5.0 out of 5 stars Addicting, brilliantly written story!

Hollywood 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 to write her story, no one understands why. Not even Monique. They don’t have any relation to each other, how does Evelyn Hugo even know about her existence?
Although Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career. So Evelyn starts telling her story from arriving in Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s without forgetting the seven husbands along the way. She talks about everything she went through, every heartless decision, unexpected friendships, and the only person she ever truly loved.
Evelyn’s story was addictive, dramatic, scandalous, and very bumpy. Like Evelyn says, she is not a good person, but I love her for that. She is well aware of the person she has become over the years, and the person she had to be to become Evelyn Hugo. She is a strong character, and despite the shit she has done and the people she has hurt, she doesn’t apologize for the person she is. Evelyn might regret later on how her younger self was caught up in all the Hollywood glory that she didn’t care about anyone else, but she knew that she had to be herself instead of being any other way for others. She really is a complexed character, and that makes the story a thousand times better.

As Evelyn’s storytelling continues, Monique learns the starlet’s best kept (and shocking) secrets, as well as why she chose Monique to tell her story.

Loyal readers of Taylor Jenkins Reid should know that this latest differs in style and feel from her other novels—it reads more like a true women’s fiction novel with a historical slant. Nonetheless, it’s just as mesmeric and addictive. There’s romance, yes, but it’s a thread in a much larger exploration of fame, glamour and authenticity.

With scandal and secrets aplenty, you’ll devour the pages of this juicy Hollywood tale.