Such an incredible depiction of the glamorous life and untold secrets of an Old Hollywood star! Evelyn is captivating and complicated, and her story is compelling and at times heartbreaking. I wasn’t expecting the twist at the end - and by the time it arrived I could only feel frustrated and upset. I’m still glad I got to know her; and I’m glad she got a chance to explain why she did what she did, but I also hate the situation she forced on Monique. 

I loved reading this book, at times I found myself wishing I could be like Evelyn Hugo. I really admire her outlook on marriage, her no-regrets attitude, and I love the theme in this book that love can come in many forms, romantic, sexual, or platonic, and that no person is ever all good or all bad. The ugly parts of stardom (and the insistence that money and fame are really meaningless when you have no one to share it with.)  When it was good, it was great! And when it was upsetting, it was devastating. 

Really, really, well done, and highly deserves all 5 of these shiny stars.