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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

362 reviews

caitlyn_drago_1226's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

truly a masterpiece

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Homophobia, Grief, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Chronic illness, Child death, Cancer, Biphobia, Blood, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Car accident

Moderate: Suicide

katipheria's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Grief, Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Alcohol, Car accident, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Outing

kflaherty258's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Car accident, Death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Homophobia

fanboyriot's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.5

Read For:

Bi Icon

Sapphic

Actress MC

Old Hollywood Setting

Interview Style Storytelling

I’m not sure what I was expecting when I started reading this but this was not it but not in a bad way.  I’ve had this book for so long that I kind of went into this knowing nothing.  

I loved how this was told, the interview, and the old newspaper articles, it isn’t something I read often so it was kinda cool.  This book definitely has a charm to it, the world of old Hollywood and the dreams and damage it caused.  There were happy moments, a little spice, and some good old angst as well.

Evelyn was an icon and while she might not have been a good person she sure was captivating and the life of the party.  You either wanted to be her or be with her.  She kind of gave off Marilyn Monroe vibes.

The line at the end: 

“Doesn’t it bother you?  That your husbands have become such a headline story, so often mentioned, that they have nearly eclipsed your work and yourself?  That all anyone talks about when they talk about you are the seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo?”

And her answer was quintessential Evelyn.

“No,” she told me.  “Because they are just husbands.  I am Evelyn Hugo.  And anyway, I think once people know the truth, they will be much more interested in my wife.”

      - (Chapter 69, Page 385)

I waited the whole book to read that line alone and it was so worth it.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ (4.5/5)

Release Date: 13, June 2017

POV: First Person

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Rep:  Bisexual (MC), Lesbian (LI), Gay SCs, Latinx MC 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Cursing, Mental illness, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Death, Suicide, Classism, Emotional abuse, Biphobia, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Child death, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Car accident, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Addiction, Blood, Death of parent, Outing, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Murder, Cancer, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, and Drug abuse

Minor: Vomit, Abortion, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Self harm, Xenophobia, and Fatphobia

clare_dv's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Death, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Car accident, Chronic illness, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Cancer

imskylow's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

This book actually had me really invested in the characters. Everyone and their flaws felt so plausible and that I cheered for them when good things happened and felt physically ill when things went wrong. So often, I felt like this was written about actual people and found myself checking the authors name on the book to be sure it wasn’t listed as Monique. Haha. And then I caught myself wishing I could watch all the movies Evelyn and her fellow actors and actresses starred in. I was very surprised about how much I enjoyed this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Body shaming, Car accident, Death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Medical trauma

Minor: Infidelity and Outing

rodent_scribbles's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-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

4.0

A beautiful and complex story about fame, womanhood, queerness, and race. The characters around Evelyn Hugo feel complex and multi-dimensional.

I was not a big fan of the voice in Monique's POV, especially at the beginning, but don't let that put you off. Once Evelyn starts talking, the pages just fly by.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Suicide, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Death, Terminal illness, Homophobia, Car accident, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Abortion

jemmaisntcool's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Child death, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Blood, Cursing, and Suicide

Minor: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Biphobia, Racism, and Toxic friendship

jjhina's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Homophobia, Chronic illness, Grief, Car accident, Alcoholism, Suicide, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Alcohol

joanacoutinho's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Infidelity, Blood, Car accident, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy, Suicide, and Terminal illness