The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo in to all the book characters i've loved before

Aug 26, 2021 aadri ♥ rated it really liked it

Shelves: sapphic, favourites, heartbreaking, fictional-biographies

This book gaslit me into thinking evelyn was a real person.

A whole emotional rollercoaster— i thoroughly enjoyed every second of it tho.

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Mar 25, 2023 Ana Lelis rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, in-english

After all the hype, I was a bit skeptical thinking I would not like it, but I'm glad I was wrong. I liked everything, the way the story was told, the characters, the plot, the timeline, and the criticism. The characters are flawed, but you still like and care about them. I didn't cry, but I can see why someone people would. It was beautiful. ...more

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Nov 03, 2022 Shawna Finnigan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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My review is going to be mostly spoiler-free, but there will be a section at the end of my review that will be hidden wi TW// (view spoiler)

My review is going to be mostly spoiler-free, but there will be a section at the end of my review that will be hidden with a spoiler tag that will contain some of my spoiler filled thoughts.

“People think intimacy is about sex. But intimacy is about truth. When you realize that you can tell someone your truth, when you can show yourself to them, when you stand in front of them bare and their response is ‘You’re safe with me’ — that’s intimacy.”

Taylor Jenkins Reid has been popular everywhere. It seems like every other post I see on BookTok and Bookstgram is about her books. I have to admit that The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was the only one of hers that really caught my interest, but I will for sure be reading more of her books in the future, especially since I’m seeing her talk soon and my ticket came with a signed copy of her newest book. I think this book was a great place for me to start with Taylor’s books. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo captured her skill as a writer really well. She was able to describe the allure of old hollywood while also weaving in disucssions of race, sexuality, LGBTQ+ identities, and grief in a way that kept me interested from the first page.

The weird thing about this book was that I hated nearly every character yet I was oddly invested in the story. Normally having a whole cast of characters that I hate is a sign that I’ll dislike the book, but I devoured this book because I needed to know what was going to happen next. It was like reading a celebrity gossip article - you hate the celebrities, but you’ve got to know what’s happening to them. I was also weirdly emotional during the sad scenes. I didn’t cry, but Taylor Jenkins Reid really packed a punch during the emotional scenes. She has a way of writing a scene that breaks your heart even if you hate the characters who are being wronged in the scene.

Harry was the only character I liked and he truly deserved better. Life threw so much at him, but he didn’t let that turn him into a bad person. He stuck around for his family and cared for everyone wholeheartedly. If this book had been focused solely on him, I would’ve loved it even more.

The only downside that I found to this book was that it is so hyped that I felt a tiny bit disappointed when I was reading it. It’s still a great book and I understand why everyone loves it, but it felt like it was missing something to make this become an all-time favorite for me.

Those are really my major non-spoiler thoughts about this book. I would recommend this book to other people, but go into this with moderate expectations and don’t let the hype impact your reading experience if that’s at all possible. Also, check the trigger warnings if you don’t mind seeing small spoilers because there’s a lot of intense and triggering content in this book so it’s definitely not a book for everyone.

Now onto my spoiler thoughts, which won’t be too long:

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May 30, 2022 Alyson Walton rated it really liked it

Oh, this one got me! I didn't want to like it as it was so over hyped & that's just not my thing. But . . This book is well constructed In a writing style I find agreeable for me. I have to agree with other reviews concerning the plausibility of the characters and their relationships. But overall this was a fantastic read that I will recommend. ...more

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Aug 08, 2024 coinppa ❁ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

"Cuando te dan una oportunidad de cambiar tu vida, debes estar dispuesta a hacer lo que sea con tal de lograrlo. El mundo no te da cosas: tú debes tomarlas. Si vas a aprender algo de mí, probablemente debería ser eso."

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Aug 23, 2019 kim | novelhaus rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Wow, just, wow. I listened to the audiobook of this and first of all, it was exceptionally done. Second of all, it has been a while since I have read a book that basically kept part of myself with it. When I finished this, I felt like... empty.. but in a good way. If that makes any sense. This was just purely incredible. Best book I've read this year. ...more

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Jan 29, 2025 Grace (taylor’s version:) rated it really liked it

Shelves: physical-tbr

beautifully written as always, Taylor Jenkins Reid never fails to create an amazing masterpiece that has me turning pages hour after hour

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Apr 21, 2022 aioue rated it liked it

EDIT: Conflicted because I SO wanted to love this book, but only really kind of liked it (not enough to love it). I loved Evelyn and Harry’s undying friendship the most and liked how some of the characters were really layered and complex (I both loved and really disliked Evelyn and Celia as characters), but it still just felt like the story was missing something?? I’m not sure what, but somehow the big reveal at the end and the events after that didn’t shock me, even if I wasn’t entirely expecti ...more

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Mar 05, 2023 Anupama Bhaskaran rated it it was amazing

I don't even know how to write a review for a book like this. I'm speechless, stunned. This is THE book💫 Evelyn Hugo has influenced me to go for it , and I'll only get what I want if I ask for it and fight tooth and nail for it. I guess I needed that at this point in my life. ...more

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Nov 18, 2020 gurleen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: lgbtq

not 2 be dramatic but this might just be one of the best books i have ever read . i seriously was not prepared for the emotional rollercoaster that this novel was

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