A review by carefulfearanddeaddevotion
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced
  • 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

4.75

4.9999999/5 bc apparently Ms Jenkins Reid was going for a
bury your gays world record. damn. not one of those bitches made it out alive


the story was captivating, the characters were well-rounded and complicated, and the dual timelines were well-executed. she managed to make me care for Monique even though we spent significantly less time in the present. i liked the way the husbands were split up into their own little segments and the little qualifiers before each of their names. 

i really really really liked it until the last maybe 100 pages—
bury your gays pops up to say hello
—when i started liking it marginally less. so if i’m being really really honest with myself it might be more like 4.5 or maybe even 4 stars. but the story and characters were so well-crafted that i feel compelled to give it a 5. i’ll def pick up another TJR book.
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