The Thousands of Twists and Turns of Evelyn Hugo

   

    After discovering the book, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, through TikTok and friends, I decided it was worth a shot. However, there should be a warning on the cover of this book, and it should read "WARNING: You will not be able to put this book down, and you probably will spend more time reading this than any other necessary and productive things you need to do." 

   The story covers the life of a famous movie star from the 50s, Evelyn Hugo, and her life, as well as what the title suggests, her seven husbands. Hugo is willing to do anything to advance her career, and when she reaches her later years, she selects Monique Grant to be the only person to know the entire story. 

  I was amazed by how powerful Reid portrays Hugo and her willingness to do whatever it takes to get what she wants. I was astonished by her demeanor and simultaneously sad to read about her life and the people around her. 

  The story contained many twists and turns that added layers to the story and gave a closer glimpse of the real Evelyn Hugo. The number of lessons she learned through the strenuous experiences aided in her character development. When she is faced with the choice between the career that she has spent so much time building and what her heart truly wants, it takes her a couple of tries to get it right. And each time it breaks your heart a little more that she chooses wrong. However, when she finally gets it right is incredibly written and provides the reader with so much happiness and closure (or maybe that's just me?).

 

   The story ends painfully when Evelyn reveals why she specifically selects Monique, an unknown writer for a magazine, to publish her life's story. It leaves the readers wanting more, but also knowing that although the ending is not what we wanted, it is exactly something that Evelyn Hugo would do. And from what we can tell from the small excerpt of the Hugo story, Monique can share with the public that Hugo finally made the right choice. 

Rating: 4.6/5 Stars