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Something Blue (Darcy & Rachel #2)
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Emily Giffin
Following the smash-hit SOMETHING BORROWED comes story of betrayal, redemption, and forgiveness. Darcy Rhone has always been able to rely on a few things: Her beauty and charm. Her fiance, Dex. Her lifelong best friend, Rachel. She never needed anything else. Or so she thinks until Dex calls off their dream wedding and she uncovers the ultimate betrayal. Blaming everyone...more
Paperback, 338 pages
Published
March 21st 2006
by St. Martin's Griffin
(first published June 1st 2005)
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Okay, so I hated that this book focused on Darcy and not Rachel. I left Something Borrowed really hating that character. 254 pages in, and I still thought she sucked. The plot was fairly predictable--you knew she was seeking redemption in the novel as well as with the reader, and the ending was equally predictable.
I loved the focus on Ethan as he was one of my favorite characters from Something Borrowed.
I was completely resistant to the movement as I knew where this...more
I loved the focus on Ethan as he was one of my favorite characters from Something Borrowed.
I was completely resistant to the movement as I knew where this...more
Something Blue is the follow-up to Something Borrowed. This story is from Darcy's point of view. I loved this book and it is a very quick read. I have to admit I hated Darcy in Something Borrowed and even did at the beginning of Something Blue. I felt that she was finally getting what she deserved when everything started to go down hill for her. Part of me even started to feel sorry for her at her lowest points.
What I liked in this book, is that Ethan, her childhood friend, fi...more
What I liked in this book, is that Ethan, her childhood friend, fi...more
After some very funny moments on book one:
some huge changes due to meaningful love triangles:
And the lost of a very important friendship:
we get to Darcy's and Ethan's book and let me just say: OMG I LOVED THIS BOOK! I had already fallen in love with the characters in it after watching the movie based on Something Borrowed, but now I can certainly say that Darcy and Ethan were the real deal. While Rachel and Dex were great, Darcy & Ethan just...more
some huge changes due to meaningful love triangles:
And the lost of a very important friendship:
we get to Darcy's and Ethan's book and let me just say: OMG I LOVED THIS BOOK! I had already fallen in love with the characters in it after watching the movie based on Something Borrowed, but now I can certainly say that Darcy and Ethan were the real deal. While Rachel and Dex were great, Darcy & Ethan just...more
This is the follow-up to Something Borrowed told from the perspective of the best friend Darcy. In the first book, we meet Darcy and learn that she is the beautiful best friend who has everything handed to her on a silver platter. After her plain-jane best friend, Rachel, steals her perfect fiance in the first book, you feel like Darcy got a good dose of karma. She did, after all, cheat on her fiance too and ended up pregnant while still engaged.
I almost didn't want to read this...more
I almost didn't want to read this...more
I was blown away by this book. If you hate the main character when you start reading, don't worry, you're supposed to!!!! But, keep reading because the story is incredible and you will learn to root for Darcy Rhone whether you like it or not! Fantastic read!!! (Be sure to read "Something Borrowed" first or this book will not make as much sense)
Spoiler Alert: Some of the other reviews I have read of this book are very cynical regarding Darcy's transformation...however, the...more
Spoiler Alert: Some of the other reviews I have read of this book are very cynical regarding Darcy's transformation...however, the...more
So I read this, the follow-up to "Something Borrowed", this morning. It follows narcissist Darcy after lifelong-best-friend Rachel steals her fiancé Dex. And while it was great to see Darcy's development as a character, I didn't feel like this book was quite as eventful as the last one. Maybe it's just that I find pregnancy to be less exciting than l-o-v-e. Still, Darcy holing up in London but not really knowing anyone didn't provide the same opportunities for learning experiences/...more
I really liked Something Blue!! I would have given it a 4,5 if I had the option. It is the sequel to Something Borrowed, which I truly enjoyed reading as well. I was expecting this sequel be about Darcy and Rachel's relationship but in Darcy's voice. Although their relationship is developed in this book it is not the main focus.
This story focuses more on Darcy's feelings and emotions. I was ready to hate Darcy because she is so shallow and superficial, but to my surprise I love...more
This story focuses more on Darcy's feelings and emotions. I was ready to hate Darcy because she is so shallow and superficial, but to my surprise I love...more
In this sequel to Something Borrowed, Darcy takes centre stage. Despite her bitchy attitude and snide personality in Something Borrowed, I still found her a much more interesting character than the boringly Dex-obsessed Rachel - her beau stealing story was interesting, sure, but I was glad to move on to Darcy's side of the fence.
