• “This [book] was like if you blended the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo with the opulence and wealth of Gossip Girl.”
• “This is about a very wealthy family. And the main heiress, Ruby, … had a really, really odd disappearance when she was very little. And then in her adult years, all of her husbands have died very mysteriously.”
• “It was so quick. It was so shocking. I loved this.”

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• “[T]his is actually a historical non-fiction, but don't get scared away by that.”
• “[T]his is literally my favorite book of all time.”
• “[It] takes you through the history of the Plaza Hotel in New York, which [is] a very expensive, very nice old hotel [that] has a lot of history and a lot of juicy drama.”
• “If you like the Hollywood glamour drama aspect of Evelyn Hugo, you will love this.”

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• “[T]here's romance, there's drama, there's scandal, and every chapter is written from a different character's point of view, which I really like.”
• “[T]hese books will take you on the same twists and turns [as] Evelyn Hugo did.”

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• “These books are basically about if [America had] a royal family. And it takes you through the life [of] being royalty.…”
• “There's scandal, there's drama, there's romance, twists and turns.”
• “All the characters are like 19-24 years old, I would say.”

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• “This book is about a woman in the 1950s. She's a chemist and [the book is about] her life as a woman in science [and] her struggles with sexism.”
• “What reminds me of Taylor Jenkins Reid with this book is the incredibly specific and vivid imagery and timeline.… It's about people that aren't real, but it feels very real… There are parts of it that are very sad—again like Taylor Jenkins Reid—and there are moments that are just hilarious.…”

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• “If you want a really thorny Sapphic relationship that is complicated due to situational reasons, and also is really beautifully written, I would recommend Our Wives Under the Sea.”
• “Julia Armfield has an incredible command of prose and character.”
• “[This book has more of a] thriller style, so if you wanted something a little bit twistier akin to Evelyn Hugo, pick this one up.”

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• “If you have seen [the TV show] Gentleman Jack, she is the titular Gentleman Jack.”
• “A lot of her journal entries were written in code because she identified as a lesbian in the 1800s, which is incredible.…”
• “It's a beautiful read.… She's a very important historical figure.”

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• “[This book and its sequel] are basically run-of-the-mill [gay] romance books, but look at those cute characters.”
• “Much spicier than I thought they would be.”
• “[T]here's a good amount of conflict, but the relationships are also quite healthy, which is not something that I would say of the relationship in Evelyn Hugo”
• “I recommend them.”

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“If you liked the Hollywood vibes of Evelyn Hugo, I recommend Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner. This is about a powerhouse famous actress and her [same-sex] assistant slowly falling in love, and it's really cute.”

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• “I'm sure we're all aware of this because of the film but the book itself is really worth a read.”
• “This was published in 1952, so if Evelyn Hugo appealed to you because of the [50s vibes], go for this [book instead].”
• “There is a through line of love and affection that I think reads really gorgeously.”

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• “Another classic of the [Sapphic fiction] genre”
• “[I]t is about a thief, and she tries to do a theft but accidentally falls in love with a beautiful lady.”
• “This book completely owns.”

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• “My personal favorite [book by Taylor Jenkins Reid] is One True Loves.”
• “This is about a woman who is grieving the loss of her husband after thinking he has died in a tragic accident, only to discover years later when she's finally starting to move on, that he was actually alive the entire time and trying to make his way back to her.”
• “[If you loved Seven Husbands, then I think you would love this.]”

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• “[Carrie Soto Is Back] is a book that I did not think that I would love because it has so many tennis references, which I know nothing about. However, I would easily say that this is one of my top 5 books for the entire year.”
• “[If you loved Seven Husbands, then I think you would love this.]”

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• “I absolutely loved [this book, and] so I think it needs more hype.”
• “City of Girls is about a girl named Vivian in the 1940s who … gets sent to live with her Aunt Peg [who] owns a theater in Manhattan. So Vivian takes part in this theater and … navigates life in Manhattan: partying, drugs, love, romance, sex, all of that [which reminds me of] Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.”

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• “This book is … the story of a young Indian-American woman [Advika] … who is married to this older producer who has had a string of wives before her. And it has this really amazing hook where one of his wives passes away, and she says that she will give Advika one million dollars if she leaves [her husband] Julian.”
• “It's so juicy, really readable, really fun, really interesting.”
• “If you're a fan of Evelyn Hugo—if you like this kind of in-depth look at the business and glamour sides of Hollywood and all the dark mess swirling underneath it—I highly recommend you go pick [this book] up.”

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