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Oh my word! I LOVED this book. It was entertaining, romantic, fast paced and heart breaking. I thought the fact that it alters between two timelines worked so well for Evelyn's story--I seriously feel like she was a real person. Perfect book to read for Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈 and I'm kicking myself for not reading it sooner. @shellleigh33 I remember you saying once this was one of your favs, are her others this good?!

Y'all im in a coffee shop by MYSELF, it's sunny, glorious and heaven, pure heaven . I can't get photos this good at home no matter now hard I try so it must be the magic of this place 🤤

This book was great. I've been in a reading slump for about 6 months, but this is probably the first book I thoroughly enjoyed.

This super fun book about a mega movie star who shares her personal story with an unknown writer is intriguing but gets more and more interesting with each chapter. The author ties up every last end yet leaves us wanting to read 3 more chapters! Very readable and modern take on society‘s norms on relationships

Such an unpredictable plot twist. The characters are great and I love the twisting together of the two stories. This story is kinda sad and was an emotional roller coaster for me. I cried so hard at some parts. Overall a great story.

Ayeeeeee, I was afraid to read this because of all the hype. Usually, I‘m disappointed by overly hyped books. This. Did. NOT disappoint! I enjoyed every bit of it!

A Hollywood legend recounting her life story to the young woman who will write her memoir after she's passed. People are complicated 4.75 ⭐️

Have you ever read a novel where you hated the main character but found the story compelling?

Have you ever read a novel where you loathed the main character‘s lifestyle choices but can still find compassion in those choices?

Have you ever read a novel you did not like where the boundaries of love were pushed too but can still see the need for love in all circumstances?

Book #33 done for 2022. Of course another outstanding read from Taylor Jenkins Reid! Great summer read

People think that intimacy is about sex. But intimacy is about truth. When you realize you can tell someone your truth, when you can show yourself to them, when you stand in front of them bare and their response is “you're safe with me“ --that's intimacy. (p. 95)

Words of Wisdom......

I usually read 1 novel at a time. I‘m finishing up All The Seas Of The World by Guy Gavriel Kay.

However, I saw the eBook copy of Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo available at my local library. I had to check it out. I started reading it & made it through Evelyn‘s 1st Husband. I like it already.

I could not be reading 2 totally different novels at the same time. But good stories don‘t always have to come in the same manner. The power of reading!

I wasn‘t sure what to expect going in to this, but I ended up loving it. I quickly got caught up in the movie-star life of Evelyn Hugo, and especially her love life. Heartbreaking and heartwarming, tragic and hopeful, the book gave me all the feels.

Time to see if it lives up to the hype.

Wow this book is amazing!

I am a MESS 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

I bought this book because so many of you and my GR friends loved it. I didn't think I'd like it because I have no interest in Hollywood, glamour, fame and all that jazz.

At its heart though, this is a book about love. About all sorts of love. Romantic love, intimacy, friendship, admiration, sacrifice, infatuation, desire...

And now I think I need a glass of wine or something.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five SHINING stars

"You are my muse. And I am your conductor... I can't think of anything more erotic than that... Than being each other's inspiration... And I can think of nothing more meaningful than the way we understand each other."

He's a smoothie... definitely a smoothie... ?

at the end of the day, i‘m a celia st james apologist

"If there are all different types of soul mates... then you are one of mine."

❤

There is something about her writing that I can‘t put my finger on, but I absolutely LOVE. I remember feeling the same after I read Daisy Jones and the Six. All I can say is, this book is a big yes for me. Scandal, heartache, success, lust, love and spice. This book truly has it all, including an out loud “whoa, didn‘t see that coming” moment.

"I wanted to give her a lot of things. I wanted what I had to be hers. I wondered if this was what it felt like to love someone. I already knew what it was like to be IN LOVE with someone. I'd felt it, and I'd acted it. But to LOVE someone. To care for them. To throw your lot in with theirs and think, Whatever happens, it's you and me."

"People think that intimacy is about sex. But intimacy is about truth. When you realise you can tell someone your truth, when you can show yourself to them, when you stand in front of them bare and their response is "You're safe with me" - that's intimacy."

