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

3.0

Couldn't get past the first few chapters reading this on my own but the pedestrian prose style is augmented by good narration in audio format. I expected this to be both more tragic and less queer than it is; what a welcome surprise to discover the drama isn't born of inner turmoil, self-loathing and blatant homophobia but rather the ordinary ways in which people's priorities conflict. For a book about beautiful, talented, rich people concerned with public perception, it leaves a gratifying amount of room for agency and joy. It takes definite moral stances and leaves little to the imagination, which rather takes away from the artistry of the novel, but it's confidently told, progresses well in terms of structure, and ultimately felt affirming.