

There are also Easter eggs hidden throughout the four books that make it clear that all of them are set in the same universe. All four novels are set in southern California, so readers get to see the landscape evolve over five decades. For starters, the publication order of the novels roughly follows chronological time: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is set in the 1950’s and 60’s, Daisy Jones and The Six is set in the 60’s and 70’s, Malibu Rising is set in the 80’s, and Carrie Soto is Back is set in the 90’s. I myself enjoyed all four.Īlthough the four novels don’t form a series, there is definitely continuity between all of them. Her four most widely-read books, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (2017), Daisy Jones and The Six (2019), Malibu Rising (2021), and Carrie Soto is Back (2022), have captivated audiences across the globe, leading to ample online discourse and theorizing. If you’re a reader, you’ve probably heard of the author Taylor Jenkins Reid: her novels have taken the literary world by storm, gripping TikTok, Instagram, and Youtube.

Arts book review A definitive ranking of the Taylor Jenkins Reid universe Four books, four eras: which deserves to be on top? By Anahita Srinivasan Apr.
