consent and trade. But this one didn't land right for me. It didn't sparkle like the previous Jenkins-Reid books I've read

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Gore, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Child death, Homophobia, Death, and Rape

tillycrane's review against another edition

inspiring reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Child death

Minor: Miscarriage

leah08855's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Addiction, Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, and Sexual content