The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
A reclusive Hollywood icon tells a young journalist the story of her glamorous, scandalous life. Emotional, page-turning, and beloved by book clubs. Read the full description
Best for: Readers who like glamorous historical drama
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is #92 on BookWard's Top 100 books for September 2026, with a BookWard Score of 50 out of 100.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: reading interest over the past 12 months
Sources: Open Library’s public reading-log and ratings data (dump of 2026-08-31), Wikipedia page views and Wikidata. Monthly counts are exact; they show relative interest among readers of these public sources, not total readership.
Ranked against the other books on this list, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo’s reading interest has run from #66 to #83 over these 12 months. Interest rank blends shelf adds, Wikipedia page views and rating activity, each compared with the other 99 books that month.
Shelf adds by month
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was added to Open Library readers’ shelves 393 times in the past 12 months, peaking in September 2025 with 52 (59% above its monthly average of 33). Over the latest three months (Jun 2026 to Aug 2026) shelf adds were down 20% on the three months before. 86% of the adds were “want to read”, 4% “currently reading” and 10% “already read”.
Want to read Currently reading Already read
Wikipedia page views
Its Wikipedia article was viewed 394,850 times in the past 12 months, peaking in June 2026 with 51,142 views. The latest three months were up 42% on the three before.
Source: Wikimedia monthly page views for the article The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.
What the data says about The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
- Moderate swings. Monthly shelf adds averaged 33 with some ups and downs.
- Busiest and quietest months. September 2025 was its busiest month (52 adds), about 2.9 times its quietest, December 2025 (18).
- Attention and shelf adds move independently. Its Wikipedia views and its shelf adds did not rise and fall together over these 12 months (correlation -0.11).
- Against its genre. It had 43% fewer shelf adds than the average Literary fiction book on this list.
- Share of the list. It accounts for 0.4% of all shelf adds recorded for the Top 100 over these 12 months, #86 of 100.
- Its age. First published in 2017 (9 years ago), it is older than 22% of the books on the list.
Each finding is computed from the public data above and shown only when the numbers support it.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo on the Top 100: rank history
First charted in September 2026. The chart gains a point with every monthly update, so its peak, climbs and falls will show here as they happen.
| Month | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | #92 | 50 |
Is The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo rising or falling?
Cooling It ranks lower this week than over the past year, so interest is softening from its recent level.
On Open Library, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo ranks outside the top 200 this week, #130 this month, and #153 over the past year. A longer bar means a higher position. Comparing the three windows shows whether readers are arriving faster than the book's long-term pace. Readings as of 2026-09-30.
Why The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo made the Top 100
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo made the list mainly on being read right now (+14.1 points) and reader love (+13.8 points). Its smallest contribution is rising (+0.8). The BookWard Score blends five public signals, each scored from 0 to 100 and weighted as shown.
The reading-now, rating and rank signals come from Open Library’s public data, not from BookWard’s own readers. The score measures reading interest, not quality or sales. How the score works.
Open Library reader stats for The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Source: Open Library public reading logs, as of 2026-09-30. BookWard’s own monthly snapshots are added to the picture, and anonymous BookWard reader data will be layered in as the community grows.
More readers have The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo open right now than 25% of the other books on this list. These counts come from one public source, so they show relative interest rather than total readership.
Where it sits among Literary fiction books
It is #6 of the 8 Literary fiction books on this month’s list.
About The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
A reclusive Hollywood icon tells a young journalist the story of her glamorous, scandalous life. Emotional, page-turning, and beloved by book clubs.
Why it’s here: It is one of the most recommended novels of recent years.
Best for: Readers who like glamorous historical drama
At a glance
- First published
- 2017-01-01
- Genre
- Literary fiction
- Also described as
- historical fiction, popular novel
- Length
- about 400 pages (the median across its editions)
- Original language
- English
- Languages
- editions in 6 languages listed on Open Library
- Editions
- 24 on Open Library
From Open Library and Wikidata public records. Missing rows mean the records do not list that fact.
Themes
- Fame and identity
- Love and secrets
- Old Hollywood
What reading it is like
Glamorous and page-turning, framed as an interview.
At about 400 pages it is a longer read: roughly 8 hours at an average reading pace (about 250 words a minute, 300 words a page). Audiobook and edition lengths vary.
Good to know
Includes LGBTQ+ themes.
The premise
Aging Hollywood icon Evelyn Hugo picks a young journalist to write her life story and reveals the truth behind her glamorous, scandalous career and seven marriages.
What you’ll get
- A page-turning story of fame and secrets
- A sweeping timeline
- A big emotional payoff
You might skip it if you dislike stories with sad turns.
Pairs well with: The Midnight Library · The Book Thief
Keep exploring the chart
Also on the chart at #91 and #93
Questions about The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
What rank is The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo on the Top 100 books?
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is #92 on BookWard's Top 100 books for September 2026, with a BookWard Score of 50 out of 100.
Is The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo rising or falling?
Cooling. It ranks lower this week than over the past year, so interest is softening from its recent level. On Open Library, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo ranks outside the top 200 this week, #130 this month, and #153 over the past year.
Why is The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo on the Top 100?
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo made the list mainly on being read right now (+14.1 points) and reader love (+13.8 points). Its smallest contribution is rising (+0.8).
How many people are reading The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo right now?
Open Library's reading logs show 178 readers currently reading The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, 4,927 who want to read it and 265 who have logged it as read (as of 2026-09-30). These are counts from one public source, not all readers.
How much interest has The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo had over the past year?
393 Open Library shelf adds in the past 12 months (peak September 2025, 52); latest three months down 20% on the prior three; 394,850 Wikipedia views in the past 12 months (up 42% over the latest three months). Figures come from Open Library and Wikipedia public data.
Who is The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo best for?
Readers who like glamorous historical drama.
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How we know
This page is built from public data: Open Library’s dated reading-log and ratings dumps, Wikipedia page views, Wikidata, and BookWard’s own monthly Top 100 snapshots. The interest rank blends shelf adds (45%), Wikipedia page views (30%), rating activity (10%) and, for months where a snapshot exists, BookWard’s own score (15%), each as a percentile among the Top 100 books. Every month shown is real data; nothing is estimated. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Last updated September 2026. Read the full methodology.
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