The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo in Around the Year in 52 Books

Apr 04, 2019 Nadine in NY Jones rated it it was ok

Shelves: only-reading-because-of-the-buzz, wouldnt-normally-read, lotsa-buzz, is-it-real-or-is-it-memorex, chick-lit, everyone-loved-it-except-me, fiction

So, if Sally Thorne re-wrote The Thirteenth Tale, and made it about Elizabeth Taylor*, and included bitchy emails and IMs, you might have something similar to this book. That's all okay, but it's not what I was expecting. It's not the book’s fault, but I was annoyed that this ended up being very chick-lit-y, when reviews said it was decidedly NOT chick lit.

Let it be known now: this is definitely what I consider "chick lit."

I became angry with this book, because everyone raved about it, so I expe ...more

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May 09, 2022 Andrea rated it really liked it

4.5. Loved every piece of Evelyn’s story. Took off half a star because Monique felt a bit flat to me and because I thought her reaction to the news she received at the end was overblown for the sake of the plot. Evelyn, though, was FANTASTIC, and I’m glad most of the book was devoted to her gripping biography.

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Dec 13, 2022 Jaime rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audiobook, historical-fiction, lgbtq, read-2022, year-of-smut-2022, around-the-year-2022, hollywood

Monique Grant, recently separated from her husband and going nowhere in her magazine career, is floored when her boss tells her that she has been requested to conduct an interview with Evelyn Hugo, a mid-century Hollywood icon who has been very reclusive. When Monique arrives at Evelyn's apartment, she finds out that Evelyn isn't interested in an article, she wants Monique to write her biography. And it has to be done now.

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Oct 30, 2017 Rachel rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Entertaining fiction read. Old Hollywood, glamour, love... I listened to the audiobook and the narrator is great. There's a big LGBT theme that I wasn't expecting but enjoyed. The author captured some of the pain and beauty of relationships in general and really tugged at your heartstrings sometimes. ...more

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