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Los siete maridos de Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

1333 reviews

hufflepuffbiologybuff's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Interesting and enjoyable read! Did not expect how everything would tie together. Well written!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

theimposter's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring 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

5.0

A beautiful imagining of a dilectic character and the struggle we all face between the opposing sides within us all.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Gaslighting

ed_moore's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

3.75

“Life doesn’t get easier simply because it gets more glamorous”

Taylor Jenkins Reid’s ‘The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo’ shows the good, the bad and the ugly of the Hollywood life and explores the scandal behind all the money and fame through the eyes of superstar actor Evelyn Hugo as she sacrifices her identity and sexuality for stardom. It is written from the perspective of a tell-all interview with Monique who Evelyn hires to write her biography that is requested to be published after she’s died. 

In a book with focus on a woman’s seven marriages, there are many scenes of sex and exploitation, but the book plays the primary hook to be who was Evelyn’s true love among all these men. The conclusion of this was however very predictable and I also worked out the later twists. Even knowing there were seven marriages to get through at times the in and outing of relationships also felt very messy. It was enthralling however nonetheless. 

Evelyn was the protagonist but not the narrator, Monique took this role and the narrative would occasionally look at Monique’s personal life that I found myself really not caring for, it was a mundane among all the intensity of Evelyn. It didn’t take up huge chunks of the story though so this wasn’t too bad. 

Jenkins Reid makes comment on how riches will never guarantee happiness, and the slippery slope of greed and corruption that comes from stardom, and the lack of remorse for all that are hurt along the way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Suicide, and Car accident

eedle_cacleberry's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Misogyny, Abortion, and Gaslighting

mmidi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Biphobia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

artmuseam's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

honestly at a loss with words right now. this book was phenomenal. i wish i could erase my memory and read it all over again. 5/5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent

uselesspirateraven's review against another edition

emotional informative sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

in_themoonlight's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Car accident

Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide

grynet's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.5

I bought this book not knowing much about it beyond the synopsis, and I hadn’t read any other books by the author. 

The first few chapters left me a bit skeptical. The writing didn’t quite capture my interest and it felt a bit clunky at times. However! Once the narrative shifted to portray Evelyn’s story I noticed a significant shift, and I was hooked. It felt like this was what the author had been excited to write about, that she had something important to say. 

There is representation of different ethnicities as well as sexualities, and while at times it felt a little bit forced the majority of it worked really well. I was especially pleasantly surprised at how well a certain part of an LGBTQ character was written (keeping it vague to avoid spoilers). That specific moment didn’t just feel like good represenation, it was simply put good writing. So good in fact that I insisted on reading it out loud to my partner as it made me really emotional. 

Beyond representation the book portrays several unique and complicated characters, and they feel incredibly realistic and human in their flaws. Evelyn Hugo herself was a very fascinating character, and the author did an amazing job at writing the character’s best and worst moments in a way where she makes you feel both upset and compassionate. 

I’d recommend the book to practically anyone. It was easy to read, the text flowed well most of the time, and it felt like it was written by someone who was very passionate about this story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Infidelity, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide, Abortion, and Lesbophobia

bringitona's review against another edition

emotional 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

I truly understand the hype over this book. Taylor Jenkins Reid did such an amazing job with this book. It was not all what I expected going, but so much better. I flew through book but I wish I had paced myself. The last third is heavy and emotional so I definitely recommend not rushing through it. There’s a theme I typically hate when done in other books, but Reid does it very gracefully.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Car accident, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Abortion, Death of parent, and Outing