#2 THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO: HER FIERCE TALE

“Everyone remembers the scandal, no one remembers the truth.”
Evelyn Hugo is here to tell the truth, not the polished magazine cover version of herself, but the raw and unfiltered version of the seven husbands, the fame, the life she has created for herself and all the secrets she has kept buried beneath the layers of fame which also gives an insight to Hollywood’s dark corners.
But now she steps into light and for this she has chosen Monique Grant to write her story. But the question echoes, Why Monique Grant? A struggling journalist with nothing more to her name and she is herself shocked when Evelyn, the elusive Hollywood icon, singles out her for the story, the world is dying to hear. 

“She was a person before she was a myth”
Each of the Evelyn’s husband, who the entire world watched with bated breath and endless intrigue were never the centre of the story. They were simply puzzle pieces in the larger picture of Evelyn’s carefully crafted legend and Out of all her marriages, each one a carefully constructed layer, the question remains, who was the one love that truly defined Evelyn’s heart, a love so profound, it shaped every decision, every sacrifice and every silence.

Taylor Jenkins Reid in her The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo immerses readers in every detail of Evelyn’s world- her seven marriages, her rise to fame and power, her carefully crafted image. Yet this depth sometimes comes at the expense of Monique’s slower developing arc. However when their worlds finally collide, the impact is mind blowing, revealing just how deeply intertwined their lives are.
“You never really know someone do you? You can spend your entire life with a person and still not really know them“
The moment of intersection built up quietly, hit with a force that changed everything.

“I wanted to be remembered for how I loved, how I lived, how I never gave up. I want to be remembered for how I died. I want to be remembered for the choices I made.”
This moment beautifully captures the emotional core of the novel. Beneath the glamour, controversy, and spotlight Evelyn is a woman who fiercely owned her life — its joys, its heartbreaks, and its consequence. She insisted on being the author of her own legacy, in a world that constantly tried to define her.

The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo is more than just a tale of stardom which cuts deep into the exploration of power, identity and the cost of ambition. Reid’s layered characters and her signature storytelling cuts through the glittery Hollywood illusions layered due to the fame. The novel is a fierce portrait of the woman who dares to rewrite her own story on her own terms, no matter the cost. This is a must read for those who are drawn to unapologetic women, unsettling life turns and the legacy of who dared to loved or hated both.
“I hate her making me love her. I love her for making me hate her.“