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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I absolutely hate the main character. I hated her in the first book and I feel the same after this second book. I did like that we got to hear the story of the first book from the other woman's perspective...that was important character development. It is unfortunate that we did not get the karmic justice for the main character that we so desperately want. Either way, it's good light entertainment and it does have an ability to suck me in and make me want to listen :)
Fluffy, light, etc. I never believed I'd feel any sympathy for Darcy after reading the first book, but then I did.
The beginning of Something Blue begins the same way Something Borrowed ended, just told through the eyes of Darcy. Darcy has canceled her wedding with Dex, has been sleeping with Marcus, and is pregnant with his baby. She heads over to Rachel's apartment to tell her everything that has happened and finds her ex-fiancée Dex hiding in Rachel's closet, in his boxers. Completely flabbergasted that her plain jane best friend Rachel is sleeping with her ex, she runs from the apartment yelling back at them to never speak to her again. Running to Marcus' apartment she tells him everything and tries to forget about everything. She tries her hardest to get Marcus to be the man she needs, but he would much rather be a man's man. He's into video games, sloppy dressing, crap restaurants, and just being a complete slacker. Darcy is realizing that Marcus is not the man she thought he was. She is regretting leaving Dex and is trying to think of ways to get him back not believing he has any feelings for Rachel. She convinces Dex to come pick up some things from their former apartment and tries to woo him. Dex tells Darcy he loves Rachel and that he'll never love her again.
Check out the rest of my review, on my blog --> http://lifeand100books.wordpress.com/2010/11/06/71-a-review-of-something-blue-by-emily-giffin/
Check out the rest of my review, on my blog --> http://lifeand100books.wordpress.com/2010/11/06/71-a-review-of-something-blue-by-emily-giffin/
I decided to read this despite having lukewarm feelings towards "Something Borrowed," so I was surprised to find how much I liked this book. I guessed the ending pretty early into the book, but that didn't ruin my enjoyment of the story unfolding.
So this was better than the first book but the characters still sucked.
Try as I might, I just can't relate to Darcy. (or for that matter, Rachel or Dex or Ethan) They are a bunch of useless, meaningless creatures with nothing to do but find "love" although cheating along the way is allowed.
I wanted to like the book because I liked the author's writing style but her characters seem one dimensional.
Try as I might, I just can't relate to Darcy. (or for that matter, Rachel or Dex or Ethan) They are a bunch of useless, meaningless creatures with nothing to do but find "love" although cheating along the way is allowed.
I wanted to like the book because I liked the author's writing style but her characters seem one dimensional.
