The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Spoiler Free) | REVIEW

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  • @purple_choco
    @purple_choco 5 років тому +294

    It had me crying at 3am. I stayed up finishing it and wow. I read at the beginning of this year and I immediately thought "Oh, this is definitely a favorite of the year."

    • @shanury_fly9244
      @shanury_fly9244 3 роки тому +1

      3 am !! I have it but it’s just sitting in my library 😔 I need to read it

    • @katitax508
      @katitax508 2 роки тому +3

      I just finished this book last night and can totally relate. I was crying at 1 am!

    • @valeriethibodeau6994
      @valeriethibodeau6994 2 роки тому +4

      I also finished it at 3AM this morning. It's only February and I just gave it 5 stars on Storygraph. I never give books 5 stars...I am still floored.

    • @ansanasutheskumar1589
      @ansanasutheskumar1589 2 роки тому +4

      Omg saaame I finished it just around midnight and bawled my eyes out

    • @jillywonker
      @jillywonker 2 роки тому +2

      This book left me crying too! I love how beautifully written it was, i never really expected to like it (considering i havent been so lucky with booktok recs)
      I also did a *spoiler* review on my channel if you want to check it out!

  • @higgitusfiggitus9501
    @higgitusfiggitus9501 5 років тому +195

    I never cry when reading books and this one made me cry twice. I adored this book.

    • @nikoletak
      @nikoletak 5 років тому +3

      I am the exact opposite of you, I think I have cried in every book I have read😂😂😂😂

    • @nikoletak
      @nikoletak 5 років тому +3

      great, now I just sound like a crybaby... which is the truth...😒😂

    • @roshani9768
      @roshani9768 3 роки тому +2

      I literally relate to you. I have never been able to cry while I'm reading. But this is the first book that made me cry and that too twice.

    • @eilyntaverasaybar8645
      @eilyntaverasaybar8645 2 роки тому +1

      You should read A little life 🤠😂

    • @Booksandtaylor13
      @Booksandtaylor13 2 роки тому

      Same I never ever cry while read ya book , but this one definitely made me sob like a little baby. 🥺❤️

  • @janenightreadsandwrites223
    @janenightreadsandwrites223 5 років тому +269

    I would love to see this on screen too!

    • @timtate1381
      @timtate1381 4 роки тому +7

      It’s in development as a tv show on Freeform!

    • @polastankova
      @polastankova 3 роки тому

      @@timtate1381 WHATT??

    • @timtate1381
      @timtate1381 3 роки тому

      @@polastankova ya it’s been in development for a yearish

    • @polastankova
      @polastankova 3 роки тому

      @@timtate1381 what's it called?

    • @timtate1381
      @timtate1381 3 роки тому +1

      @@polastankova the Seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo! It’s being adapted by ilene chaiken

  • @rachelmakrucki3172
    @rachelmakrucki3172 5 років тому +133

    I'm so glad that you mentioned the writing style. There is so much more to great writing than pretty prose. Plenty of crappy novels with sloppy plots and lazy characters have pretty words!

  • @amywright3124
    @amywright3124 4 роки тому +68

    I loved this book. It was so layered and clever. There was also a lot of truth in it.

  • @Good-ol-Jaz
    @Good-ol-Jaz 5 років тому +118

    Honestly, I'm very glad the writing wasn't flowery. Purple prose does not suit every novel, nor does it enhance the "vibe" a book might be going for. The majority of Seven Husbands is written in Evelyn's POV, like she's giving an interview for Vogue. I think any flourishes would have detracted from Evelyn's voice. She's not really the type to wax lyrically about the curtains being blue XD

  • @lyannastarkweather
    @lyannastarkweather 5 років тому +49

    I agree with you on so many points about this novel. It's now an all-time favorite mostly because of Evelyn herself. She is flawed and often times frustrating, but you understand why she made the choices she did. I keep thinking about her months after finishing this book. And I totally understand what you mean about the writing style. While I love me some flowery, lyrical prose, I can also appreciate a more concise style like this. It works if the characters and the plot are engaging. And it makes for a quick read.

