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gen_denis's review against another edition
3.0
I'm still trying to decide if I prefered this one or Something Borrowed...
shhchar's review against another edition
4.0
3.5/5 Stars.
Wasn't as good as the first one. Even when Darcy was her 'better self' she still felt fake. Under-developed, I'll say. It's rated highly probably because I plain out adore Ethan. :D
Wasn't as good as the first one. Even when Darcy was her 'better self' she still felt fake. Under-developed, I'll say. It's rated highly probably because I plain out adore Ethan. :D
stephxsu's review against another edition
4.0
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 Marcus refuses to have anything to do with her, Darcy, panicked and out of options in what once was the opportunity-filled New York, decides to go stay with her childhood friend Ethan in London. So she packs up most of her clothes and toiletries and jets over to Ethan’s tiny basement flat, sharing his bed with him.
At first, Darcy is having a blast in London, what with all the new shopping that she can do and all. Who needs Rachel and Dex anyway? But a big fight with Ethan opens her eyes to all her faults. Despite his stinging words, Darcy realizes that he has only spoken the truth, and vows to turn her life around, for herself, her unborn baby, and Ethan.
And changing herself turns out to not be very difficult at all. She finds a gynecologist, Geoffrey Moore, but very soon switches doctors after she and Geoffrey start being an item. Geoffrey is everything Darcy had ever wanted in a man: handsome, rich, smart, caring. The perfect gentleman. Which is just as well because Ethan has started to see someone too.
But although life in London is turning out just as she imagined—finding the perfect man to take care of her and her child—something is just not right. Darcy can’t seem to pinpoint it out, until, over her baby’s security, she realizes that maybe she was with the wrong man. That maybe she had never been in love before until this moment, and that the man she loved was right next to her and just might love her back.
As always, Giffin does an envious job creating real, complex characters and helping them grow into better people. In SOMETHING BORROWED Darcy was the me-me-me girl who wanted and got everything and who got on your nerves, but here she is a genuine heroine who you can grow to love and cheer for.
At first, Darcy is having a blast in London, what with all the new shopping that she can do and all. Who needs Rachel and Dex anyway? But a big fight with Ethan opens her eyes to all her faults. Despite his stinging words, Darcy realizes that he has only spoken the truth, and vows to turn her life around, for herself, her unborn baby, and Ethan.
And changing herself turns out to not be very difficult at all. She finds a gynecologist, Geoffrey Moore, but very soon switches doctors after she and Geoffrey start being an item. Geoffrey is everything Darcy had ever wanted in a man: handsome, rich, smart, caring. The perfect gentleman. Which is just as well because Ethan has started to see someone too.
But although life in London is turning out just as she imagined—finding the perfect man to take care of her and her child—something is just not right. Darcy can’t seem to pinpoint it out, until, over her baby’s security, she realizes that maybe she was with the wrong man. That maybe she had never been in love before until this moment, and that the man she loved was right next to her and just might love her back.
As always, Giffin does an envious job creating real, complex characters and helping them grow into better people. In SOMETHING BORROWED Darcy was the me-me-me girl who wanted and got everything and who got on your nerves, but here she is a genuine heroine who you can grow to love and cheer for.
mhorton88's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
s_wandering's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Literally not getting 5 stars cause of the continuous body shaming & casual racism “Marcus sounds like a black name🤮 ” otherwise I’ve never seen growth like this in any character in a LONG time in a lighthearted romance!
This was an actual love story and not just “I want it and deserve it” like what Rachel did.
This was an actual love story and not just “I want it and deserve it” like what Rachel did.
emmascr's review against another edition
3.0
So after finishing Something Borrowed I instantly started Something Blue. I found Darcy to be so irritating throughout Something Borrowed and I found the ending rather fitting and only mildly surprised. However throughout this book I did soften and start to like Darcy a bit more. This book is the perfect ending to Something Borrowed.
channiebess's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
kb_hg's review against another edition
3.0
The two things I liked was the growth of the character and the ending
yellauraya's review against another edition
4.0
★★★★☆
4.00 STARS
As I've mentioned in my Something Borrowed review, though I wanted to root for Rachel and Dex's relationship, I just couldn't completely do it because of Darcy. I felt a bit sympathetic because she was cheated on by her fiancee and betrayed by her best friend. Though she has a fair share of blame, they all to blame actually, the relationship started with that sort of circumtance wasn't the kind I want to root for.
BUT, as I was reading Something Blue , the sympathy I have had for Darcy was just thrown out of the window. As I've said, all of them has a fair share of blame. All of those involved were not blameless. Rachel and Dex knew about that. Marcus somehow admitted that. But Darcy didn't. She shamelessly throw every ounce of blame to everyone else but herself. She never even dare to think through all of it. About her own mistakes. She just justified her mistake by raising the 'friendship betrayal' than the fact about her own infidelity. It was as if her unfaithfulness was nothing compared to Rachel's betrayal. Which was definitely should not be the case. She was blameless, the innocent, the victim -- that was all what Darcy thought she was.
