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

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.25

Overall a good read. Interesting, but I don’t understand why it has such good reviews. It’s probably the shock factor that this book leaves people in. I can’t get over the fact that Monique even though she is one of the two main characters of the book, was severely underdeveloped. 
I know that  Evelyn’s character is super morally gray and that is the point, but I just can’t get myself to like, adore her. She lies, cheats, acts like giving away your virginity, while being a MINOR! is Ok (not pleasurable but OK) if the end goal is getting what you want and using a man to your advantage. I understand that this author tried to show woman power but this is crossing the line a bit. 
I understand that not everyone will share my point of view, but everyone is allowed to have there own opinion.  Do not understand the hype of this book and definitely won’t be in my top books read of 2023.
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