Review: Something Blue by Emily Giffin

Obtained Copy From: Library
Number of pages: 338p
Star Rating: 3.5-4/5


"Darcy Rhone has always been able to rely on a few things: Her beauty and charm. Her fiance, Dex. Her lifelong best friend, Rachel. She never needed anything else. Or so she thinks until Dex calls off their dream wedding and she uncovers the ultimate betrayal. Blaming everyone but herself, Darcy flees to London and attempts to re-create her glamorous life on a new continent. But to her dismay, she discovers that her tried-and-true tricks no longer apply—and that her luck has finally expired. It is only then that she can begin her journey toward redemption, forgiveness, and true love."


At first I wanted to put the book down. All the way til the end, I wanted to put the book down. Darcy was vapid, shallow, selfish, rude, inconsiderate, and about a million other things.  But the worst thing by far about her, was that she wanted the world to fall at her feet.

Alas, I pushed onward, and I discovered that while Darcy isn't necessarily the brightest bulb in the box, the author, Emily Giffin, is. With wit and humor, and a protagonist that makes you want to shoot and hug her, Ms. Giffin has woven a tale that makes you cry, laugh, scream and smile.

She describes everything in great detail, and lays out the picture with stunning clarity. She tells you everything, and leaves you wondering for nothing.  But my favorite part has to be how she weaves so many important lessons into the novel. Darcy learns to much, and it was fun to see all the changes that she underwent as the novel progressed.

The ending was fairy tale-esque and it rounded out the novel nicely. So whilst it takes a little while to get into the novel, it was worth it in the end.