Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Series/Standalone: Standalone
Genre: Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance
Pages: 389
Publisher: Atria Books
Year Published: 2017
Format: Audiobook
"Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now?
Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography. Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career.
Summoned to Evelyn's luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the '80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way. Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn's story nears its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique's own in tragic and irreversible ways."
My Rating: 5/5
This was so much more than I expected. I thought that it might have been overhyped so I put off reading it repeatedly, but after picking it up I'm so frustrated that I waited so long. The audiobook narration was incredible, the book's pace was beautiful and Taylor Jenkins Reid built a world that I want to live in. I wanted to watch an Evelyn Hugo movie and it is heartbreaking to remember on repeat that this story is fictionalized. I look forward to reading more by the author and am so grateful to have found one of my new favourite books.
Thanks for reading,
Sidny
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