As I don’t have a lot of books I would put into this category, I do forget this series exists. I really need to read more incredible books so I can have more that I want erased from my mind to read again for the first time. I’ve not had a lot of luck lately though.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Like most people, I fell in love with this book. There’s something about Taylor Jenkins Reid’s writing style that makes her characters feel so real–a magical quality that I can’t quite name but it’s always present.
Evelyn Hugo might be my favourite character so far. She’s a truly devious woman but in the best way possible. You couldn’t predict what she would do next and I love that about her.
I can see myself reading this book again in the future, but I want to leave it long enough that I can’t remember the smaller details so it will pretty much be like reading it again for the first time.
Synopsis: 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.
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
I did a reread of this book fairly recently and it was almost like reading it for the first time because I didn’t remember a lot, other than knowing just how much I love this book.
The Night Circus is truly magical. The prose feels like a warm hug, one that you never want to leave. It’s inviting, comforting and rich. Despite being non linear and sometimes a little dark.
I can’t express my love for this book enough. It’s one of my all time favourites.
Synopsis: The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night.
But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway—a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into love—a deep, magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands.
True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus performers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead.
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I loved Evelyn Hugo so much and I wish I could read that for the first time again. Although, to be fair, it’s been long enough and my memory is bad enough that it might come close to it if I do pick it up again in the future! 😂
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