    • @KindCountsDeb3773
      @KindCountsDeb3773 8 місяців тому

      well said. Did you read 📕📕📖📖"True Grit" and enjoy the colloquial style? It was noted a LOT with reviewers as it was uncommon. A style can bring so much more to a character, a setting, story, time & place, but I think people expect a common writing style that is more perfect" and written in a way they recognize. TY for bringing these points up!

  • @bookin.and.cookin9753
    @bookin.and.cookin9753 5 років тому +123

    Reid knew what she was doing when she made Evelyn a Slytherin. Notice the green dress? 🐍

  • @Unreligion
    @Unreligion 4 роки тому +50

    I think the whole bisexual thing is a bit of a spoiler

    • @digthewarmth
      @digthewarmth 3 роки тому +17

      I agree. I've seen others say "there are LGBTQ characters which is great", and I love putting it that way.

    • @gababs8745
      @gababs8745 3 роки тому +3

      Omfg is it? I saw a tik tok about and that's the reason why I want to read it

    • @aifric2316
      @aifric2316 3 роки тому +2

      yeah especially saying that it’s important part of the plot

  • @barbaragomez5978
    @barbaragomez5978 Рік тому +5

    Loved this book. It was a real eye opener to me to see how my mom suffered being a lesbian in those times. How she had to hide her love. My mother and I never discussed her being a lesbian but I did discuss it with her lover

  • @vivianwakoff
    @vivianwakoff 5 років тому +49

    So glad you liked this book! This was my favorite book of last year, for a million different reasons! I read the ebook following with the audiobook. Highly recommend the audiobook. I always saw Evelyn Hugo as a mix of Rita Hayworth (who was Latina and had to hide her identity) and Elizabeth Taylor (because of all the husbands, first. But also because she's an icon of the Hollywood Golden Age).

    • @deemcnealy5813
      @deemcnealy5813 5 років тому +3

      I thought the same thing. Also, Jane Fonda and Julie Christie for the late 60's 70's. The other female I always just pictured Audrey Hepburn

    • @Phoenix-jm6xl
      @Phoenix-jm6xl 2 роки тому

      Do you think this book would be good for my friend’s gift?, he’s 14

  • @jezabeltokio
    @jezabeltokio 2 роки тому +8

    While I could not make myself cry for Evelyn, I did appreciate this read. Definitely not my top book of all time as I felt it lacked substance to her character (or even Monique), I definitely didn’t feel it was a Marilyn Monroe character!! I feel frustrated getting tricked into reading it almost by saying it’d be like Marilyn, ofc Marilyn was a smart businesswoman but Evelyn was something else at times!

  • @EliSoza23
    @EliSoza23 Рік тому +3

    I finished it in 1 day. Wow honestly one of my favorite books of all time. I cried and i honestly is like it was written in the book "it was both breathtaking and heartbreaking"

  • @kirbybradshaw8920
    @kirbybradshaw8920 5 років тому +7

    I am so glad you made this video. You made me finally decide to pick up this book and it is probably my favorite book of all time. I dont typically read historical fiction or contemporary, but omg this book. I ugly cried for probably 2 hours today's while finishing this book. I cant wait to see your spoilery chat ❤❤❤

  • @mayflorborjalebrino1792
    @mayflorborjalebrino1792 2 роки тому +3

    just finished reading this book yesterday. Evelyn was such a brave woman.

  • @shelleywashburn357
    @shelleywashburn357 5 років тому +11

    I liked this one but I loved Daisy Jones and the Six more. I just found Evelyn to be so selfish and mean sometimes. I was surprised she was able to keep some of her friendships throughout her lifetime. If you decide to read Daisy Jones the audiobook is so good.

    • @ashleyhewitt7681
      @ashleyhewitt7681 Рік тому

      That was the whole point of the book though. That she was mean and selfish but she was those things because she did it FOR the things and people she loved and thought she needed. The whole point is that life and people are nuanced. A big gray area of good and bad.

  • @giulianaherrera7775
    @giulianaherrera7775 11 місяців тому

    Just finished it a few days ago and I 100% agree with everything! I think it would be such a good mini series, 7 like hour long episodes for each husband/ storyline.

  • @robynwood868
    @robynwood868 5 років тому +25

    The audiobook was amazing!!!!

