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mbenzz's review
4.0
OK, I normally HATE chick-lit books, and that was what I was expecting when I picked this up, but actually, I loved it! I read all the reviews before starting this and seeing as how everyone raved about it, I gave it a shot. So glad I did.
Rachel and Darcy have been best friends since their childhood in Indiana. Now they are both living in NYC and Rachel has just turned 30...and also just slept with Darcy's fiance. When I first started reading peoples reviews, I couldn't believe how they all rooted for Rachel and Dex...but after getting deeper and deeper into the book, I was doing the same thing! I actually grew to despise Darcy. She was so incredibly immature for a woman of 29 yrs. How Rachel managed to stay friends with her all that time was beyond me, but I loved the character of Rachel.
She's so down-to-earth, and I found myself saying a bunch of times, 'I know EXACTLY what she means!!', or, 'I've been there, and that's just what I was thinking to'. The ending was also really good. Half of it was a complete surprise, and I was very satisfied with the other half. I'm really looking forward to 'Something Blue' coming out this summer. Hopefully, it will continue the saga of this very entertaining group of people. I definitely recommend!!
Rachel and Darcy have been best friends since their childhood in Indiana. Now they are both living in NYC and Rachel has just turned 30...and also just slept with Darcy's fiance. When I first started reading peoples reviews, I couldn't believe how they all rooted for Rachel and Dex...but after getting deeper and deeper into the book, I was doing the same thing! I actually grew to despise Darcy. She was so incredibly immature for a woman of 29 yrs. How Rachel managed to stay friends with her all that time was beyond me, but I loved the character of Rachel.
She's so down-to-earth, and I found myself saying a bunch of times, 'I know EXACTLY what she means!!', or, 'I've been there, and that's just what I was thinking to'. The ending was also really good. Half of it was a complete surprise, and I was very satisfied with the other half. I'm really looking forward to 'Something Blue' coming out this summer. Hopefully, it will continue the saga of this very entertaining group of people. I definitely recommend!!
jenhurst's review
3.0
This was like the book of the summer up at the lake one summer. I remember all the moms being obsessed and passing Emily giffin’s books around all summer and they couldn’t stop talking about it.
For it’s time I can kind of understand it. It’s bad in a train wreck kind of way and the writing reminds me a lot of popular books in that era. If I would’ve read it at 14, I probably would’ve enjoyed it more since writing and dialect wise it reminded me of gossip girl, pretty little liars, angus thongs and full frontal snogging, princess diaries, etc. there’s the typical early 2000s fat shaming, problematic elements and “not like other girls trope”.
The whole book is Rachel having an affair with her best friends fiancé and making shitty excuses to justify it. The book is making Darcy into a villain and Rachel into an innocent victim and Darcy wasn’t really that bad…
For it’s time I can kind of understand it. It’s bad in a train wreck kind of way and the writing reminds me a lot of popular books in that era. If I would’ve read it at 14, I probably would’ve enjoyed it more since writing and dialect wise it reminded me of gossip girl, pretty little liars, angus thongs and full frontal snogging, princess diaries, etc. there’s the typical early 2000s fat shaming, problematic elements and “not like other girls trope”.
The whole book is Rachel having an affair with her best friends fiancé and making shitty excuses to justify it. The book is making Darcy into a villain and Rachel into an innocent victim and Darcy wasn’t really that bad…
karen_pug's review against another edition
3.0
I don't usually read chick lit but picked this one up at a book fair for 25 cents for those times I needed to read fluff. It was easy and enjoyable albeit predictable. The main characters are likeable even if you don't agree with their decisions.
If you are looking for an easy quick read it's worth picking it up.
If you are looking for an easy quick read it's worth picking it up.
therestlessbookflea07's review against another edition
1.0
Was not enjoying Rachel's decision no matter how "right" it felt. Dex isn't worthy at all. Did not finish the book and stopped at Chapter fifteen.
A massive NO.
A massive NO.
love2sk8's review
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
phlegmie's review
3.0
I have an arbitrary taste in romatic books, whereas it is the only field where my universal theory of media criteria (books > movie version) does not apply. With the strict exception of Sophie Kinsella, I enjoy my romantic comedies on my TV as I watch it with my mum while drinking my favorite cup of coffee.
Yet after watching the recent movie starring Giniffer Goodwin and Kate Hudson (which I terribly loved!), I must say that, despite my 'theory', it has led me to false hopes that the book might just be better in a British humour kinda way.
