Lucy Goodfellow Reviews

Ufffffff, I said I wanted to read another [a:Roxane Gay|3360355|Roxane Gay|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1407278304p2/3360355.jpg] book as soon as I set my last one down, this one was a good choice.
Its revelant, origional and ultimately heartrenching. Like [b:Difficult Women|28818921|Difficult Women|Roxane Gay|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1478773519s/28818921.jpg|51184496], the book details the struggles of women, men and asks the reader to look closer at what they are reading.
I have so many thoughts about this book that I may come back and do a longer review becuase [b:Ayiti|11535502|Ayiti|Roxane Gay|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1472929920s/11535502.jpg|16474051] is deserving of one.

I've been mulling over what rating to give this book since I finished it a few days ago and I've settled on 2 stars. I didn't enjoy the stories, I thought that there are so many retellings that do a much better job of what [a:Leigh Bardugo|4575289|Leigh Bardugo|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1534446099p2/4575289.jpg] was trying to accomplish.
I will say I thought that the art by [a:Sara Kipin|16368146|Sara Kipin|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1488326575p2/16368146.jpg] was beautiful and that's what bumped up the rating from the 1 star I was going to give it.
I understand the appeal of the book but it just wasn't for me.

I never thought I would give a mystery novel 5 stars but it seems I’ve proven myself wrong. This book was crafted so well. It’s a character driven, multi perspective novel that’s heavy with foreshadowing.
I’m a sucker for historical fiction but I tend to stay away from the 1900s/wartime era. I might have to change that after reading this.
I might come back to this and do a longer review because this was a really good read.

I've read 20 books since i finished The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. But I still cant get it out of my head.

****This review contains spoilers****
[a:Taylor Jenkins Reid|6572605|Taylor Jenkins Reid|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1493925431p2/6572605.jpg] hit me hard with this one.

The structure, damn. The characters, damn. The pain, damn.

Evelyn's growth during the novel was so real, she felt like a real person and I got more and more attached to her every time I turned the page. She was an amalgamation of hollywood's past stalets and their tragedy.

I got the best sense of dread as I read through all the chapters. I kept waiting for everything to come crashing down around Evelyn and boy was I not disappointed. The deaths of Henry and Cecelia hit me hard. The reveal of Moniques father as Henry's lover, her reaction to it and everything surrounding her character was so unequivocally human.

Monique herself was as badass as Evelyn. I loved watching them develop together as two very different women of different backgrounds and life experiences. They needed each other for very different reasons and even though their story together ends in an uneasy peace between them both, i liked it. It felt more real.

Representations of LGBT issues (past and present) was great. There were multiple queer characters that have actual characteristics aside from their sexuality. Evelyn's bisexuality was never diminished, her relationships with her husbands were just as important and fulfilling as her relationship with Cecilia. Reids choice to shed a light on the stigma surrounding bisexuality in the queer community was thoughtfully done and tackled many times throughout the novel.

“Don't ignore half of me so you can fit me into a box. Don't do that.”

― Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Overall, Evelyn Hugo is an instant classic. I enjoyed every second i spent reading this.