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wildfernbooks'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
4.5
Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, and Car accident
Minor: Incest, Sexual assault, and Abortion
allyhoo811'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
Highlights For Me
Evelyn Hugo's Character -- OMG! I know everyone says it, but Evelyn Hugo feels like a real person. How can I not go and watch her movies?!?! Taylor Jenkins Reid did an amazing job of writing a complex and totally believable character, who skirts the line between good and bad. This is morally grey writing at its best. I love Evelyn.
Fast Paced -- This book is a page turner. If I had didn't have other things to do, I would have binge read this book in an afternoon. I did not want to put it down. It felt like the perfect cross between a gossip magazine, a soap opera, and a reality show.
The Writing Style -- This book is incredibly readable. The prose isn't fancy or quirky, it just works.
TLDR; I loved this book!
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Chronic illness, Drug use, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Blood, Police brutality, and Abortion
limewheel's review
- 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
I can't say too much about the plot without spoiling every aspect of it, but just know that I love it all. The goodness and complexities that get tangled in Evelyn's story, Monique's character growth while taking her life into her own hands, the moral grey-ness of every character introduced. And of course, the in depth look into what fame is like. It's a beautiful life story that's amazingly written, and, on its own, this book is a must for everyone who enjoys a bit of drama.
In my eyes though, this book is incredibly important to me.
I feel seen through like glass. Evelyn Hugo is a painful main character who I feel deeply for on many levels. Her Latin American heritage, her sexuality, and outlook on life seem to scream at me from the pages, telling me to open my eyes to my own reality. Even if we are vastly different people, she is a character I feel connected to, and not simply because I just finished reading through her entire life story. Good representation is important for minorities, and Evelyn Herrera has got to be the best representation I've ever read. She's not the greatest person, but she's far from terrible, she's human and she makes that explicitly clear multiple times. Her struggles are some I've only ever experienced personally and have never seen written about. Reading this made me feel so much better about having these kinds of issues, because nobody really cares about them, but they are so real. Her story is a hope for me, as another LGBT Latina WOC.
So of course, by the end, I was sobbing. And I wouldn't have it any other way.
Consistent 5/5 stars. I have nothing but adoration for The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.
Graphic: Biphobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Grief, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Incest, and Car accident
Minor: Classism
rini'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
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, and Abortion
Minor: Incest, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, and Outing
ribbonroad's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Grief