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Los siete maridos de Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

37 reviews

kellyofcali's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

One of those books that really is "a delightful romp" - just so juicy and fun, I didn't want to put it down. Ready for TV, with chapters dedicated to each dramatic husband. The wraparound plot was less enthralling but ha enough mystery sewn in to keep you interested there too. And of course, there's the fun Hollywood glamour throughout!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Outing

Minor: Biphobia, Cancer, and Medical content

katgent's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

minsreadingnook's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-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

3.75

3.9*
Thoughts:
The more I thought about the story as a whole, the more my rating dropped lol but If you would’ve asked me while I was reading the story, I would’ve given it a 5*. I feel like the ending was somehow… lackluster. I don’t know why to be honest, probably because I was just not ever invested in Monique as a character. Or maybe I just expected so much.

Connor’s name just reminds me of Connor Murphy but I love the way motherhood was portrayed.
Evelyn was such an interesting character to read. I devoured this book because of her.
I don’t like Celia that much but the nice parts of their relationship was pretty cute. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abortion

book_lover206's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, and Car accident

Minor: Abortion

kaytrain's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Car accident

moonbin's review against another edition

challenging mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Self harm, Terminal illness, Grief, Outing, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

jfield351's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious sad fast-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

Third TJR book and she does not disappoint. I knew from the first chapter how good it would be. Taylor Jenkins Reid’s style of writing is exquisite and perfect for my taste. I was so attracted to reading about all the hardships and events Evelyn had to endure. The story was brilliant, intriguing, and sad at the end, I did end up crying. I had a vague idea that

the reason evelyn chose monique had something to do with her father, but i wasn’t sure on what grounds

. God it was so good and Evelyn was such a complex, interesting character. What a lovely book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Body shaming, Drug use, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

khloereads86's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

4.0

Wow. I cried so much at the end of this book and in retrospect, I feel like I really should’ve seen the connection between Monique and Evelyn coming once I got to a certain part of the story but I somehow still didn’t. Evelyn is such a complex character, I have no idea how to feel about her. I was hooked as soon as Evelyn started telling her story. I had no idea where this was going but it was such an interesting read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Drug use

rebeccaxpaige's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, Cultural appropriation, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

theserenityreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

4.0

“When you’re given an opportunity to change your life be ready to do whatever it takes to make it happen. The world doesn’t give things. You take things.”

This historical romance novel is not the most exciting read I ever had. As it portray objectifying women as a societal norm. It is though voluptuous and sensual but the way it morally demeans women and their very being just doesn’t not it for me.


“You do not know how fast you’ve been running, how hard you’ve been working, how truly exhausted you are until some stands behind you and says “It’s OK, you can fall down now. I’ll catch you.”

An underage Cuban teenager finding her way to fame and luxurious life using her body is not exemplary. Showing that “back in the day” that’s all women had, was to use what they had to get their way in a male dominant world.

“People think that intimacy is sex. But intimacy is about truth. When you realize you can tell someone your truth, when you can show yourself to them, when you stand in front of them bare and there response is you’re safe with me-That’s intimacy .”

Legendary fictional actress Evelyn Hugo, whose character is based on Elizabeth Taylor in real life and Ava gardener, gives you true insight into show biz and how things work in Hollywood which are true to this day. How your heritage, culture, race, language & sexual orientation play an important role in your life. And how something so little can ruin it all for you.

“I spent half my time loving her & the other half hiding how much I loved her.”

It sure is a memorable read for me as there are hidden messages and life lessons in this book through & through. True meaning of love and the extent one goes for the sale of love.

“And it will be the tragedy of my life that I cannot love you enough to make you mine. That you cannot be loved enough to be anyone’s.”

Love. Hate. Tragedy. Deceit. Heartbreak. It’s an intoxicating read which promotes suicide as well which I oppose too. But also tells the meaning of life. It’s too short to hold back. You never know what’s out their waiting for you. You should be the one always ready to get what you want the way you want. Know your worth and never expect less. Know that no one is worthy of you unless you make them. And be confident and proud of yourself and who you truly are.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Self harm, and Sexism