The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo

TW: Homophobia, biphobia, death, cancer

After seeing this book being hyped all over, my expectations were high and I was quite apprehensive to start it. I am a mood reader through and through and I finally got around to reading this last month. Needless to say, I enjoyed reading this book so much. Now allow me to go crazy over this embodiment of perfection.

Hollywood icon, Evelyn Hugo who has led a glamorous and scandalous life chooses a not-so-famous magazine reporter- Monique Grant to write her story. This leads to the unravelling of Evelyn's life, her career, her seven marriages and forbidden love.

This book was one hell of a ride. The way of narration matters to me a lot in any book. One of the many things I loved in this book was how the author narrated the trajectory of Evelyn's life. It takes us along the highs and lows of her life and how and what she had done to reach her ambition quite beautifully. I've become a fan of Taylor Jenkins Reid's writing because of this book.

Evelyn Hugo is such a wonderfully written complex character. Her character had so many layers. The thing I liked the most about her is, she's done whatever she had to do to reach her goal regardless of the consequences she suffered and she never regretted her decisions. Her life in showbiz shows the gritty realities of that world. Evelyn and Harry's friendship is so beautiful and I loved how their story progressed. I'm restraining myself from dropping any spoilers accidentally.

"I'm bisexual. Don't ignore half of me so you can fit me into a box."

This line. Wow. Amazing. This line made me a fan of Evelyn all over again. The way she hides her bisexuality from the world because she knows what she would be subjected to and the lengths she goes to cover up was so heartbreaking to read. I admired her so much when she later stood up for herself. I loved the queer representation in the book. I teared up at some incidents that happened when the book was nearing the end.

Comings to things I didn't like in this book, there weren't many, but I didn't like Celia's character very much. I loved their relationship, but I didn't like how she was biphobic at times. Their on and off thing did get exhausting sometimes. The fact that their relationship is not at all perfect, the hardships they've endured made this book more captivating.