The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

I know a lot of people loved this book, and I don't want to take their joy away from them. These views are entirely subjective. I did not finish reading this book. I found it unrealistic and contrived, a fluffy pastiche of hollywood fanfiction whose intrigues could not overcome simplistic and heavy-handed writing. And I mean to cast no aspersions on the validity of fanfiction there, only to comment that the story does not feel original in plot or writing style and does not have the flair, eloquence, metaphor, meaning, and rhythm of solid literary fare.
I found the central characters of Monique and Evelyn lacked emotion, soul, and nuance for my liking and seemed tired and without freshness or complexity.