  • @tonyamthoma
    @tonyamthoma 3 роки тому +8

    I don’t know if I’m really dumb but I didn’t see the twist with Monique coming. I was like woah when it was revealed. 😳

  • @nikoletak
    @nikoletak 5 років тому +5

    you speak very very quickly, it makes the mood very energetic!

  • @jasminejeffers8518
    @jasminejeffers8518 Рік тому

    Loved this recap. I watched this video months ago before reading it just to get someone’s option. Honestly, it was a bit overhyped over the years so I didn’t buy it right away, but I finally did. And now that I finished, I love that I got to read it. It was beautiful and my heart is also broken from it. So this recap really hit me because now I want to literally sit and talk all day with someone about it. ❤

  • @davidblack5394
    @davidblack5394 2 роки тому

    Hi, I really want to say that your ensemble in his video is impeccable! From your glittery gray index finger, matte gray middle finger, burgundy ring and pinky fingers, gray sweater, and make up, you are displaying a beautiful attention to detail in this video that has absolutely caught my attention, causing me lose focus on your book description at times. I prefer to not complement people on what was given to them in terms of their appearance but, I really enjoyed analyzing the accent choices that you paired with your natural appearance.

  • @TheMelodramaticBookworm
    @TheMelodramaticBookworm 5 років тому +10

    Such a great review! This has been on my wishlist for way too long and now I want to buy it which is probably a very bad idea for my shelves but sounds like such a good idea now that I've watched your review! I need help XD

  • @mrsvictoriacoburn8486
    @mrsvictoriacoburn8486 3 роки тому +5

    Just finished this book and I loved it!!!!

  • @abookishlair
    @abookishlair 5 років тому +3

    I’m so happy you finally read it!

  • @TheUntoldOdyssey94
    @TheUntoldOdyssey94 Місяць тому

    Just finished reading. Beautiful story!

  • @andrewannotates
    @andrewannotates 3 роки тому +1

    I just saw someone trash this on bookstagram so I had to come watch this and now I feel much better

  • @hellohaley45
    @hellohaley45 5 років тому +9

    This was the first book I read this year and definitely one of my favorites!

  • @starktargaryen1048
    @starktargaryen1048 4 роки тому +2

    i'm worried about the freeform series. i was hoping it would be a film or an hbo miniseries with Ana de Armas as Evelyn Hugo. But she's already doing marilyn monroe so probably not gonna happen.

  • @08conzee
    @08conzee Рік тому

    the only book who made me cry and made me cry again when I think about it. Oh gosh I am crying again while I am typing this. Please buy the book and start reading it. 5 stars

  • @stan6065
    @stan6065 4 роки тому +2

    On kindle this book is going for a £1 and I think u have to be a prime member to get it but it's there if u can get it

  • @valeriethibodeau6994
    @valeriethibodeau6994 2 роки тому +1

    She is so much of a Slytherin ! I love how you just went there !

  • @KindCountsDeb3773
    @KindCountsDeb3773 8 місяців тому

    Well done review ! A simpler way of writing can be on purpose, And it can be written AS the person IS. How they talk or emote. A famous rock legend wrote a Bio and wrote the way HE talked and it was more like talking to him. I think it did represent what he COULD do, he was not a natural writer. I remember the colloquial, regional speaking mode used in the book "True Grit". It made the book MORE intense, true sounding. That style was uncommon, but reviewers loved it! I think most people expect a "well written" book to be prose like or "fancy", perfect grammar, eloquent in it's style, but this style has a place, too & doesn't represent ALL the authors styles or expertise. Maybe it comes up so rarely and some might be critiquing if it's Not real obvious. ☺❤‍🩹👏 (sorry, I'm not a natural writer, 😊😊

  • @goldensky1345
    @goldensky1345 5 років тому +3

    My favorite book of all time! So glad you enjoyed it

  • @KittyAndTheBooks
    @KittyAndTheBooks 5 років тому +3

    I hope I'll get around to rereading this next year. :D

  • @Southern_BooKcharm
    @Southern_BooKcharm 3 роки тому +3

    I’m definitely reading this after your review! You also got a new subscriber.

  • @talesfromhistoryofficial
    @talesfromhistoryofficial 2 роки тому

    Really nice review. Resonated so much when you said, Well I'll just read another chp and then I read another sixteen and say where my whole life's gone.

