Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780786278602
Edition: Large Print
Format: Large Print
ISBN: 0786278609
Label: Thorndike Press
Manufacturer: Thorndike Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 520
Publication Date: August 24, 2005
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Studio: Thorndike Press
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A New York Times Bestselling Author
Darcy thought she had it all figured out: The more beautiful the girl, the more charmed the life. Never mind substance. Never mind playing by the rules. Never mind karma. But her perfect world is turned upside down when her "plain-Jane" best friend, Rachel, steals her fiance. Now Darcy finds herself completely alone, with a baby on the way.
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After reading Something Borrowed I couldn't wait to read Something Blue and it didn't disappoint me. Good beach book or winter time snuggled up in front of the fireplace.
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The book was shipped and received within the same week of purchase. The book was in terrific condition. I would not hesitate to purchase from this seller again. Thank you.
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Shipping took awhile, but book arrived in the condition promised. I'm happy with my purchase!
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Wow! This follow-up novel to `Something Borrowed' really sealed the deal for author Emily Giffin. She's not a `one novel wonder' at all! She can write...and write really good! In fact, I like this sequel to Something Borrowed even better!
The story of Something Blue (by the way, the title is really clever! Just when you thought it was a use of the bridal expression 'something borrowed, something blue...', what it stands for is an introduction of Darcy's story as a soon-to-be single parent!) is narrated by Darcy, and therefore you get to see her perspective on what happened with the Rachel-Dex-Darcy-Marcus saga. Just when I had cast Darcy Rhone as the completely narcisstic and manipulating friend to have (a judgement I based on the first book), I find out that she, in fact, is a victim of her environment and her upbringing. She is born beautiful and she is treated 'special' all throughout her life. She has thus morphed into a completely jaded person, whose sole basis for happiness are all things material. Her statement summarizes this, "...I understoond that at a tender age of three that with beauty comes with perks and power."
But even if Darcy does relish the advantages that comes with her looks, she also can't help but feel insecure next to her bestfriend Rachel, the brainy girl with the average looks. This is dangerous because both friends would then nurture a hidden competition with each other, which would eventually would culminate in the deterioration, and then eventual loss of the friendship.
The readers are then challenged...how can you forgive betrayal? Darcy couldn't have put it any better when she said, "It suddenly occurred to me that no matter when his affair with Rachel had begun, she hadn't been the cause of our breakup. Dex and I had split because we weren't right for each other, and because of that fact, he had been able to fall in love with her. Had we been on solid ground, Dex wouldn't have cheated on me. The realization was somehow freeing, and it enabled me to let go of another sliver of resentment toward both of them."
That ephiphany on Darcy's part says a lot. Darcy, by the end of the novel, becomes a heroine. She realized her mistakes, she owned up to them, and she courageously changed for the better. In other words, she took the readers in an engaging ride to maturity and ended up to be someone a person can truly admire.
Something Blue
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I thought that "Something Borrowed" was excellent...until I cracked open "Something Blue". This book was phenomenal as it brought out so many powerful emotions. I was one who rooted for Rachel in "Something Borrowed" but I loved to read how Darcy grew out of the superficial, Manhattan socialite into a grounded woman who found love on her own terms. I understood how lost she must have felt when she first moved to London even though she was living with a childhood friend. I loved reading how their relationship evolved from friendship to love. I cried during the delivery of her twins and her marriage to Ethan. I also cried during the her first conversation with Rachel. It took heart and soul to forgive a betrayal like Dex and Rachel's. I know that I couldn't forgive a betrayal like that...even if I did find love. This was a very well written book that leaves you smiling when you read the final page.
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