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Los siete maridos de Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

202 reviews

happysoullovesyou's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cancer

vi_holmes's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

5.0

I absolutely loved this book!

I went into it apprehensively, just because this genre is so far out of my normal reading. It took me a month to read it for this reason, but I am so glad that I did!

This book was so phenomenal, even the things I didn't like about it felt purposeful and drove the story forward. I was mentally and emotionally exhausted by the time I finished it, but I feel like that's how you should come out of a story like this one. I honestly could have finished it the night before I did, but I had been crying so hard and so long at that point, I had to save the last 30 pages for after I'd had some rest. Definitely have the tissues at the ready!

I was absolutely in love with Harry! I will not get over how lovely of a human being he is.

I am unwell from that scene still

I have one thing that was a bit meh for me personally that didn't seem intentional, but I will have to hide it behind spoiler tape (I will not be specific about it, but I do think the tape is still necessary). But I will say that it didn't take away from the overall story/experience. It was just a writing choice that wasn't for me. So spoiler ahead:

In the second half (or maybe a bit before) it starts hinting a lot through Monique's perspective that something was going to be revealed that would make her hate Evelyn. I didn't like that blatant hinting to begin with, but then it also made it really easy to spot the twist well before it was revealed between the characters. Again it was a bit meh, but didn't take away from the story. Just didn't like that writing choice.

Evelyn is the most unlikeable person I have ever rooted for with my entire being and I love that Reid made me feel those mix of emotions! People are complicated and complex, and Evelyn (and several of the other characters in this story) embodied that so well! That is really what has me so in love with this story and what will have me coming back to it at some point! And I think that is what will make or break the Netflix adaptation, whether or not they are able to capture the complexity of people as brilliantly as Reid wrote it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Grief, Car accident, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Biphobia, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Outing, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Hate crime, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Evelyn discusses her daughter dying of cancer, but the daughter is nearly 40 at the time. so not really death of a child, but death of her child is discussed at the end

rushh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

cara_anne's review against another edition

emotional funny sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Abortion, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

gottheblues's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexism, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Outing, and Gaslighting

rayaufebay's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Biphobia, Body shaming, Cancer, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

notpresent22's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

I would never say that this book surprised me. But it’s not necessary for the type of book this is. In fact it’s actually a credit to this book that I was never surprised. Everything that happens has its purpose and is a consequence of a choice made. 
This is a tragedy through and through and while I did not feel sad I was broken-hearted 
Great book 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse and Abortion

worldofv33's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Abortion, and Gaslighting

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

kirsten1999's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Infidelity, and Car accident

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, and Blood