Something Blue

Something Blue-wonderful

I picked this book up, without even looking at the flap, because I so loved Something Borrowed. I had no clue what it was about. When I began the book and realized that the same characters were in this one, I got excited. Then I promptly got un-excited when I realized that the central first-person character of this book was Darcy -- the lying, cheating, spoiled brat "best friend" from Something Borrowed. I was immediately concerned that this book, being told from Darcy's perspective, would taint my fondness toward the Rachel and Dex characters from the first book, and I did not want that. It's always nice to look back fondly on characters you really like and/or identify with from a book you truly enjoy. I thought that Giffin might use this book to make you feel sympathy for spoiled Darcy and shed light on why she did the things she did. But to my surprise and delight, she did not. What's more, Darcy is still the annoying, shallow character that she was in the first book. You would think that would make for an annoying read, but it does not. Giffin pulls it off somehow and keeps it intriguing. And if ever there was a story of positive character evolution, this is it. Darcy does change over time, for the better, but not at the expense of the characters you may have grown to love. The ending of this book, too, is worth noting. Few really good books have really good endings in my opinion, but this one does. The final pages of the book are poignant, poetic ... perfect. And without being fairy tale saccharinized.
Something Blue is a fabulous story of friendship, romance, and self-discovery. It was easy for me to give it 5 stars.

30 out of 30 people found this review helpful.

I loved it

I loved reading this wonderful book! It is a story that keeps you entertained for hours.

26 out of 26 people found this review helpful.

Rip off

Why is the paperback $9.07 and the nookbook $9.99!???!!! its just a file for pete's sake.

10 out of 24 people found this review helpful.

Read with Midol

So after reading "Something Borrowed" (and LOVING it in spite of myself), I figured, well now I have to read "Something Blue". The freakishly obnoxious b*tch from the first book is obviously going to get what's coming to her in the sequel and frankly, the devil in me is just in the mood to read about it. Unfortunately this is not how "Blue" plays out. To be fair, any book that is published with the chick lit logo is going to have an impossibly perfect, Bridget Jones becomes the princes bride ending so I should've managed my expectations accordingly. But Giffin does such a perfect job of creating the quintessential character everyone loves to hate (Darcy) in the first book, that my cup of loathing runneth over upon starting the second book and no matter how much Darcy grew up, I still wanted her to end up deformed and talking with a keyboard a la Stephen Hawking. But like I said, this is chick lit so obviously this does not happen. Rather, in "Something Blue" we get the rest of the story from Darcy's perspective, which ends up being one of the more irritating and whiney narratives I have ever read. For 200+ pages the reader is treated to a diatribe of "poor me poor me, I'm Malibu Barbie" only to be followed up with 100+ pages of incredulous poppycock that quite honestly had my eyes rolling into my head so often I've memorized the pattern of veins in my lids.
Ugh.honestly.

6 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

After a promising first book in

Something borrowed my friend and I counted down the days for Something Blue to be released and what a waste of my $20 (hardcover price). While I connected and sympathized w/ Rachel, I could not for the life of me feel anything but disdain for Darcy. She's a spoiled, self-centered character that did not change at all. And what happened w/ the Ethan from Something Borrowed. This Ethan lack the backbone and personality that he showed in his appearance in the first book. Save your money, Something Borrowed is great and a must read, Something Blue belongs in the sale bin.

5 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

Great

Onece yoir done you need to read the sequal! To tell you the truth but them together!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Rachel... Eat your heart out!

After reading Something Borrowed I LOATHED Darcy and could not understand how she got her own book. After some hesitation I decided to give it a try. I have to admit I did not love Darcy right away. She was still her spoiled, selfish, and down right annoying self. I had no compassion for her! But as the book progressed and Darcy's character progressed I began to feel for her and surprisingly ROOTING for her to get her happy ending. I actually ended up loving this book 10 times more than the first and will forever be one of my all time favorites :)

Great Job Emily Griffin for doing it again!!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Great summer read!

