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So, I just got done reading Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin. Total time it took me about five or six days to read, spread out into a two week period. The beginning, middle, and end of the book were all very well written, and certainly not predictable.

Rachel, a New York attorney, and Darcy are very old best friends. This instantly sparked my interest because of my 20 year old friendship with Lauren. Darcy is a self-centered, ‘everything is about me’, kind of person while Rachel is a laid back, timid (at times), and patient girl. Darcy is engaged to a strapping young man named Dexter. The book details the love quarrel of the three characters throughout many chapters.

I tell you what, this book had me dreaming horrible dreams, though! One night I dreamed that Greg cheated on me and the other night I dreamed that I slept with Lauren’s fiancee. Most of the infidelity in this book was justified by someone else’s actions or personality. The passion that Rachel & Dex share is something I strive for, and I’m sure very woman strives for, in my relationship.

The humor and sarcasm in this novel is at a perfect level as well as the serious moments. The character’s dialect was very well written. I could picture these characters coming to life and how it’s written is exactly how I would picture it happening.

I can’t wait to read Something Blue next! From what I can tell from the excerpt, the book is based on Darcy’s point of view instead of Rachel’s. Which I find very interesting, because I’ve never read a story/series based on two points of view that are separate from one another.

What are you currently reading? I think next I’ll grab Bitter is the New Black by Jen Lancaster.