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I don’t know what I was expecting from this, but it wasn’t this. This was a great low-stakes, cozy fantasy, with a very intriguing heroine and a fantastic love interest. I adored this story so much and I’m so excited for the sequel!
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I liked this, but I just felt like something was missing from it. I enjoyed the co-parenting, and the healthy communication and relationship between the two main characters, and I also enjoyed the friendships the heroine has in here. I also liked the siblings that our hero and heroine are fostering. But again, something just felt missing for me. I felt like the plot was moving too fast, and the characters weren’t fleshed out enough for my taste.
But, this wasn’t a bad story at all. It was a nice palate cleanser, and a very quick read. It just wasn’t the best romance I’ve ever read. I feel like if this was longer, and spent longer building on personal character growth & pacing I probably would have enjoyed this a little more. Not terrible though, just pretty middle of the road.
3 stars
But, this wasn’t a bad story at all. It was a nice palate cleanser, and a very quick read. It just wasn’t the best romance I’ve ever read. I feel like if this was longer, and spent longer building on personal character growth & pacing I probably would have enjoyed this a little more. Not terrible though, just pretty middle of the road.
3 stars
”I spent half my time loving her and the other half hiding how much I loved her.”
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is an absolute masterpiece. The story follows a once-Hollywood starlet revealing everything in a tell all interview with a nobody interviewer, Monique Grant. The book starts out in the early 50s with Evelyn living in nowhere New York all the way to the end of her film career, as well as modern day Evelyn and her life now. She explains the circumstances of each husband she had, and how they helped her advance or deteriorate her career.
Evelyn Hugo just feels real to me. She’s a very morally grey character, with loose morals and she knows how to get what she wants. She’s not at all ashamed of using her looks, fame or body to get any of it either, which just made for a very captivating read. (Just because of how grey Evelyn is as a character, and sometimes you hate her guts and sometimes you love her to death.)
I think the main reason I loved this so much was because Evelyn was just interesting. She didn’t care who she had to hurt to get what she wanted, and she’d hurt whoever she had to to uplift the few people she loved. And yes, was it depressing at times to read? Absolutely. This book made me cry in every fucking section. But that was really the allure of Evelyn Hugo. It’s as Monique says here: ”Evelyn always leaves you hoping you’ll get just a little bit more. And she always denies you.” I think that is genuinely the best depiction of Evelyn in this story, and it made me, the reader want to know more, because I just wanted to know what Evelyn would try to pull off next, or what she’d act in next, or what husband she’d take on next. Evelyn Hugo is not even real and she reels you in from her first appearance down to her last.
Overall, an absolutely incredible story. I cannot wait to read more in this world by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and this has easily made it on my top books of all time list (and of the year!!). Also ALL the stars for the sapphics <333
➸ 5 stars
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is an absolute masterpiece. The story follows a once-Hollywood starlet revealing everything in a tell all interview with a nobody interviewer, Monique Grant. The book starts out in the early 50s with Evelyn living in nowhere New York all the way to the end of her film career, as well as modern day Evelyn and her life now. She explains the circumstances of each husband she had, and how they helped her advance or deteriorate her career.
Evelyn Hugo just feels real to me. She’s a very morally grey character, with loose morals and she knows how to get what she wants. She’s not at all ashamed of using her looks, fame or body to get any of it either, which just made for a very captivating read. (Just because of how grey Evelyn is as a character, and sometimes you hate her guts and sometimes you love her to death.)
I think the main reason I loved this so much was because Evelyn was just interesting. She didn’t care who she had to hurt to get what she wanted, and she’d hurt whoever she had to to uplift the few people she loved. And yes, was it depressing at times to read? Absolutely. This book made me cry in every fucking section. But that was really the allure of Evelyn Hugo. It’s as Monique says here: ”Evelyn always leaves you hoping you’ll get just a little bit more. And she always denies you.” I think that is genuinely the best depiction of Evelyn in this story, and it made me, the reader want to know more, because I just wanted to know what Evelyn would try to pull off next, or what she’d act in next, or what husband she’d take on next. Evelyn Hugo is not even real and she reels you in from her first appearance down to her last.
