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A review by shaylee_reads
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Ratings:
Plot:⭐⭐⭐/5
Writing:⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Characters:⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Overall:⭐⭐⭐/5
Sadness:💧💧💧/5
Romance:❤️❤️❤️/5
Spice: 🌶️/5
Diversity: Cubin FMC, Interracial Relationships
Tropes: WLW Romance, Historical Romance
Content Warnings: Suicide, Death, Car Accident, Homophobia, Biphobia, Cancer, Death of a Child.
Evelyn Hugo was one of the most talked about movie stars from the 50’s to the 80’s but one of the things she was most know for wasn't her movies but the seven husbands she had a long the way.
After retiring from the film industry, Evelyn refused to talk about her personal life until one day at the age of 79, Evelyn decides to finally tell her story to the public. It comes as a shock to everyone when Evelyn chooses unknown reporter Monique Grant.
Not even Monique herself knows why Evelyn choose her to write her biography but no matter the reasons, Monique isn't going to let an opportunity that could jump start her career go.
Although this book did a really good job of holding me attention and I do really enjoy Taylor Jenkins Reids writing style, I do have to say I'm kinda disappointed in this book.
My main dislike of this book was the relationship between Evelyn and Celia and a lot of that roots down to the fact that I honestly did not like Celia.
Celia’s constant Biphobia really got on my nerves and I don't feel like it was ever really dealt with, it was just pushed under the rug and I really wish it was discussed more and that we got to see Celia accept Evelyn sexuality.
It also didn't sit right with me that Evelyn said the way their argument would end is with her showing Celia her breasts. It honestly felt like Celia just wanted the sexy, movie star and really only cared about Evelyn body and looks. The reason I think this is because of how easy it seemed for Celia to walk away from Evelyn. I felt like things that broke them up could have been fixed, if Celia had stayed and actually talked about it instead of just running away.
The fact that it literally says and I quote “She had said, Go, have a baby. But what she meant to add, Just don't act like a mother.” like come on Celia really. It felt that Celia just wanted Evelyn to say the same and wasn't okay with Evelyn growing and changing.
Overall, Celia just seemed self centered, wasn't even willing to try and see Evelyn's point of view and she really only seemed to care about herself and what she wanted.
Another reason I didn't like their relationship was the lack of chemistry between the two. They felt more like friends than anything else to me. I think that a lot of that is due to the fact that we don't get to see a lot of their relationship. We really only got to see the bad time and not a lot of the good times in their relationship.
Although I really did like the plot twist at the end with Monique I could have done without her storyline. Whenever I was reading her chapters, I was just waiting for it to be over because they honestly felt pointless especially the plotline between her and her ex husband. This book felt a little to long and I think it's because of this.
My favorite part of this book was Harry and Evelyn relationship. Their friendship was just so pure and they truly where soulmates.
I honestly think I would have loved this book more if it was about Evelyn and Harry's relationship and I don't mean that in a romantic way. Just imagine if this book was about two best friends who are gay in the 1950s and instead of letting the homophobic culture around them stop them from being happy, they create a life together as platonic soulmates. They are able to create a family and live happily with each other no matter the fact that they aren’t romantically interested in each other. I honestly would have probably rated that book 5 Stars.
Speaking of Harry, I would KILL for a book about him. I was way more interested in his relationships than with Evelyn and Celia and though I know that if I ever did get a book about him, it would absolutely destroy me just like this book did, I still want it with my whole heart.
Overall, I enjoyed this book but it wasn't my favorite and a little bit of a let down.
Plot:⭐⭐⭐/5
Writing:⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Characters:⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Overall:⭐⭐⭐/5
Sadness:💧💧💧/5
Romance:❤️❤️❤️/5
Spice: 🌶️/5
Diversity: Cubin FMC, Interracial Relationships
Tropes: WLW Romance, Historical Romance
Content Warnings: Suicide, Death, Car Accident, Homophobia, Biphobia, Cancer, Death of a Child.
Evelyn Hugo was one of the most talked about movie stars from the 50’s to the 80’s but one of the things she was most know for wasn't her movies but the seven husbands she had a long the way.
After retiring from the film industry, Evelyn refused to talk about her personal life until one day at the age of 79, Evelyn decides to finally tell her story to the public. It comes as a shock to everyone when Evelyn chooses unknown reporter Monique Grant.
Not even Monique herself knows why Evelyn choose her to write her biography but no matter the reasons, Monique isn't going to let an opportunity that could jump start her career go.
Although this book did a really good job of holding me attention and I do really enjoy Taylor Jenkins Reids writing style, I do have to say I'm kinda disappointed in this book.
My main dislike of this book was the relationship between Evelyn and Celia and a lot of that roots down to the fact that I honestly did not like Celia.
Celia’s constant Biphobia really got on my nerves and I don't feel like it was ever really dealt with, it was just pushed under the rug and I really wish it was discussed more and that we got to see Celia accept Evelyn sexuality.
It also didn't sit right with me that Evelyn said the way their argument would end is with her showing Celia her breasts. It honestly felt like Celia just wanted the sexy, movie star and really only cared about Evelyn body and looks. The reason I think this is because of how easy it seemed for Celia to walk away from Evelyn. I felt like things that broke them up could have been fixed, if Celia had stayed and actually talked about it instead of just running away.
The fact that it literally says and I quote “She had said, Go, have a baby. But what she meant to add, Just don't act like a mother.” like come on Celia really. It felt that Celia just wanted Evelyn to say the same and wasn't okay with Evelyn growing and changing.
Overall, Celia just seemed self centered, wasn't even willing to try and see Evelyn's point of view and she really only seemed to care about herself and what she wanted.
Another reason I didn't like their relationship was the lack of chemistry between the two. They felt more like friends than anything else to me. I think that a lot of that is due to the fact that we don't get to see a lot of their relationship. We really only got to see the bad time and not a lot of the good times in their relationship.
Although I really did like the plot twist at the end with Monique I could have done without her storyline. Whenever I was reading her chapters, I was just waiting for it to be over because they honestly felt pointless especially the plotline between her and her ex husband. This book felt a little to long and I think it's because of this.
My favorite part of this book was Harry and Evelyn relationship. Their friendship was just so pure and they truly where soulmates.
I honestly think I would have loved this book more if it was about Evelyn and Harry's relationship and I don't mean that in a romantic way. Just imagine if this book was about two best friends who are gay in the 1950s and instead of letting the homophobic culture around them stop them from being happy, they create a life together as platonic soulmates. They are able to create a family and live happily with each other no matter the fact that they aren’t romantically interested in each other. I honestly would have probably rated that book 5 Stars.
Speaking of Harry, I would KILL for a book about him. I was way more interested in his relationships than with Evelyn and Celia and though I know that if I ever did get a book about him, it would absolutely destroy me just like this book did, I still want it with my whole heart.
Overall, I enjoyed this book but it wasn't my favorite and a little bit of a let down.