Something Borrowed
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Book Reviews of Something Borrowed
Book Review: GreenBeanTeenQueen Reviews: www.greenbeanteenqueen.com
Summary: 4 Stars
No, it's not a YA book, but I read it for the 48 Hour Reading Challenge and sometimes I need an adult book. (And yes, my adult books are usually chick lit!)
The thing Emily Giffin does so well is that she takes "the other woman" story and flips it around-you are more sympathetic towards Rachel than Darcy. Darcy comes off as a manipulative friend who only cares about herself. Maybe I could relate to Rachel because I've had a friend like Darcy!
But I cared about Rachel, and even though her relationship with Dex was taboo, I wanted it to work out. I read some reviews that were complaining how they didn't like how the book was about Rachel's affair, which yes, I agree it was annoying that's how the relationship started. But really, you knew that going in to the story, so it's not a big surprise. Plus it helped that I found Darcy so annoying!
I listened to part of this on audiobook and read the other half and it worked as both for me. The narrator of the audiobook captured Rachel's voice perfectly and Emily Giffin's writing was perfect that moving from listening to the book to actually reading it was no problem.
I bought the sequel, Something Blue, right after I finished this one and I've been told by many readers they enjoyed that one even better, so I'm looking forward to reading it. Overall Something Borrowed would make a great vacation/summer read and I'll be checking out Emily Giffin's other titles.
Book Review: Something Borrowed
Summary: 4 Stars
I got this book through GoodReads' giveaways. Emily Giffin's covers have always attracted me because they look so simple but elegant.
The book is about Rachel, who just turned 30, is not married and is a good friend to Darcy ... until her drunken birthday party where she sleeps with Darcy's soon-to-be husband. Rachel feels horrible and so does Dexter( the Fiance). They vow to never do it again, but soon realize they feel something toward one and other.
Most of the book is Rachel either talking to herself or to others about Darcy. Her friends think has some comeuppance and deserves what Rachel did/ is doing. It was the kind of book I wanted to talk back to and say, "yeah she may have deserved it, but it's still wrong to do." So sometimes the book was a little frustrating, but something kept me hooked to find out what was going to happen.
There is a sequel to this book that is all about Darcy called Something Blue. It may fall in my to be read mountain.
Book Review: Borrowing Love
Summary: 4 Stars
This was the second book that I read by Emily Giffin, and although I did not enjoy it as much as Baby Proof (which I LOVED--the smart heroine, the funny story, everything) I thought this was an enjoyable read.
Something Borrowed has a fairly predictable chick lit storyline--the heroine Rachel, finally finds the guy of her dreams, but there are complications--mainly that he is getting married to her spoiled, self centered best friend, Darcy. Rachel is a very likable character, since most of us have been in the shadow of a real primadona like Darcy at some point in our lives, so you really feel for her when she discovers that Dex, who she had always thought was way out her league has a thing for her. An affair and heartbreak ensues.
This book is a fun read and it will suck you in. I would recommend this to anyone looking for light summer reading--the summertime setting and romance will make for fun beach reading.
Book Review: A fun fast read
Summary: 4 Stars
I truly enjoyed this book; I have been hooked on the Janet Evanovich books and have been looking for something that compared to them. I think I have found the ones. I bought this book in the Denver airport knowing that I would be there for awhile and started reading the book at the airport, I read the book all through my flight and as soon I got home finished it and wanted to read more. The characters reminded me a lot of my self during my single life. It is a story based on a woman that allows her friend to pretty much run her life; because of the fact that Rachel has no confidence in herself she allows it to happen. She soon finds out that she is actually in love with her best friends fiancé and goes through the turmoil of what to do with her new found love for Dexter and if he will call of his marriage to Darcy to be with her.
This book keeps you wondering clear till the end.
Book Review: Prequel for Something Blue
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is suppose to be a prequel for Something Borrowed but I don't think it matters if you read it out of order. This is the same story as Something Blue but from the perspective of Rachel, the smart, hard working, good girl that was best friends with Darcy the pretty popular girl. Rachel is a devoted friend and also a little naive to Darcy. Rachel sets up Darcy with one of her male classmates at law school and watches them get engaged and on the verge of marriage. Then, on Rachel's 30th birthday party, she has a fling with Darcy's fiance. It is shocking to her but she doesn't want to stop. She struggles with her loyalty to Darcy or following her heart for a guy she liked but never had the confidence to go for herself, but rather set him up with her pretty friend.