"No one is just a victim or a victor. Everyone is somewhere in between. People who go around casting themselves as one or the other are not only kidding themselves, but they’re also painfully unoriginal.”

I've wrestled with myself in giving this 4 stars instead of 5. Because typically this is not the kind of book I would read. But that's being unfair, considering how good the story was and how well-written it was, weaving established characters in such a captivatingly strong plot.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is a fast-paced compelling read, nonetheless. I wouldn't consider it light enough for a beach read (uh, hello, I bawled my eyes out in the last few chapters). It also portrayed a lot of *heavy* issues in the LGBTQ+ community, fame and beauty, friendships, family, and domestic abuse with respect, finesse, and maturity.

I cannot rave about it more.

What a story.

It left me in such a mess.

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EDIT:

Now that I'm not defeated by strong emotions any longer and have a rather clearer mind to think, I'm giving Evelyn Hugo a solid 4 stars. I meant what I said that it was written well, but not in a Sylvia Plath sense (or any fancy literary meter stick it can be compared with). The way it's written was easy to read, almost magazine-like, and it suits the flow of the story quite well. 4 solid stars purely for it's contemporary, plausible roller coaster entertainment.