"The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Review

'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' might just be my favourite book to date. I've spent the last couple of months in a rather uncomfortable reading slump, but this book genuinely got me excited to read and I found myself reaching for the kindle with the same excitement I'd typically reserve for a good old doom scroll.

This book had been popular on TikTok a couple years ago, so I suppose yes, I am hopping onto the trend a little late. The way I made the decision to start this book was a bit silly; I asked ChatGPT "recommend books to get me out of a reading slump". TSHOEH was at the top of the list, and it definitely did the trick ☺️

The chapters are light and fast-paced, literally feels like listening to a good friend 'spilling the tea'. And as a person who is especially keen on human nature I'm quite pleased that this story shows clearly that human beings are never wholly 'good' or 'bad' in a clear cut sense, but there are so many shades of nuance mixed between the two terms. The little cut-scenes in between Evelyn's story-telling create a nice pause every now and then and ensure the story never really gets boring. This also involved two major plot twists, both of which I enjoyed greatly.

Would definitely recommend! ✨