Overall, an absolutely incredible story. I cannot wait to read more in this world by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and this has easily made it on my top books of all time list (and of the year!!). Also ALL the stars for the sapphics <333
➸ 5 stars
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This book was like a warm hug, and I loved every minute of it. Well except the beginning. I so badly want to give this five stars, but I almost DNF’ed this in the beginning because of how slow the pacing was. But everything after page 65 was glorious, spectacular, amazing, incredible, beautiful, ect., The romance was an absolute delight. I loved these characters and their relationship. They were the absolute sweetest for each other, and I adored their banter.
The plot was also very unique, and made a fun reading experience. The characters have to compete in a outdoor team-work competition to try and win a scholarship of their choice. It was unlike anything I’d ever read before, and I loved the vibes. I’ve read the Brown sisters series by Talia Hibbert, and this far exceeds that one for me! I love these characters, I love the plot, the setting, the romance, the representation. All of it is so good. Go read this book right now.
➸ 4.5 stars
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The plot was also very unique, and made a fun reading experience. The characters have to compete in a outdoor team-work competition to try and win a scholarship of their choice. It was unlike anything I’d ever read before, and I loved the vibes. I’ve read the Brown sisters series by Talia Hibbert, and this far exceeds that one for me! I love these characters, I love the plot, the setting, the romance, the representation. All of it is so good. Go read this book right now.
➸ 4.5 stars
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”I started singing and I looked at him. And he looked at me. And you know what? For three minutes, I think we forgot we were performing for twenty-thousand people. I forgot his family was standing there. I forgot we were singers in a band. I just existed. For three minutes. Singing to the man I loved.”
This book was a rollercoaster ride that I couldn’t get off of, and I absolutely adored every second of this beautiful masterpiece. I read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo last month by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and I absolutely adored that story as well. But, Daisy Jones and the Six is quite literally one of the best books I think I’ve ever read in my entire life.
I absolutely loved the writing in this book, not to mention the characters. The vibes were also immaculate. I’m talking full on, sex, drugs and rock and roll; and it was a blast. It was also really depressing, but it was also a blast nonetheless. These characters felt so real and fleshed out, and I adored them all so much in their own ways. I loved Daisy, who admittedly reminds me of Reid’s other heroine Evelyn Hugo from The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, but if Evelyn Hugo was more “down to earth”.
I also loved the love triangle, which is never something you would catch me saying. But the emotion, the writing, the drama. It was also so excellently written and so messy. I ate it all up, and I loved each of the romances respectively.
This audiobook was also fantastic. This is definitely going into the “best audiobooks list”. The entire book is told in an interview and article style, which was such a great way to tell this story. Combined with the full cast of narrators for these characters, and added sound effects, this made a perfect audiobook. I genuinely listened to this entire thing in like 4 1/2 hours, which is absolutely crazy for me. I couldn’t put this down. And that plot twist at the end?! I wasn’t expecting that at all??? Like my mouth genuinely just dropped, I had to stop cleaning my room for the rest of the book because I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.
Look, I know you all hear about this woman all the time. “Taylor Jenkins Reid” this “Taylor Jenkins Reid” that. But you hear about her all the time for good reasons. She is a fantastic historical fiction/fiction writer, and writes really deep stories and fleshed out characters. Her books are popular for a reason. I’m genuinely so excited for the show to come out on Prime in March, and I’ll be making this book my entire personality for the foreseeable future. Time to preorder the Aurora vinyl!!!
➸ 5 stars
★ listened on audio
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This book was a rollercoaster ride that I couldn’t get off of, and I absolutely adored every second of this beautiful masterpiece. I read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo last month by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and I absolutely adored that story as well. But, Daisy Jones and the Six is quite literally one of the best books I think I’ve ever read in my entire life.
