Something Blue: A Novel

A light-hearted, fun, easy read was just what I was looking for, and Emily Giffin, author of Something Blue, gave it to me. The book, which is a sequal for this New York Times best selling author, Something Borrowed, brings you through the complicated life of Darcy Rhone, a fabulous carefree women who must pick up the pieces of her shattered life after finding out her best friend and fiance were having an affair. To thicken the plot, the 30 year old woman is left alone with twin babies on the way fathered by the man she had cheated on her ex-fiance with, who left her as soon as life got difficult. In the book, Giffin confirms that even when life is against you, one can always find happiness, all you need is a little self reflection and a good reason to change. Emily Giffin wrote the Something Borrowed series because she was an aspiring lawyer, who wanted nothing more than to become an author.Throughout the book, Giffin intertwines monumental events in her life such as discovering she was pregnant with twins, into the book. Through her writing, she projects her beliefs in the importance of friendship and family. Darcy’s strong-willed attitude throughout the novel and resistence to forgiveness is Giffin’s way of showing that it is important to have people that love you in your life who will always be there to support you, whether you like it or not. She shows that because of friendship, Darcy was able to change for the better and become an incredible mother. Emily Giffin uses a comedic aspect when it comes portraying Darcy’s journey through life to show how she grows as a person. Darcy’s initial plan to re-establishing her life was to marry a rich man and go shopping until she was old, never did she mention love or actually living a happy life. But as Darcy learns that she must ‘grow up’ in order to be a mother she creates a list titled “Steps to becoming a Better Darcy”, including getting a job, helping the poor, and becoming a good samaritan (Giffin 210). This playful style of writing makes a somewhat serious message more enjoyable to read. Because of Darcy’s continuously stuck up attitude, as a reader, I was doubtful that Emily Giffin would be able to successfully and smoothly transition Darcy’s ‘turning point’, as it seemed inevitably should happen. But Darcy’s 180 in not only personality, but her abilty to forgive and let go, gave her a chance to be truly happy for the first time in her life, highlighting Giffin’s thesis that self reflection can lead to change for the better if only you accept it and choose to do something about it. “Love and friendship. They are what make us who we are, and what can change us if we let them.” (Giffin 383). Darcy is the perfect character for Giffin’s novel in that everyone can relate to her, we all want to be seen as beautiful, we all want to be loved, and although we are apprehensive in admitting it, we are all selfish and in some way believe we are better than our peers. In this, Giffin genuinely succeeds in making a highly relatable character.Her ability to make readers love Darcy throughout the book, from when she is glamorous and foolish, to her transformation as a thoughtful and caring person is incredibly skillful. Looking back, you realize how immature Darcy was, but while reading it, you were jealous of her lifestyle and felt pitiful for all her woes. This was a talent that was subtly thrown into the novel, adding to its complexity. Emily Giffin style and genre of writing is very similar to that of Sarah Dessen in that while they both write beautifully romantic loves stories that would melt any girl’s heart, they are filled with deeper meanings that force the reader to think and adds to the emotion. Overall, i loved the book. It was fun and lighthearted, and it was an easy read. Any teenager or young adult would find that they would be able to relate to the book in some way because Darcy embodies and goes through things the majority of young women are faced to go through at some point in their life. It was not an amazing story with a

I love this book!! I read something borrowed and I was team Rachel all the way. At first I was against reading something blue because I found out that it's written from Darcy's point of view (if you read the first book you understand). I'm so glad I read it. Emily Griffin has a way to turn your hate for a character into love and find yourself caring for them. It was an pleasant unexpected twist and I couldn't ask for a better perfect ending. I highly recommend this book BUT u should read something borrowed.

I truly loved this book. The change we see in Darcy as she tries to become a better person for herself and her sons. Just watching her and Ethan reaffirmed my hope for true love.