Something Blue 
asked by scanner on November 5, 2006 2:39 PM
Darcy Rhone thought she had it all figured out: the more beautiful the girl, the more charmed her life. Never mind substance. Never mind playing by the rules. Never mind karma. But Darcys neat, perfect world turns upside down when her best friend, Rachel, the plain-Jane good girl, steals her fianc, while Darcy finds herself completely alone for the first time in her lifewith a baby on the way. Darcy tries to recover, fleeing to her childhood friend living in London and resorting to her tried-and-true methods for getting what she wants. But as she attempts to recreate her glamorous life on a new continent, Darcy finds that her rules no longer apply. It is only then that Darcy can begin her journey toward self-awareness, forgiveness, and motherhood. Something Blue is a novel about one womans surprising discoveries about the true meaning of friendship, love, and happily-ever-after. Its a novel for anyone who has ever, even secretly, wondered if the last thing you want is really the one thing you need.
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I was one of the few that disliked "Something Borrowed" (mainly because I didn't like Rachel and Dex). I read Something Blue to see what happens next with this love triangle. . .
Darcy is very blue indeed in the begining of this book as she has just discovered her fiance (whom she had dated for 7 years) half naked in her best friend Rachel's closet. After she got done telling Rachel she was pregnant with the baby of one of the groomsmen from her now called off wedding! After the ugly scene in Rachel's apartment Darcy finds herself alone and defeated. A first for her. Even her mom seems to be pulling away. She needs to get away to figure out what to do next in her life. She flies off to London to stay with a childhood friend, Ethan. In London, Darcy finally starts to grow up. She learns what really matters in life. But has she learned in time to find true happiness?
Unlike Rachel in "Something Borrowed" I was really rooting for Darcy!!!
Darcy is very blue indeed in the begining of this book as she has just discovered her fiance (whom she had dated for 7 years) half naked in her best friend Rachel's closet. After she got done telling Rachel she was pregnant with the baby of one of the groomsmen from her now called off wedding! After the ugly scene in Rachel's apartment Darcy finds herself alone and defeated. A first for her. Even her mom seems to be pulling away. She needs to get away to figure out what to do next in her life. She flies off to London to stay with a childhood friend, Ethan. In London, Darcy finally starts to grow up. She learns what really matters in life. But has she learned in time to find true happiness?
Unlike Rachel in "Something Borrowed" I was really rooting for Darcy!!!
reviewed by titanium7 on November 12, 2006 3:19 AM
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Emily Giffin paints with a rather broad brush. What would you say? ..... it's well-crafted but not exactly subtle. Her first-person character, Darcy Rhone, is pretty, petty, conniving, shallow, egotistical and to top it off, a gold-digger. Giffin makes sure we readers REALLY get that. Maybe she's hoping even the dimmest bimbo can't miss the message.
Anyway, Darcy's materialistic choices propel her into the dog house until she has to trick her only remaining friend - Ethan, a writer who has a tiny flat in London - into letting her "visit". She has no intention of keeping her promise of a few weeks' stay, as she needs to sponge off someone while getting through her ill-advised pregnancy.
The story line is a mixture of simpleton wackiness, sexuality and an extremely obvious sudden change in Darcy's attitude and behavior following a verbal reality check delivered by Ethan. Everything ends up "happily ever after" in an almost Pollyanna-ish finish.
"Something Blue" is a good, amusing read with much skillful writing and a moral to the story; still not exactly rocket science, folks.
Anyway, Darcy's materialistic choices propel her into the dog house until she has to trick her only remaining friend - Ethan, a writer who has a tiny flat in London - into letting her "visit". She has no intention of keeping her promise of a few weeks' stay, as she needs to sponge off someone while getting through her ill-advised pregnancy.
The story line is a mixture of simpleton wackiness, sexuality and an extremely obvious sudden change in Darcy's attitude and behavior following a verbal reality check delivered by Ethan. Everything ends up "happily ever after" in an almost Pollyanna-ish finish.
"Something Blue" is a good, amusing read with much skillful writing and a moral to the story; still not exactly rocket science, folks.
reviewed by runabout on November 27, 2006 10:05 PM
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I have now read "Something Borrowed", "Something Blue", and "Baby Proof" and I just loved them all. They just hit home on so many points. Anyone can relate to something in these books.
I just can't wait for Emily Giffin to write some more. I'll be the first one in line to buy.
I just can't wait for Emily Giffin to write some more. I'll be the first one in line to buy.
reviewed by formula on November 29, 2006 8:45 AM