Review – The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Synopsis

Monique Grant is a low level writer at Vivant magazine writing mostly fluff pieces. She’s had some success professionally but nothing majorly noteworthy. Until one day Evelyn Hugo, yes THE Hollywood icon Evelyn Hugo, sends a request for Monique to write an article about her. The opportunity of a lifetime that probably is more deserved by someone else but hey – the girl needs this. She’s currently getting a divorce & living alone & this is going to be her moment. But Evelyn Hugo always does everything for Evelyn Hugo. Instead of an article Evelyn asks her to risk her job & write her biography. No doubt this will be a best seller but still wondering why me she begins to hear Evelyn’s story. And what a story it is. Hollywood life, Big Screen moments, Seven Husbands (SEVEN!!), the greatest best friends & one beautiful love affair. Monique realizes everyone could be a little more like Evelyn & follow your dreams & your heart. But most of all she learns we’re all a little complicated & everyone deserves loves. Everyone.

Break It Down

Story: – 4.5 Stars
This story took me a bit to get into. I was about halfway through when I really start to get wrapped up in the story. However, once i got there – holy moly. I adored it. Evelyn is a star with a secret & uses every advantage to keep that secret while remaining on top. Loved seeing that humanity in her. I loved that when we were given her perspective it wasn’t just how she was perfect it was all the mistakes too. I cried at the end. It was just wrapped up beautifully & Evelyns story was so tragic & at the same time so beautiful.

Content: – 5 Stars
This book is dual POV but not in the way I was expecting. Monique’s POV is present tense but when we have Evelyn’s POV it’s her in her past. It’s beautifully written & transitions seamlessly. Wonderful character development. I truly adored some of the side characters. Harry, for instance, had another tragically beautiful story that I’m so glad we got to be a part of too.

Spice: – 2 Flames
This book discusses sexuality so in that regard it has some decent spicy scenes but nothing majorly detailed. It discusses sexual acts as they are a tool but also has beautiful making love & pleasure moments. Not very spicy but well done for sure.

Overall: – 5 Stars
I was expecting to give this 4 stars until the final 50 pages. Then, I had no choice but to give it 5. It was beautiful. I enjoyed reading about all Evelyn’s husbands & how they moved her life forward. Her greatest love story absolutely wrecked me & I loved every moment of it. I also thought TJR did an amazing job with relating Monique to Evelyn & using her as a stepping block for Monique to come to know herself better as well. Truly this book shows us some of the best & some of the worst parts of this world & I would definitely recommend it to anyone who loves an epic story.

“Doesn’t it bother you? That your husbands have become such a headline story, so often mentioned they have nearly eclipsed  your work & yourself?” … “No” she told me. “Because they are just husbands. I am Evelyn Hugo.”