Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Los siete maridos de Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

509 reviews

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

steph_ha's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault and Suicide

meh697's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Car accident, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Biphobia, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Blood

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

haddy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

Loooooved this book!! It had been hyped to me but I think that was justified!
Evelyn is such a complex character and I liked that although we got lots of answers, there was still an element of mystery at the end. 
I did think ‘twists’ were a little predictable but other than that a great read.
Also I’m SO sorry but Celia was annoying🫣
Love Harry and Monique with all my heart🩵
My favourite by TJR that I’ve read so far:)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Death, Homophobia, and Biphobia

Moderate: Alcoholism and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide

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

alli_andrews's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Alcohol, Biphobia, Miscarriage, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Cursing, Outing, Grief, and Infertility

Moderate: Cancer, Sexual assault, Violence, Pregnancy, Incest, Homophobia, Infertility, and Rape

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

dcheers's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.75

Simultaneously a light read that deals with heavy subject matter. Well written characters with lots of ups and downs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault

c3c1lia_1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death and Grief