It's taken me a long time to write this review.

This was my first TJR and I've fallen in love with the way she tells a story. Evelyn Hugo is a wonderfully morally dubious character, who makes you fall in love with her and her self-perception. She's a woman who knows people just want to use her, and so, no matter the consequences for them, decides to use them too. I found myself admiring her no-nonsense attitude whilst really wanting to dislike her, sitting in some kind of middle-ambivalence instead.

The main thing I was unsure of in this novel was the Monique narrative. I honestly don't think it was necessary, nor added that much to Evelyn's story or her character. Also, I think the plot reveal at the end overshadowed what should have come out of her parts of the story, if they were to exist - her growing confidence to fight for her own place in the world and demand what she's owed. Otherwise, in my opinion, the reveal just cheapened her story. As it was, her chapters were so small (I forgot they existed every time a new one came along) that it didn't dampen the story too much.