Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin (Something Borrowed - Emily Giffin)

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Product:	Something Borrowed - Emily Giffin
Date:	27/04/09 (71 review reads)
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Advantages: Unique plot line

Disadvantages: None

*****THE SYNOPSIS*****
Rachel Miller and Darcy Rhone have been best friends since childhood. They've shared birthdays, the horrors of high school and even boyfriends, but while Darcy is the sort of woman who breezes through life getting what she wants when she wants it, Rachel has always played by the rules and watched her stunning best friend steal the limelight.

The one thing Rachel's always had over Darcy is the four-month age-gap which meant she was first to being a teenager, first to drive, first to everything ...but now she's about to be first to thirty. And Darcy still has a charmed life.

On the eve of her thirtieth birthday, Rachel is shocked to find herself questioning the status quo. How come Darcy gets a glamorous job at a PR firm and the perfect boyfriend, while Rachel grinds away at her despised job as an attorney and remains painfully single.

Is it just luck? Or, looking back at their friendship and their lives together, is it a bit more complicated than that? Then an accidental fling complicated everything, and it's time for Rachel to make a few hard choices. And she's forced to learn that sometimes true love comes at a price...

*****MY REVIEW*****

This is the second time I've read Something Borrowed. I read Something Blue first and bought this a long while after and read both books in order. As a watcher of daytime television chat shows (Maury, Jeremy Kyle) I've always hated anybody who cheats. What's the point? If you want to be with someone else then be with them and break up with whoever you're with.

However since I disliked Darcy (I only really liked her when she was in London after a while in Something Blue) I don't know... I just wanted Dex to break it off with her instead of stringing along the engagement/wedding. Also, as we found out, it wasn't as if Darcy came out smelling of roses.

I loved the book though and read it in a day. I was desparately rooting for Rachel and Dex and found Darcy incredibly shallow, irritating and all me, me, me. I probably wouldn't have wanted her to fall flat on her face had she been more likeable. I also think that Rachel and Darcy's "friendship" wasn't a friendship. She did seem to ride roughshod over Rachel the entire time as was mentioned in the book.

It was a great read and I really hoped Dex would change his mind. I liked that Rachel finally gave an ultimatum and then went to London to see Ethan, that was great. My only problem was the ending, it was enjoyable yes but as the sequel was more Darcy I would have loved a few more chapters on Rachel and Dex.

Overall I loved it and have loved the next Emily Giffin novels I've read and can't wait for her new one Heart of the Matter.

*****NOTES*****
First reviewed at http://chicklitreviews.wordpress.com

Summary: A great debut novel, one of my favourites