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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

This is the first book of Taylor Jenkins Reid that I've read and I already want to buy every single one of her books. It took me two days to read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and I regret not taking my time reading it.


Information about The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo:

Reclusive Hollywood icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter, Monique Grant, to write her story, no one is more astounded than Monique herself.

From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to leaving show business in the 80's, and of course, the seven husbands along the way... Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship and a great forbidden love. But as Evelyn's story nears its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique's own in tragic and irreversible ways.


The first day of reading this book, I noticed that I was holding my breath and clenching my jaw whenever Evelyn was talking about the bad parts of her life. I just absolutely love Evelyn and Monique, both of women strong, independent, they know what they want and how to get it. I got a bit emotional by the time I finished reading. I was emotional and so was the book. The ending was sad but in a "its ok, life moves on and so do we" kind of way. I was kind of expecting the ending but it was a good ending to a fantastic book.


I've watched a lot of reviews on TikTok and Instagram and I definitely with one review. I can't annoyingly can't remember who said it but whoever it was said that reading The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was like reading a biography of Evelyn Hugo, as if she was an actual person. I almost wanted to search for Evelyn on Google just to double check that she was, in fact, a fictional character. Another thing that was said that I agree with is that the song The Lucky One by Taylor Swift is the perfect song for this book. And it is. I must've listened to it a thousand times by the time I finished reading.


So yeah that's it. I recommend The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo to everyone because you will not be disappointed at all. I can definitely see myself rereading this many many times in the future.


See you soon.

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