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A review by sara277
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Really loved reading this book.
The story is great, gut-wrenching at some points, and happy easy going at others. The interview style is the perfect format, and the pacing was so smooth; I didn’t feel like there was anything at all that was a filler in Evelyn’s story, every husband was given the necessary amount of pages, just great.
The whole set of characters was actually very well written, with distinct personalities and motives and all contributing to the story. Evelyn is a main character that’s so interesting and flawed, I loved how unapologetic she is about her life and choices, despite many of them being hurtful to herself or others. Another character I enjoyed reading about was Harry, truly likeable since the beginning and mirroring Evelyn’s life and choices in his own way. Celia was okay, and although her character wasn’t as interesting, her part of the story was definitely what I was most interested in. Monique was okay too, but to me it felt a little bit forced to give her a storyline and have her choices be influenced by Evelyn. The David subplot was unnecessary, and the James plotwist a bit forced, but this one tied with the story so I didn’t mind it.
The ending line of the book was the perfect sum up and closure, a memorable last line.
All in all it was a very enjoyable, easy book. I wouldn’t mind picking it up again.
The story is great, gut-wrenching at some points, and happy easy going at others. The interview style is the perfect format, and the pacing was so smooth; I didn’t feel like there was anything at all that was a filler in Evelyn’s story, every husband was given the necessary amount of pages, just great.
The whole set of characters was actually very well written, with distinct personalities and motives and all contributing to the story. Evelyn is a main character that’s so interesting and flawed, I loved how unapologetic she is about her life and choices, despite many of them being hurtful to herself or others. Another character I enjoyed reading about was Harry, truly likeable since the beginning and mirroring Evelyn’s life and choices in his own way. Celia was okay, and although her character wasn’t as interesting, her part of the story was definitely what I was most interested in. Monique was okay too, but to me it felt a little bit forced to give her a storyline and have her choices be influenced by Evelyn. The David subplot was unnecessary, and the James plotwist a bit forced, but this one tied with the story so I didn’t mind it.
The ending line of the book was the perfect sum up and closure, a memorable last line.
All in all it was a very enjoyable, easy book. I wouldn’t mind picking it up again.