I absolutely loved the writing in this book, not to mention the characters. The vibes were also immaculate. I’m talking full on, sex, drugs and rock and roll; and it was a blast. It was also really depressing, but it was also a blast nonetheless. These characters felt so real and fleshed out, and I adored them all so much in their own ways. I loved Daisy, who admittedly reminds me of Reid’s other heroine Evelyn Hugo from The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, but if Evelyn Hugo was more “down to earth”.
I also loved the love triangle, which is never something you would catch me saying. But the emotion, the writing, the drama. It was also so excellently written and so messy. I ate it all up, and I loved each of the romances respectively.
This audiobook was also fantastic. This is definitely going into the “best audiobooks list”. The entire book is told in an interview and article style, which was such a great way to tell this story. Combined with the full cast of narrators for these characters, and added sound effects, this made a perfect audiobook. I genuinely listened to this entire thing in like 4 1/2 hours, which is absolutely crazy for me. I couldn’t put this down. And that plot twist at the end?! I wasn’t expecting that at all??? Like my mouth genuinely just dropped, I had to stop cleaning my room for the rest of the book because I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.
Look, I know you all hear about this woman all the time. “Taylor Jenkins Reid” this “Taylor Jenkins Reid” that. But you hear about her all the time for good reasons. She is a fantastic historical fiction/fiction writer, and writes really deep stories and fleshed out characters. Her books are popular for a reason. I’m genuinely so excited for the show to come out on Prime in March, and I’ll be making this book my entire personality for the foreseeable future. Time to preorder the Aurora vinyl!!!
➸ 5 stars
★ listened on audio
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DNF on pg. 253
I usually don’t get this far into books not to finish them, but I was genuinely so bored by this. I really didn’t like Delilah’s step-sister or Delilah’s step-sisters friends who constantly bullied Delilah all through her childhood?? Like what? I was supposed to sympathize with those people? The love interest, Claire was one of her bullies and tries to justify the bullying the entire book. Claire was also an annoying helicopter parent and Delilah is quite obviously a lesbian. How many times is lesbian used in this book (as of how far I’ve gotten)? Once, and it wasn’t used to describe Delilah’s sexuality either. The issues just kept stacking up for me, so I just had to call it quits. I really wasn’t enjoying what I was reading anyways. Pretty disappointed overall.
I usually don’t get this far into books not to finish them, but I was genuinely so bored by this. I really didn’t like Delilah’s step-sister or Delilah’s step-sisters friends who constantly bullied Delilah all through her childhood?? Like what? I was supposed to sympathize with those people? The love interest, Claire was one of her bullies and tries to justify the bullying the entire book. Claire was also an annoying helicopter parent and Delilah is quite obviously a lesbian. How many times is lesbian used in this book (as of how far I’ve gotten)? Once, and it wasn’t used to describe Delilah’s sexuality either. The issues just kept stacking up for me, so I just had to call it quits. I really wasn’t enjoying what I was reading anyways. Pretty disappointed overall.
*3.5
Shakespeare really sat down and wrote a 19k word fanfiction with the most toe curling, gut wrenching, eye soar of a plot with: not only the tragedy of Julius Caesar, but also the beautiful love affair and tragedy of Brutus and Cassius our favorite be gay, do crime duo. As Julius Caesar’s vengeful husband Antony once said, ”Friends, Roman’s, and countrymen,” I have no choice but to stan every party involved.
Shakespeare really sat down and wrote a 19k word fanfiction with the most toe curling, gut wrenching, eye soar of a plot with: not only the tragedy of Julius Caesar, but also the beautiful love affair and tragedy of Brutus and Cassius our favorite be gay, do crime duo. As Julius Caesar’s vengeful husband Antony once said, ”Friends, Roman’s, and countrymen,” I have no choice but to stan every party involved.
Oh my god, this was one of my favorite Wattpad books in middle school. This brings me back