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Los siete maridos de Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
3619 reviews
lalu's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Maybe it was the way the book was written. I really like the chapters where Evelyn and Monique interacted, but I still don't get if the other chapters were meant to be monologues by Evelyn, flashbacks, or chapters from the biography. And I feel like I didn't really get to know the characters apart from Monique, Evelyn and Harry. They felt rather two dimensional, even Celia and Connor. That might have been a stylistic choice because Evelyn's perception was very much centered on herself, but I still didn't like it. It diminished the effect of a novel that spans decades, something I normally love because I feel like I really get to know all the characters.
And even though they were rare, I really hated these ominous foreshadowing bits like
I have no idea that in less than a week, Evelyn Hugo will finish her story, and I'll find out what this has all been about, and I will hate her so much that I'll be truly afraid I might kill her.
But overall I enjoyed reading this book immensely so I'm really torn about how to rate and feel about it.
Graphic: Biphobia, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Car accident
Moderate: Addiction, Misogyny, Suicide, Terminal illness, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
morganreads31's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
That being said, I do feel that character and plot development was sacrificed for other story lines that didn’t really contribute much to the overall story. I felt the author working to connect Monique and Evelyn on a more profound level did nothing to move to story forward and if anything, took away from the overall story. I would’ve loved to read this book as just an Evelyn Hugo story with no distractions about Monique and her life.
The love story in this book, while captivating and endearing, fell sort of flat for me. I read many times about how beautiful characters were, but didn’t get to know them much beyond Evelyn’s physical descriptions of them. It made it hard to connect with any character other than Evelyn. As I type this, maybe that was the point?
Either way, this was a very enjoyable read but it didn’t feel as profound or life changing of a read as I anticipated from previous reviews.
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Alcoholism
junebug_186's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Terminal illness
layla_kay'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
4.25
Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia
thequillhand'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
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Grief, and Lesbophobia
jordanmkelly'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
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse
nanatash's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
dominosmum444's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Homophobia
xeniba's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Biphobia, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, and Infidelity
lolz_'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
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Alcohol