The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: The Greatest Book I've Ever Read?
Like the rest of the book world, I decided to pick up The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo after the rave reviews it has been getting. The hype behind this book is so great. And is deserved? Hell yes! The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid just might be the GREATEST novel that I have ever read. It is hands-down my favorite book of the year so far, and I cannot recommend it enough. The synopsis of this book does not do it justice; we follow a relatively unknown reporter named Monique, who has been asked by Evelyn Hugo, one of Hollywood's biggest starlets from back in the day (think Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn), to write her biography. Evelyn is famously reclusive and private, but Evelyn is telling Monique her life's story unfiltered, a story that included her seven husbands and the great love of her life. This sounds like a chick lit novel, right? Nope. This book is full of diversity; Monique is biracial and Evelyn is Cuban and bisexual. The novel al...