So we get to see Darcy's skewed view of the world, all the while learning where her shallowness comes from so that you can sort of forgive her for her insens...more
So we get to see Darcy's skewed view of the world, all the while learning where her shallowness comes from so that you can sort of forgive her for her insens...more
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So after reading “Something Borrowed” (and LOVING it in spite of myself), I figured, well now I have to read “Something Blue”. The freakishly obnoxious b*tch from the first book is obviously going to get what’s coming to her in the sequel and frankly, the devil in me is just in the mood to read about it. Unfortunately this is not how “Blue” plays out. To be fair, any book that is published with the chick lit logo is going to have an impossibly perfect, Bridget Jones become...more
So after reading “Something Borrowed” (and LOVING it in spite of myself), I figured, well now I have to read “Something Blue”. The freakishly obnoxious b*tch from the first book is obviously going to get what’s coming to her in the sequel and frankly, the devil in me is just in the mood to read about it. Unfortunately this is not how “Blue” plays out. To be fair, any book that is published with the chick lit logo is going to have an impossibly perfect, Bridget Jones become...more
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I start this book with a jaded view of this character. She only confirms that she is as narcicistic as her friend suspected. This book is fun to read in that you get a totally different point of view of the story in Something Borrowed; however, it is also a continuation of this book. Something Blue follows Darcy, the friend of Rachel from the book Something Borrowed. Darcy is pregnant and looking to move on with her life. As I said, the book goes back and talks about some of the things in S...more
This book is the sequel to Something Borrowed which I have not yet read. The first book is voiced from the friend who ends up with her best friend's fiance. The second book Something Blue is voiced from the soon to be bride that recently lost her fiance to her best friend. Going into this I thought I would feel terrible for the soon to be bride but when you find out more about her you, you soon realize that she is so full of herself and she has also done somethings wrong. I wanted to keep re...more
I was looking forward to reading this book. I had just finished an excellent book and was ready to start another. Boy was I in for a shock! This book was bad. It was actually a chore to keep reading, but I hate to leave a book unfinished. My husband was actually hiding the book around the apartment so that I wouldn't have to read any more of it. This book is chick-lit at it's poorest. The main character was flat and the plot was ludicrous.
If you want to read some GOOD chick-lit pleas...more
If you want to read some GOOD chick-lit pleas...more
Not as good as "Something Borrowed", but an OK book.
It seemed unrealistic how quickly the main character flips from being completely self-centered to a giving and ready mother. The small dramas in "Something Borrowed" were petty and common, but they were also heartbreaking. In this book, the drama is petty and less interesting.
For example, Darcy realizes after a hundred pages that she needs to stop drinking cocktails because it could hurt her unborn ...more
It seemed unrealistic how quickly the main character flips from being completely self-centered to a giving and ready mother. The small dramas in "Something Borrowed" were petty and common, but they were also heartbreaking. In this book, the drama is petty and less interesting.
For example, Darcy realizes after a hundred pages that she needs to stop drinking cocktails because it could hurt her unborn ...more
I enjoyed this book much better than Something Borrowed. Maybe because I knew of Darcy from Rachels point of view and was anxious to see what she was really like. The story flowed much better than the previous book and there was never a dull moment in this one and the ending was just perfect.
A quick easy read. I was able to read this book in two sittings.
A quick easy read. I was able to read this book in two sittings.
I was skeptical about reading this sequel after finishing the preview in the back of Something Borrowed. I rushed off to pick up Something Blue and I have to say I absolutely hated Darcy in the first book and I finished Something Blue with lukewarm feelings. I suppose, as a fan of Rachel, it was easy to hate Darcy in the first book and it was quite difficult to shake my opinion of her while reading Something Blue. However, I absolutely loved Giffin's idea of writing Something Blue from Darcy'...more
At the end of SOMETHING BORROWED, Rachel’s life seemed to be on the upswing, while her ex-best friend Darcy’s was going downhill fast. Darcy was pregnant with Marcus’ baby, while she found out that Dex, her ex-fiancé, had been having an affair with Rachel—that traitor!—for the whole summer. It’s enough to give any girl used to luxury, comfort, and coddling (like Darcy is) a major migraine that even a shopping spree won’t help. Darcy intends to marry Marcus and raise their baby together, but when...more
All I can say is .....WOW, July 22, 2008
I read this book with low expectations. I had read Baby Proof by Emily Griffin and found it to be somewhat average. I read this only because the reviews were so high. (and I haven't read Something Borrowed Yet).
It is a wonderful, touching story about an initially, selfish, superficial woman who worries too much abou having the best, being the best, the most loved, most wanted etc.
She has an affair with her fiancee's friend re...more
I read this book with low expectations. I had read Baby Proof by Emily Griffin and found it to be somewhat average. I read this only because the reviews were so high. (and I haven't read Something Borrowed Yet).
It is a wonderful, touching story about an initially, selfish, superficial woman who worries too much abou having the best, being the best, the most loved, most wanted etc.