I thought the book was entertaining right from the start. Set in old Hollywood, how could it not be 🤷‍♀️ it also created great conversations at the book club meeting!

My favorite line in the book was on page 141 “Heartbreak is loss. Divorce is a piece of paper”. So straight to the point, no nonsense…..just like Evelyn Hugo

#MayMoms @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#Scandalous

"There's absolutely no reason a man like Don Adler should have a different effect on me from the rest of the men in the world. He was no more handsome than Brick Thomas, no more earnest than Ernie Diaz, and he could offer me stardom whether I loved him or not. But these things defy reason. I blame pheromones, ultimately."

This was so good! I'm not particularly interested in reading about celebrity lives but a fictional one did just fine and I loved reading about her life. I did not expect that ending!

Opened my work mail this week and my fellow co-worker sent me this and said read this. Thankful for book friends.

Recommend!

I would highly recommend and the author created Evelyn Hugo to be so real!

I just love a bit of old Hollywood.
Fun, scandalous and a little sad.
I wish Evelyn was real.
This is my second book written by Taylor Jenkins Reid and she doesn't disappoint, looking forward to reading more of her stuff.

I finished this in the tub this afternoon. I really really enjoyed it! Granted I haven‘t read a TJR book I haven‘t 🤷🏻‍♀️

Lots of reading tonight cuz dinner is from McD‘s to support Ronald McDonald House Charities

Got lucky and picked up the last copy at the airport before my flight home earlier this week 🙏🏻

Sometimes not reading books in chronological order ( even when they aren‘t a series) has moments of pure joy!! Like when you recognize a character from a future book that you have already read ❤️❤️❤️ I feel like I‘m a cool kid

Rounding out my day by starting another book

People think that intimacy is about sex. But intimacy is about truth. When you realize you can tell someone your truth, when you can show yourself to them, when you stand in front of them bare and their response is 'you're safe with me' - that's intimacy.

It was great
I thoroughly enjoyed it
It will be my favourite of the decades
I highly recommend it to everybody

I came across this on Facebook and agree with her on the ones I‘ve read and have lots of the others on my shelf! I thought I would share! 📚

https://www.buzzfeed.com/farrahpenn/i-read-the-most-popular-books-on-tiktok?d_id...

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo I was soooo excited to
read you however I got disappointed it wasn't what I was
expecting it to be. For me it's such an ordinary book I don't get why it's so over hyped I tried to enjoy it.….I did……. It is a lovely book it's just not for me.
#thesevenhusbondsofevelynhugo#taylorjenkinsreid

There are people who see a beautiful flower and rush over to pick it. They want to hold it in their hands, they want to own it. They want the flower‘s beauty to be theirs, to be within their possession, their control.
#thesevenhusbandsofevelynhugo

What a fun read. A story within a story.

Family vacation time! The Biltmore is always so good to me. Great ambiance, killer cocktails, lovely people and multiple perfect reading environments.
I am loving this book. It is oh so perfect for this trip!

This author is really one of my go to‘s when I want a solid read. All the social platforms are all about this one and for once the hype is deserved. Evelyn Hugo is both hero and villain of her own story and boy what a story. I confess I was sucked into this one and read it in one sitting. #LGBTQ+ #readingchallenge2022

Today‘s Gay May recs grid combines historical and general fiction, because apparently I‘m too busy reading queer stuff in other genres to really fall in love with books from these ones.

The tagged book is for movie stars in love. All the rest are highlighted in the comments. #gaymay

100% worth the hype

Powerful and beautifully written. Made me cry multiple times and I can‘t stop thinking about it

This one was almost a DNF for me. I loved Daisy Jones, liked Malibu Rising, but just couldn‘t connect with Evelyn Hugo.

My daughter is reading the hard copy so I thought I‘d go for audio. I‘ve enjoyed other TJR novels and looking forward to this one too.

Solid start to a Sunday. Today‘s tea curtesy of @CrowCAH . A strong black tea is my favorite morning beverage, thank you! 🤗
#litsyteaswap

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