Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book was highly recommended by some friends, and by Book of the Month Club, but I was disappointed by it. It was about a young journalist who gets hired by Evelyn Hugo, an Elizabeth-Taylor-esque character, to write the story of her life in mid-century Hollywood. Hugo marries seven times, although, as we learn, not always for love. Secrets about in this book, about relationships, fidelity, and identity. And ultimately Hugo has a few specific reasons for picking this young journalist in particular to do the work. While the plot kept me reading, and the major twists were worth it, overall the story was just a bit too over-the-top and the characters not well-developed enough. Fine beach read, probably.

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