I have read the whole thing in a month with one to two-week stops. I don't know. Reading through Rachel's eyes felt like a chore. Honestly, the only thing that enticed me was the part where she narrated all her exes and past 'boy' endeavors and of course, when Darcy finally found of her bestfriend and Dex's affair. It was a pain to read her thoughts, most especially the part where Darcy was over at her apartment for a sleepover. Couldn't she at least try to be happy and nostalgic and not think of her bestfriend's fiancee for a while? Jeez. And if Darcy really was that mean and shallow, was Rachel that thick and oblivious to not notice it before? She needed Ethan to tell her that Darcy's acceptance to Notre Dame was fake. :| Couldn't she have had figured that out by herself?
And I was about to give her props for being a smartass lawyer. Now, she just seems like this middle-aged boring blob who can't even make up an excuse for the reason of Dex's watch being on her night table for crissakes ("I bought it in London!") and who spent almost all of her life under Darcy's shadow, even though she was obviously smarter.
Despite all of these violent reaction, I am very looking forward to reading Something Blue, especially since it's going to be through an intriguing favorite's perspective - Darcy's - post-pregnancy and all the crap she had been up to that led her to the ruins of her blonde, sassy life.
Yet after watching the recent movie starring Giniffer Goodwin and Kate Hudson (which I terribly loved!), I must say that, despite my 'theory', it has led me to false hopes that the book might just be better in a British humour kinda way.
I have read the whole thing in a month with one to two-week stops. I don't know. Reading through Rachel's eyes felt like a chore. Honestly, the only thing that enticed me was the part where she narrated all her exes and past 'boy' endeavors and of course, when Darcy finally found of her bestfriend and Dex's affair. It was a pain to read her thoughts, most especially the part where Darcy was over at her apartment for a sleepover. Couldn't she at least try to be happy and nostalgic and not think of her bestfriend's fiancee for a while? Jeez. And if Darcy really was that mean and shallow, was Rachel that thick and oblivious to not notice it before? She needed Ethan to tell her that Darcy's acceptance to Notre Dame was fake. :| Couldn't she have had figured that out by herself?
And I was about to give her props for being a smartass lawyer. Now, she just seems like this middle-aged boring blob who can't even make up an excuse for the reason of Dex's watch being on her night table for crissakes ("I bought it in London!") and who spent almost all of her life under Darcy's shadow, even though she was obviously smarter.
Despite all of these violent reaction, I am very looking forward to reading Something Blue, especially since it's going to be through an intriguing favorite's perspective - Darcy's - post-pregnancy and all the crap she had been up to that led her to the ruins of her blonde, sassy life.
meggie82461's review against another edition
5.0
Reread 12/18/2023
I cannot even begin to guess how many times I have read this book. I don’t know why I love it so much. A part of it is definitely the NYC setting- that is a common thread in a lot of my favorites. But otherwise, this is just chicklit… just really, really good chicklit. Even knowing exactly what would happen, I couldn’t put it down.
I also am self-aware enough to understand that I did have a toxic friendship like Darcy and Rachel’s. It ended with a lot less fireworks, but a lot of the same underlying competition was always present. But in my younger years, I didn’t know how to describe this. Then I finally read this book, and that was when I learned that our friendship was not a rare phenomenon. I didn’t end it right away, but it was the beginning of the end. So I think I’ll always have love for this story for that reason, too.
Regardless, it’s just a great read, and the aughts nostalgia vibe just adds to the overall enjoyment factor of the novel
Original read- 2011ish
I cannot even begin to guess how many times I have read this book. I don’t know why I love it so much. A part of it is definitely the NYC setting- that is a common thread in a lot of my favorites. But otherwise, this is just chicklit… just really, really good chicklit. Even knowing exactly what would happen, I couldn’t put it down.
I also am self-aware enough to understand that I did have a toxic friendship like Darcy and Rachel’s. It ended with a lot less fireworks, but a lot of the same underlying competition was always present. But in my younger years, I didn’t know how to describe this. Then I finally read this book, and that was when I learned that our friendship was not a rare phenomenon. I didn’t end it right away, but it was the beginning of the end. So I think I’ll always have love for this story for that reason, too.
Regardless, it’s just a great read, and the aughts nostalgia vibe just adds to the overall enjoyment factor of the novel
Original read- 2011ish
isahart7's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
stephtherose_'s review
4.0
My favorite Emily Giffin book. A love affair written from the other perspective where you're rooting for the mistress.
jgraydee's review
2.0
I totally forgot I read this book, until we watched the movie tonight. As forgettable as the book was, the movie was worse. Long, very predictable.