Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Los siete maridos de Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

802 reviews

chloeap_'s review against another edition

emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Terminal illness, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Child death, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Infidelity, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Sexual content, Misogyny, Death of parent, Cancer, and Biphobia

Minor: Abortion

haileylouise's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

Could not put it down. Was it life changing or the best thing I’ve ever read? No. But it did help me get out of a reading slump. Was it okay for a white author to write about a biracial and bisexual main character? Not really. It’s conflicting given the time period and how Evelyn is, does what Evelyn does in the book accurately represent what someone with her identities would do during that time period? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Nevertheless, it was interesting enough to get to the end and see why Evelyn married seven times, why she chose Monique to write her biography, and why she chose to do it now. If you’re looking for an easy read and don’t particularly care about accurate representation of biracial, bisexual women starting from the early fifties to present day, read it. It is fiction after all. But if you want accurate representation, go somewhere else. 

I feel as if it’s a “diverse” book written by a white author for white people.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Infidelity, and Biphobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Eating disorder

texas_reznikoff's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Cancer, Grief, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Outing, Suicide, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Biphobia, Car accident, Child abuse, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

amandab0514's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, and Infidelity

Moderate: Homophobia, Biphobia, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Abortion

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

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

avocadotoastbee's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

To be honest, at the beginning I thought: "What the hell, why does this have so many good reviews and ratings? This sounds like a Watpad story from 2016.". But then it hooked me and I was surprised by the twist in the story. Only the ending was perhaps a bit cheesy for my taste.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Sexual content, Outing, Suicide, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Blood, Sexism, Infidelity, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, and Cancer

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

captainclark's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

fantastic book covering all the nuances and beauty of unconventional love and relationships and marriages, the deep complexities of humanity and emotions, its just so beautiful. these people are fantastic and horrible and i love them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, Outing, Suicide, and Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy, Fatphobia, Abortion, and Gaslighting

monicaa_d's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Okay, the people were right about this one. The twist was shattering and so was the rest of the book. Evelyn is a complicated, almost entirely selfish woman who is not painted as a black and white villain. Shades of gray run rampant throughout the book: Every character is complicated and imperfect and thoroughly fleshed out. The book explores the nature and importance of relationships and the choices that make and break them. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Death, Homophobia, Abortion, Suicide, Cancer, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, and Grief