Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
719 reviews
insidious_toxins's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Infidelity, Addiction, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abortion, Cancer, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, and Terminal illness
mackenzienoelle's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Terminal illness, Car accident, Grief, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Death of parent, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Addiction, Biphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Suicide, Racism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Abortion
kits_den's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Car accident, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcohol, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Death, Grief, and Infidelity
gracieec's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Drug use, Misogyny, Cancer, Death, Grief, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Addiction, Biphobia, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Outing
Minor: Death of parent, Medical content, Abortion, Body shaming, Miscarriage, Racism, and Blood
rainbowbean's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Death, Homophobia, and Sexual assault
caroo_reads's review against another edition
- 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
spice: 🌶️
pace: medium
honestly i only read this book because of booktok and i didn‘t expected much but wow
this book was so good
so inspiring and i learned so much
i also loved the format of this book
i definitely recommend reading this masterpiece
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, Racism, Biphobia, Cancer, Grief, Homophobia, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Suicide
nindie's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief, Biphobia, Terminal illness, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, and Sexual content
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Outing, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Suicide
Minor: Abortion, Blood, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
disneyfan_1711's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Car accident, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Cancer, Death, Classism, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Alcohol, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, Outing, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
thebookwhale's review against another edition
4.25
This book, I absolutely love the concept and the idea. I mean, I love historical fiction, especially when it's sapphic, and this story about Evelyn and also about the film industry is amazing.
I liked that we were introduced to Evelyn through Monique who is writing her biography.
Though, Monique's story felt entirely unnecessary. It felt like it was only there to fill the book, and I would give this book a 5 star review immediately if it weren't for the absolutely unbelievable plot twist.
Spoiler
like no. I literally screamed out of frustration (over the writing) when I read this part. Like what is this"oh you remember the guy I left at the car accident? Yeah that's your father."
Yes, we were waiting for the explanation on why Evelyn chose Monique, but please, it was just so forced. I would have believed it more when the reason was something like "I liked the article you wrote about the struggles of suicidal people".
Also, I just couldn't care less for Monique as a character. I didn't care for her failed marriage or anything, but I understand that we needed to see the influence Evelyn had on people back at her time and also in the present.
Now, let's talk about Celia and Evelyn. I don't get why they are shipped everywhere on social media. Personally, I found both of them extremely toxic together.
Spoiler
Evelyn telling herself that her career is more important than Celia and Celia demanding that Evelyn leaves everything for her, it's just not good.I think what made it even harder for them and had a huge impact on how the relationship went is the taboo that was (and is) on gay relationships. It's interesting to see how the world evolves on queer rights during that time period and also how the importance of Celia's and Evelyn's career in comparison to living out who they are changes throughout the book.
So overall, this was great and the only thing that stops me from a 5 star review is Monique. I didn't like her, I didn't care for her, she felt unnecessary, and I was inclined to skip the parts where she was talking with Evelyn ( I didn't tho).
Still, a great book that's worth a read.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexism
Moderate: Car accident, Biphobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Infertility
shannonvonpesach's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Taylor Jenkins Reid neemt je mee naar een wereld vol glamour in de 50's. We kijken vanuit de ogen van Evelyn Hugo terwijl ze aan Monique Grant haar "wilde" leven verteld voor een biografie. Uiteraard zitten hier nog wat haken en ogen aan...
Het boek leest lekker weg, de schrijfstyle van Taylor is superfijn om te lezen. Het is ook vrijwel fast paced! Een "once you start you can't stop" boek.
Toch ontdekte ik wat puntjes die voor mij niet zo lekker liepen. De magazine/krantenknipsels kwamen niet echt over voor mij. Daarnaast zit vrijwel aan het einde een twist die superonnodig was en een beetje vreemd, ik verklap het niet voor mensen die het boek nog willen lezen.
Verder is Evelyn geen likeable karakter. Ze is manipulatief en erg self centered (dit was ook het doel) dus op dit gebied heeft de schrijfster dit goed geschreven.
En de "mannen pakken toch wat ze willen dus ik liet het toe" houding vond ik vaak een "ik leg het boek zo even weg" moment. Het speelt zich af in tijden dat het ook vaak zo gebeurde, maar ik kon het niet zo goed hebben.
Het boek is lgbtq+ vriendelijk en de schrijfster heeft de struggles van toen goed geschreven.
Graphic: Car accident, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism
Minor: Abortion and Adult/minor relationship