My hate for Darcy was drastically growing every single minute of reading about her attitue. Her selfishness, her ways of getting what she wants, her judgemental perspective, her poisonous dose of competitiveness. Everything about her toxic attitude. Her friendship with Rachel always involved a competition. Her anger about the situation always lies about being the second next to Rachel. That she would never accept that Rachel would be above her. It was pure selfishness. And I despised her for that.
But my hate for her slowly started to fade the moment she decided to change herself. Maybe not because of herself at first, but because she wanted to show Ethan that she can. It was a good start though, having to consider to change even not for herself. But after quite some time, she was genuinely ready to change, not only because of Ethan but also because of her unborn children and herself. I was like a proud mother watching her, slowly but surely, grow. I was starting to loved the new and improved Darcy. Trying to be sensitive, mature and considerate. Trying not to unleash her own self again. I just loved how she became less impulsive. I was just happy on how much she changed a lot, not overnight, but over the course of time. And I am glad because Ethan made a lot of involvement in her changes.
Her romance with Ethan is also something I definitely rooted, maybe more than Rachel and Dex's. Darcy's way of resisting her growing attraction for Ethan, thinking of their friendship. The fact that she didn't imposed her old ways as she always did just to get what she wanted. Her sensibility about her relationship with Geoffrey despite having feelings for Ethan, thinking that ending her relationship with her boyfriend should comes first even if it means hurting him than cheating on him, her mistake she did with Dex. She grew so much about the span of time with Ethan. And I couldn't think of other ways to lead the story other than this. I loved this so much. So much more than Something Borrowed , I think. Maybe because Darcy and Ethan's relationship didn't started out like Rachel and Dex's. That their relationship served as the start of healing process, not as to destroy relationship as what Rachel and Dex's were. I didn't want to compare, but its just the fact that I couldn't deny myself.
And! I so loved Emily Giffin's writing! I loved how she clearly and brilliantly chooses her words. I read a lot of fictional romance/chicklit and it would always take a lot of effort for me to go through it. I was so glad that Giffin's words were uncomplicated that made me immersed into it easily, if you know what I mean.
4.00 STARS
As I've mentioned in my Something Borrowed review, though I wanted to root for Rachel and Dex's relationship, I just couldn't completely do it because of Darcy. I felt a bit sympathetic because she was cheated on by her fiancee and betrayed by her best friend. Though she has a fair share of blame, they all to blame actually, the relationship started with that sort of circumtance wasn't the kind I want to root for.
BUT, as I was reading Something Blue , the sympathy I have had for Darcy was just thrown out of the window. As I've said, all of them has a fair share of blame. All of those involved were not blameless. Rachel and Dex knew about that. Marcus somehow admitted that. But Darcy didn't. She shamelessly throw every ounce of blame to everyone else but herself. She never even dare to think through all of it. About her own mistakes. She just justified her mistake by raising the 'friendship betrayal' than the fact about her own infidelity. It was as if her unfaithfulness was nothing compared to Rachel's betrayal. Which was definitely should not be the case. She was blameless, the innocent, the victim -- that was all what Darcy thought she was.
My hate for Darcy was drastically growing every single minute of reading about her attitue. Her selfishness, her ways of getting what she wants, her judgemental perspective, her poisonous dose of competitiveness. Everything about her toxic attitude. Her friendship with Rachel always involved a competition. Her anger about the situation always lies about being the second next to Rachel. That she would never accept that Rachel would be above her. It was pure selfishness. And I despised her for that.
But my hate for her slowly started to fade the moment she decided to change herself. Maybe not because of herself at first, but because she wanted to show Ethan that she can. It was a good start though, having to consider to change even not for herself. But after quite some time, she was genuinely ready to change, not only because of Ethan but also because of her unborn children and herself. I was like a proud mother watching her, slowly but surely, grow. I was starting to loved the new and improved Darcy. Trying to be sensitive, mature and considerate. Trying not to unleash her own self again. I just loved how she became less impulsive. I was just happy on how much she changed a lot, not overnight, but over the course of time. And I am glad because Ethan made a lot of involvement in her changes.
Her romance with Ethan is also something I definitely rooted, maybe more than Rachel and Dex's. Darcy's way of resisting her growing attraction for Ethan, thinking of their friendship. The fact that she didn't imposed her old ways as she always did just to get what she wanted. Her sensibility about her relationship with Geoffrey despite having feelings for Ethan, thinking that ending her relationship with her boyfriend should comes first even if it means hurting him than cheating on him, her mistake she did with Dex. She grew so much about the span of time with Ethan. And I couldn't think of other ways to lead the story other than this. I loved this so much. So much more than Something Borrowed , I think. Maybe because Darcy and Ethan's relationship didn't started out like Rachel and Dex's. That their relationship served as the start of healing process, not as to destroy relationship as what Rachel and Dex's were. I didn't want to compare, but its just the fact that I couldn't deny myself.
And! I so loved Emily Giffin's writing! I loved how she clearly and brilliantly chooses her words. I read a lot of fictional romance/chicklit and it would always take a lot of effort for me to go through it. I was so glad that Giffin's words were uncomplicated that made me immersed into it easily, if you know what I mean.
nebulous40's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0