The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Star Rating
★★★★
Reviewer's Rating
Aug 10, 2022

When Monique Grant, a background writer at Vivant gets offered an interview with the Evelyn

Hugo, she’s rather perplexed. Why would such a famous person meet with a writer like her?



A girl who lost her mother at 14, a girl raised up and abused in a small town in Cuba, a girl who

did not know the value she bestowed, turns into the most iconic being of all time. Well, that’s

Evelyn. Born with good looks, she was taken advantage of. She got married to her first husband

as a teenager, with whom she traveled to Hollywood. She took a particular interest in acting and

started acting in small roles. When the audience loved her, mainly for her looks, she got larger

parts in blockbusting films; rather, she got a lot of parts in movies through using her looks. She

divorced her first husband and married another, and another, and another – times seven husbands.

Evelyn intentionally made rumors, broke hearts, and cheated, but only one person remained her

true lover. Her journey through Hollywood was rather bittersweet – and in reality, most of her

true feelings and actions were off camera. No one knows what really happened in Evelyn Hugo’s

life, and now everything was about to be disclosed to Monique for her to write a biography, but

what happens when Monique’s story is actually connected in a way to Evelyn’s? This book had

me engrossed from the beginning! From massive plot twists to the late 1900s nostalgia, I think

this book was a very enjoyable read. There was so much that happened, and I couldn’t help but

think that this fictional character, Evelyn Hugo, as truly iconic – the author did an exceptional job

describing that through her life story. One important thing this novel taught me was that

soulmates are not necessarily lovers. Do keep in mind that there is some explicit content in this

book. Overall, I recommend this book to readers who like all genres because I think this is a

must-read! I give this book a 4.5/5 rating.

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