Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

1617 reviews

texas666's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Car accident, Alcoholism, and Death

ularoyal's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

So good and heartwarming and sad and amazing 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/injury detail and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual content, Death, Sexism, and Car accident

potatokao's review

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

i didnt know much going into the book and i really do prefer it that way. the story was paced and structured really well, i love that each section header is husband-at-the-time's names. just when i thought the story found its path and got steady, it took me for a turn with unannounced drama. the intrigue! honestly the perfect setting and time period too.

evelyn is a very confident, self assured woman, her unwavering strength comes across really well in her present day character and in her past, she is very determined to get what she wants and she's smart with it. but even strong smart women can end up in tricky situations with men and in her career, no fault of hers imo. 

there is so much love in this book, familial (born family via monique, chosen family via evelyn), platonic (harry), and romantic. i'm so glad i didnt know going in who her true love was

Spoiler

but the tension in that one scene made it so clear to me, i loved the way it was written. the way bisexuality was represented was also beautiful, chefs kiss. it's not that there was something in her that couldn't be satisfied while dating a woman. it's that she didn't know when to stop prioritizing herself and her career, even when she had stability and other options. i really do believe her love for celia was whole and pure. and her love for harry, god i wept.

her life experience, what she's lived through without regret, gives her so much wisdom. i feel like i learned a lot about intimacy, trust, sex, and sexuality. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Car accident

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, Homophobia, Injury/injury detail, Grief, Death, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion

sofiazee's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Pregnancy, Car accident, and Infidelity

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Cancer, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Homophobia

srulon's review

emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, Cancer, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Death of parent

taylorvalerie's review

emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Death

Moderate: Suicide and Alcoholism

Minor: Abortion

acadiaf's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Car accident, Homophobia, Infidelity, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Abortion and Suicide

itsgeesus's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense 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

I avoided this book for the longest time because I feared it was overhyped for the sake of overhyping. But I shouldn't have, because it's very well deserved. In a lot of ways, it was magnificent. It was effortless to read and tough to put down. It's also been an incredibly long time since a book has bought me to tears, yet Seven Husbands had no problem; not once, but twice. This should be one on everyone's book list.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Grief, Domestic abuse, and Blood

Minor: Cancer, Abortion, Alcoholism, Death, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Outing, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Alcohol, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

cdoubet's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Grief, Homophobia, Body shaming, Classism, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Lesbophobia, Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Drug use, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Outing, Gaslighting, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Hate crime, Body shaming, and Blood

Minor: Police brutality and Abortion

link_reads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Both simply and most complicated, this is the best book I have ever read. As  vigilant reader, I never comprehended that such emotion and feeling could be illustrated from printed letters on paper. I read in two sittings, physically could not close the covers, apart from the many times I had to pause and process what I had just read in the best way possible. I wish I had never read this book, only because nothing else I read will come close.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Blood, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Abortion, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Alcohol, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Pregnancy