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I decided to buy this book after reading Emily Giffin's "Something Borrowed." There was an excerpt in the back of "Something Borrowed" for "Something Blue," and because I am always interested in the "after story," I searched Ebay for the sequel. This book is, in many ways, more interesting than the first, perhaps because the ground work had already been laid in "Something Borrowed" regarding the main character (Darcy) of this follow-up book, a self-centered, spoiled rich girl who is the epitome of everything shallow. I started off not liking this character at all (her attitude towards life and towards her "best friend" Rachel reminded me of someone I went to high school with, hitting a little too close to home initially), but, by the time I got mid-way through the book, I was rooting for Darcy and egging her on to victory. For me, the best thing about this book is the transformation of Darcy, from someone who does not know the true meaning of the word friend to someone who realizes what loving someone really means and who finally understands the damage her behavior has caused those around her, as well as what it has cost her. Emily Giffin's writing style flows naturally and without any pretentiousness, as if she almost doesn't have to think about what to say. I found it very difficult to put this book down (along with her other books, which includes her newest novel, "Baby Proof". I kept promising myself only one more chapter, but one chapter lead to another, lead to another, and so on. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is looking to find a book easy to read but with a touching (albeit a tad sappy) moral and message to the story.Read full review
Darcy is beautiful. Beautiful and immature and selfish and spiteful and not a very likable person, actually. You're in her shoes, though, so you stick it out with her. You travel with her as she cheats on her fiance, basically because she's bored with him and because the new guy showed some interested in her all-brains/average looks best friend, Rachel. You travel with her as she becomes pregnant with the stoner she cheated with, breaks off her engagement, and finds her ex-fiance and Rachel in bed together. You travel with her as she replaces Rachel with the equally unlikable Claire. As she drives the stoner nuts with her Rachel obsession. As he dumps her, pregnant, and she begs for the fiance back. She hits a low. But then you travel with her as she moves to England and becomes a new, and better, person. Though Rachel isn't in the book a lot, her presence is. Emily Giffin does an outstanding job with that. By the end of the book, you will love Darcy. The book is very cleverly and appropriately titled "Something Blue" for a few reasons--symbolically, traditionally, and emotionally. Pick this one up; you'll love it! Stick with Darcy, too. Don't give up on her. She won't disappoint.Read full review
This writer wrote a seris of two books. I picked one of them up at a garage sale. I had no idea that I would get drawn into the novel enough that I had to search for the sequel. I wanted to learn more about the outcome of the characters. The books kept my attention and more. If you find a good buy, read them in order. You will find the need to know the rest of the story. Defiantly entertaining.
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This book is the conclusion of the story started with Giffin's "Something Borrowed". The preview given at the end of Giffin's first novel is enough to make the laziest of readers eager to get their hands on "Something Blue." This book is very entertaining and difficult to put down...will the girl get the guy and will she live happily ever after?!? The ending is somewhat predictable, but quite enjoyable nonetheless and will leave readers smiling and believing in second chances.
Great book at a great price!
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