  • @yshore5890
    @yshore5890 Рік тому +1

    Great review! Thank you!

  • @niamhm4109
    @niamhm4109 3 роки тому

    I've just finished this and while I wizzed through it, I didn't think much of it. A good, quick read.

  • @quixoticmantis
    @quixoticmantis 5 років тому +6

    I keep seeing this book everywhere, and now I definitely have to read it 🙌

  • @classyjoana9251
    @classyjoana9251 3 роки тому +1

    Just finished the book and love it. But I think it’s impossible to be on screen because if the timeline of evelyn’s age.

  • @coffeewiththeunknown8302
    @coffeewiththeunknown8302 Рік тому +1

    Basically she’s Elizabeth Taylor.

  • @ibrahimdowa813
    @ibrahimdowa813 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks for keeping this videos spoiler-free as I’m almost a halfway through!

  • @bambi5489
    @bambi5489 3 роки тому +4

    I read this book in a day and tbh...idk if I like it 😭 the reason why she chose monique just made cry out of shocked 💀💀 ev feels so so so so real I dislike her but I love her I relate to her but I don't- I do wish she was real though 😭😭😭 I feel like i just need to process everything and I would come back to this comment when I do

  • @bookellenic1327
    @bookellenic1327 5 років тому +4

    Started the audiobook yesterday, so far it's promising.

  • @mahasmusings9088
    @mahasmusings9088 2 роки тому

    Good to read your review after writing and recording my own video book review. Mine's a controversial one. I thought you were good and a natural in front of the camera. Cheers, Maha's Musings

  • @Prof_Tickles92
    @Prof_Tickles92 3 роки тому +1

    Brittany Snow was born to play Celia! I hope the producers of the series cast her.

    • @esterack3616
      @esterack3616 3 роки тому

      there will be a series??!

    • @sorinaeht
      @sorinaeht 2 роки тому

      @@esterack3616 EXACTLY WTH???

  • @manasibhargava7588
    @manasibhargava7588 2 роки тому

    Hi great review, just wanted to understand if you were able to spot the relevance of 3rd may, where James celebrated?

  • @KarenLeos91
    @KarenLeos91 3 роки тому +5

    I loved this book, my only qualm is that it’s very obvious that a white woman wrote about people of color. There’s a few moments where I just rolled my eyes

    • @davidecolin
      @davidecolin 2 роки тому +5

      As a Cuban, I can tell you that it doesn't bother me in the slightest. Cuba is a multiracial country and we don't see things in black/white as many Americans do. There's more to a human being than the color of their skin or their cultural background.

    • @sarahb.5782
      @sarahb.5782 2 роки тому +1

      For example??

    • @TXtoTN
      @TXtoTN Рік тому

      @@davidecolinI’m mixed and I agree!

  • @yohanamorga1843
    @yohanamorga1843 3 роки тому +2

    Do you know if this book is recommended for 13 years old girl

    • @trinity4326
      @trinity4326 3 роки тому +3

      Yes and no. I’m 12 and I read it but I recommend looking up the trigger warnings before you read because there also some sexual scenes in this book! Good luck!😃

  • @ForteExpresso
    @ForteExpresso 2 роки тому

    Its about Elizabeth Taylor

  • @krishitafaldu1787
    @krishitafaldu1787 Рік тому

    During which husbands was she like, i am not sad because i lost him, but i am sad coz i lost that relationship, i cant remember???

    • @dahjiat.8562
      @dahjiat.8562 Рік тому

      her first husband, don adler
      by the time they divorced she didn’t love him anymore, so she didn’t feel like she lost him or his love she moreso felt like she failed at her marriage

  • @jemimahlikesfood5792
    @jemimahlikesfood5792 3 роки тому

    I thought it more of a Judy Garland

  • @hannahbananaloll330
    @hannahbananaloll330 2 роки тому

    Can someone please tell me the age rating of this book with warnings?

