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naturally'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
4.5
evelyn is an excellent character study. she's selfish, conniving, ruthless, ambitious, larger-than-life itself and so much more. as a supporter of women's rights and women's wrongs i had no choice but to stan. the evelyn chapters were the strongest aspect of this book, i felt like i was reading about the history of real people and i didn't want to journey to end. so i'll definitely check out the other works in the tjr universe. tjr provides an excellent view into the dark side of celebrity and entertainment culture.
whilst i think its nice that tjr attempted to depict the identity struggles of a biracial women with monique grant's character...i'm not sure if she had the range. monique was a mediocre journalist at best and anti-black at worst. the plot twist near the end felt under-baked and predictable. it didn't add much tbh.
Graphic: Pedophilia and Sexual content
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Car accident, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Racism, Xenophobia, and Death of parent
cutepatzie'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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
catarina_fernandes's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Car accident
Moderate: Homophobia and Xenophobia
flaura_99's review against another edition
- 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
What I do know is that I need to say it felt like a real biography. The story is so human and realistic and I'm just in awe. It is so well-written and the story is perfectly executed. Taylor certainly knows how to keep the reader wanting for more, and she also creates loveable characters despite their numerous flaws, because, after all, no one is perfect.
Evelyn was marvellous, and I loved the reason behind every one of her marriages. Some relationships were better than others, and there's a husband that has my heart (I'm sure those who've read the book know who I'm talking about), but each of them has its shades of grey. Despite that, the one true love story made me ache and smile and laugh and cry. Wonderful.
This novel is about love, and not only the romantic one, but almost every kind: familial, platonic, romantic, self-love... Fantastic.
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Xenophobia
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Abortion and War
Also includes several uses of the D-slur, and discussion of underage sex.jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
And what a shock it’s left me with. Reading the last few chapters of this I felt chocked. Physically I couldn’t breathe and the shock this left me with oh my god. It was gay in more ways than one, out the closet in the closet, found family, queer devastation and heart break.
Decades of lies broken by truths. My heart broken by all of that. Evelyn never really got her happily ever after and my heart yearns for her but her story is truly more beautiful, devastating and dramatic than any of the movies she filmed within.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
ging090803's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Wow.
This book is insane. The moment I took it, I couldn't stop. It was just too good. I love how Evelyn is not perfect. She seemed so real. At some point, Evelyn behaviors got on my nerve but that was just the point. Evelyn is not perfect, she is human with default, ambition, etc. I love her relationship (when they were older because, before that, it was kinda toxic). I love how this book can talk about every type of love.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Xenophobia
Minor: Child abuse
nabila99's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Biphobia, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Outing
Minor: Cancer, Suicide, Blood, and Car accident
mariahribeiro'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
5.0
This is a very emotional shock book but it’s so pretty and vibey!
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Gaslighting
bectothebooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Addiction, Biphobia, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Alcoholism, Fatphobia, and Suicide