She has an affair with her fiancee's friend re...more
So, even though I didn't love Something Borrowed, the ending was so sudden, I felt compelled to finish the story by reading Something Blue. I have to admit that I hate drama queens in real life, and Darcy is all about creating drama in her life. For the first portion of the book, I focused on how, as a character, Darcy was exactly as I remembered her from before. She was obsessed with figuring out how someone could not lover her the most, and destructive in her competitiveness. After a very well...more
I read this book after a best friend of mine had bragged a lot about "Something Borrowed" the movie. She also bought the novel. I read one chapter of it and fell in love with Giffin's writing. In short, I watched the movie and got annoyed with Dex and Rachel's behavior toward Darcy. (Well, Darcy's been annoying too).
But then, at the end of the movie, there was a glimpse of the next chapter between Darcy and Ethan (whoops!). Since Ethan (who's played by John Krasinski) had bee...more
But then, at the end of the movie, there was a glimpse of the next chapter between Darcy and Ethan (whoops!). Since Ethan (who's played by John Krasinski) had bee...more
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The book I read was Something blue, by Emily Giffin. This book is the squeal to the successful book, and movie Something Borrowed. The book is about a young beautiful woman Darcy Rhone who has always got what she wanted. Rachel, Darcy’s best friend since they were children was the one with the high-powered job. Rachel and Darcy have always been irresistible until Darcy finds out her husband Dex has been cheating on her with Rachel. However while this was all happening Darcy was cheating on Dex w...more
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Something Blue is an interesting work, because, though the book is enjoyable, the main character and narrator – Darcy Rhone – is unlikeable. As a woman, she's one of those girls – the ones who give the rest of us a bad reputation. She's shallow, selfish, and conceited, but, at the same time, though, she's not malicious. It's almost as though, as a reader, you're laughing at Darcy rather than with her. While you do not wish her ill will and do hope that she eventually matures and deepens as a per...more
I usually don't write reviews, because honestly, I can't be bothered to, since one or other reader always writes basically the same thing I felt while reading the book, so I just leave it at that.
However, I stand in a different position that probably most of the other readers since I've never read Something Borrowed or watched the movie. (I picked up this book as means of passing the time in the Discovery Cove park because I had nothing else to do.)
Cutting to the chase: I tru...more
However, I stand in a different position that probably most of the other readers since I've never read Something Borrowed or watched the movie. (I picked up this book as means of passing the time in the Discovery Cove park because I had nothing else to do.)
Cutting to the chase: I tru...more
The sequel to Something Borrowed, Something Blue is also another excellent book written by Emily Giffin. In this book Giffin creates and obstacle for herself by making the villain of her previous book out to be heroin. The character readers had come to hate, Darcy, is faced with the difficulty of being single and pregnant with the baby of the lover she cheated on her fiancé with. Throughout the story Darcy has to give up her materialistic nature, do some soul-searching and find herself as sh...more
What do you do when you lose your fiance, your lover, your money, your parents, your best friend, and most importantly yourself? Just ask Darcy Rhone and she will give you all of the answers. The book that I read this quarted was the book Something Blue by Emily Giffin. We see the transformation of a spoiled, self-obsorbed, rich girl to a different person.Her journey is highlighted well by the use of direct charachterization and indirect. The book tells a good message that if you need to start o...more
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I had no idea that pregnant women were such a hot commodity in the dating world. Forget match.com, just get yourself knocked up and men will be throwing themselves at you in no time. Generally, when I read chick lit, I have pretty low expectations - at best, it is the literary equivalent of eating a cupcake, at worst, it is like eating sickeningly sweet cotton candy. I really like Something Borrowed, and thought it was a really clever idea to revisit the story from another character's perspectiv...more
The difference between listening to a book and reading a book is pretty interesting to me. I listened to Something Borrowed, and read the physical book for Something Blue. Sometimes an audio book, if there's a decent narrator, can really clean up clunky prose and make it sound natural. I have to assume that's what happened in Something Borrowed, because I was really cringing at the writing style through a lot of this one. A lot of my beef is probably personal preference, as casual, chatty style ...more
This book was cute. A little too saccharine for my taste by the end, but it was a nice, quick read about growing up and realizing what's important in life. Darcy had experienced two horrible break ups in Something Borrowed, but worked to pull it all together in Something Blue, which I think a lot of women have had to do at different points in their life. The characters in this book are a little obvious, but I think that's because if you've ever been to high school or college, you know people lik...more
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Emily Giffin is a graduate of Wake Forest University and the University of Virginia School of Law. After practicing litigation at a Manhattan firm for several years, she moved to London to write full time. The author of four New York Times bestselling novels, she now lives in Atlanta with her husband and three young children.
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