  • @Deiaxy
    @Deiaxy 3 роки тому

    I wanna buy this but I have bought books too many times this month 🤣

  • @samiraeddaoudi9085
    @samiraeddaoudi9085 Рік тому

    if you loved evelyn hugo you would fall in love with Celia Hepburn: the secret life of a hollywood legend

  • @ayushisamal2105
    @ayushisamal2105 2 роки тому

    You while talking,
    Me to your nails:👀

  • @skylerquinn4090
    @skylerquinn4090 Рік тому

    If she was bisexual were any of her “husbands” female?

    • @ThoughtsOnTomes
      @ThoughtsOnTomes  Рік тому

      her life partner of many years was female. it was the 50s-70s so they couldn't exactly get married.

  • @kaylasmith6596
    @kaylasmith6596 5 років тому +1

    I loved it!!!!!

  • @LifeisGoodLiveFully
    @LifeisGoodLiveFully 5 місяців тому

    saying she's bisexual might be a spoiler.... haven't read it yet and now I feel this shouldn't have been said in the video.

    • @ThoughtsOnTomes
      @ThoughtsOnTomes  5 місяців тому

      sexuality isn't a spoiler. I read this book because I heard she was bisexual. It doesn't "spoil" the book to know that.

    • @LifeisGoodLiveFully
      @LifeisGoodLiveFully 5 місяців тому

      @@ThoughtsOnTomes ok that's good to know thank you for the video!

  • @995apoorva
    @995apoorva 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks for the review but your title is horribly misleading - this video is NOT SPOILER FREE. Please change it to avoid spoiling the reading experience for others.
    The detail you mention about her sexuality doesn't become clear in the book till 120 pages and it's a fairly big plot point. Because I made the mistake of watching this video before reading the book, I found out way too early.

    • @ThoughtsOnTomes
      @ThoughtsOnTomes  2 роки тому

      SEXUALITY IS NOT A SPOILER! It being treated like a twist is super gross. Knowing it going in does not at all ruin the plot and has been the reason a lot of people have picked this up knowing that there is bi rep. I would much rather tell people about the rep than "protect" someone from a misguided idea of a spoiler.

    • @995apoorva
      @995apoorva 2 роки тому +1

      @@ThoughtsOnTomes Like two pages into the Celia character I knew she was going to be her greatest love. That was a big spoiler - I didn't think she was going to be bi given her 7 husbands. I'm just saying others might also have a similar experience, would be worth adding a disclaimer.

    • @ultravioletpisces3666
      @ultravioletpisces3666 Рік тому

      @@ThoughtsOnTomesI disagree.
      You may think it *shouldn’t* be a spoiler does not mean that it’s NOT.
      It absolutely is a spoiler. We are kept from knowing that and it’s absolutely a plot twist and therefore a spoiler.

  • @htrabj
    @htrabj 2 роки тому

    This is not spoiler free - Evelyn’s bisexuality is revealed around the 25% or 30% mark.

    • @ThoughtsOnTomes
      @ThoughtsOnTomes  2 роки тому

      sexuality is not a spoiler xoxo

    • @htrabj
      @htrabj 2 роки тому +1

      @@ThoughtsOnTomes Evelyn’s sexuality is revealed about 100 pages in; and the book is titled the seven HUSBANDS… please explain why you think your review is spoiler free

    • @dahjiat.8562
      @dahjiat.8562 Рік тому

      @@ThoughtsOnTomes errr in the context of this book it is😭

  • @RhythmicCat
    @RhythmicCat 3 роки тому

    those nails hunnai

  • @anthonynatoli5148
    @anthonynatoli5148 2 роки тому

    Like

  • @geraldsontambuyat1292
    @geraldsontambuyat1292 2 роки тому +1

    "spoiler free" lol

  • @beapinkie9
    @beapinkie9 3 роки тому +5

    Great review but mentioning the sexuality is a spoiler

    • @ThoughtsOnTomes
      @ThoughtsOnTomes  3 роки тому +8

      no it's not. identity is not a spoiler.

    • @rizalguleria
      @rizalguleria 3 роки тому

      @@ThoughtsOnTomes oh.. I love this comment..

    • @r.m5883
      @r.m5883 Рік тому +1

      @@ThoughtsOnTomes You say that but the title is “7 husbands” so when we find out she was in love with a woman, that’s a “twist” get mad at the author, not the people rightly pointing out it is a twist