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Los siete maridos de Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

209 reviews

kadyk59's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Outing, Cultural appropriation, and Injury/Injury detail

samshort's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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

4.25

great book, very interesting. i love the style of writing interspersed with relevant news articles. i think evelyn is very complex and real. i wish monique's story had more presence throughout the book, although i understand the focus was primarily evelyn.

my only other qualm was that celia's characterization seemed to shift weirdly during their second relationship, maybe that's just me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, and Racism

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

edietz22's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Car accident, Outing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Outing, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

tiddlerrr's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I cried at the end. Every character is so bloody unlikeable, the relationships quite toxic, and yet you kind of can’t help but root for some of them. 

I don’t think this is actually that amazing of a book, it’s certainly not life changing. But the ending still got me and it sucked me in, in that way watching reality tv does. 

The way I feel about this book in the moments after finishing it feel like an oxymoron, I feel emotional yet all I’ve done is complain about it. I think it’s the sort of book I’ll think of occasionally but never plan on re-reading.

I also hated the first 3ish chapters of this, the initial set up was incredibly boring.

Edit: upon reflection I’m pretty sure the reason I cried so much was pms and sleep deprivation  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Outing

Minor: Drug use, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

carefulfearanddeaddevotion's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad slow-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

4.75

4.9999999/5 bc apparently Ms Jenkins Reid was going for a

bury your gays world record. damn. not one of those bitches made it out alive

the story was captivating, the characters were well-rounded and complicated, and the dual timelines were well-executed. she managed to make me care for Monique even though we spent significantly less time in the present. i liked the way the husbands were split up into their own little segments and the little qualifiers before each of their names. 

i really really really liked it until the last maybe 100 pages—

bury your gays pops up to say hello

—when i started liking it marginally less. so if i’m being really really honest with myself it might be more like 4.5 or maybe even 4 stars. but the story and characters were so well-crafted that i feel compelled to give it a 5. i’ll def pick up another TJR book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Abortion, Lesbophobia, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Xenophobia

aino_maria23's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad 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

Graphic: Biphobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Rape, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Outing

natnurdock's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious 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

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Car accident, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer and Death

Minor: Infertility

andmingmingtoo's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.75

I love old hollywood, and I love scheming female leads, and this book combines them in a wonderful way. It was also unexpectedly emotionally impactful, and even the

ambiguity of the ending, in terms of how monique feels about evelyn

really fits in with the theme of appreciating the complexity of a life, especially of a star off-camera.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Medical content, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage, Abortion, and Pregnancy

town_scar's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, and Outing

Minor: Drug use, Vomit, and Pregnancy

pershie13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

AN INSTANT FIVE STARS!! This was one of the best books I've read in a long time and truly had me captivated from start to finish. When Monique Grant is handpicked by film star Evelyn Hugo to write a piece for a magazine, she has no idea why she would be wanted for a piece like this or why this celebrity that she doesn't know would pick her rather than a more seasoned writer. Then she finds out that Evelyn wants her to write her biography. Evelyn was famously married to seven different husbands, and it is a common question for people to wonder which one she loved the most. This book uncovers the answer to that question while revealing a different Evelyn than anyone had ever known. This book dove head-on into the themes of identity, love, truth, and authenticity, and hearing about how Evelyn grew and changed through each of her marriages was enlightening while showing her complexity as a person. The constant revelations throughout her life as an actress helped build her character well, and the plot twist at the end was one of the most shocking that I have ever read in a book. I found myself falling in love with some of the characters while despising others, and I found this book to deeply affect me emotionally, especially toward the end. This was wonderfully written and an incredible introduction to Taylor Jenkins Reid. I will be raving about this book for a long time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Car accident, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Outing