seneca6891 's review for:

Something Blue by Emily Giffin

2.0

---

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 perspective, especially one as unlikable as Darcy Rhone. Reviewers on Amazon promised that I would grow to like Darcy in the end, but unfortunately, this was not the case. The character development/ transformations in this book were somewhat implausible. Would a man like Ethan who divorced his wife because she lied to him about being the father of someone else child be in a state of mind to fall in love with a woman capable of similar tactics in a similar situation? Well, I guess we are supposed to believe that Darcy is a changed woman due to her dire straits and impending motherhood. Unfortunately, the author attempts to make Darcy a more appealing character were predictable and ultimately unsuccessful. Maybe we are not supposed to like her? Something Borrowed was okay, but feel free to skip Something Blue unless you really like cotton candy.