Spoliers! I really enjoyed this book. At first, Darcy is really annoying but then you find yourself rooting for her. Loved the Darcy and Ethan relationship. The only things I didn't like were: 1) enough with the ginger bashing - it is getting really old 2) when Ethan and Darcy get together- it felt rushed and no love scene. We had to read about sex with Marcus, Geoffrey but not with her soulmate, Ethan. 3)the lack of a focus on Darcy and Rachael' s friendship

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Loved!

I loved this book! Read it immediately after I read Something Borrowed! Emily Giffin is a great author!

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Something Old, Something New.

Darcy Rhone has a rough life. She's with a guy who doesn't adore and worship her like the ex-fiance that she cheated on. He's also not as "presentable" as her former fiance, Dex, and she's pregnant as a result of the illicit affair. Boo hoo. Furthermore, Darcy refuses to have anything to do with her best and childhood friend, Rachel, who fell in love with said ex-fiance. I must admit that I never really had any desire to read Emily Giffin's books until I saw the "Something Borrowed" movie and loved it. I enjoyed the characters in the movie so much that I wanted to see what happened next. Thankfully, I discovered that Giffin had written a sequel. The first few chapters of SOMETHING BLUE covered the end of the movie (and probably the related book), so it served as a rehash, lest the reader forget what happened. Unlike SOMETHING BORROWED which was told from sweet Rachel's point of view, SOMETHING BLUE was told from Darcy's point of view. At first, I found it difficult to read a book from the point of view of a very unsympathetic character. Darcy is not likable and hasn't matured/grown any since the events of SOMETHING BORROWED. Her personality is like nails on a chalkboard. She thinks world revolves around her. In fact, she's upset that neither Rachel or Dex call to wish her a happy birthday after she told them she never wanted anything to do with either one of them again. She also feels like she's one of the "chosen." In one passage, Darcy ponders, "I suddenly wondered what color eyes my baby would have. I hoped for blue, or at least green like mine. Everyone knows blue eyes are prettier, at least on a girl, which is why there are so many songs about brown-eyed girls, to make them feel better." While I was pleased with the novel overall by the finale (I won't give anything more away), I was disappointed that neither Rachel nor Dex -- prominently featured in SOMETHING BORROWED -- barely made appearances in SOMETHING BLUE. However, I appreciate that Giffin took a chance and wrote the novel from a different perspective than the original. Kudos to her for that and for dispelling my belief that her novels were cheesy chick lit. The characters are well-defined and not stereotypical. By the end of SOMETHING BLUE, my eyes were watering.

1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Truly enjoyed

Half of the book i was aggravated with darcy but still intrigued to find out how her life would turn out. Her character drove me crazy... Eventually picked up, and she got better and i loved it! Couldnt put it down. If you enjoyed something borrowed then this is a must read to follow up!!!!!

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Good & Sad

Wow, the girl you love to hate she finally gets what is coming to her and then you find you feel sorry for Darcy. Nice to see her grow and learn to be a better person. Would love to have more snippets of Rachel and Dex though.

Love it

I couldn't put it down

Good read!

I am not the romance type but this cought my attention!

I so love it. May I say better than Something Borrowed. I must

I so love it. May I say better than Something Borrowed. I must admit I have held on reading this book because I just disliked Darcy so much from the first book. But a friend has this book and urged me to read it because it would change the way I judged Darcy. And boy she's right about that. I adore her and everything that happened in this book. She rocks! Even if I read the book already, I bought an e-book for my copy in case I wanted to re-read it over and over.

Couldnt put it down

Although predictable, this was a very good book! I could not put it down.

Loved this series.

Cant wait to buy the fifth one

I really fell in love with this book, maybe even more than Somet

I really fell in love with this book, maybe even more than Something Burrowed. It was a little hard to stomach Darcy's shallowness in the beginning but watching her mature throughout the book was amazing and life inspiring, I'm a little materialistic & judgemental at times. This book made me take a hard look at myself . I just love books that sends a good message. <3

Amazing

Love her books!