Something Blue- Emily Giffin

#86. Something Blue- Emily Giffin

The sequel to Something Borrowed (which I loved). Rachel didn't mean to fall for her fairweather best friend's fiance, nor did he mean to fall for Rachel. But it happened, and for the first time, Darcy is on the losing end of things.

But no matter, right? She's got Marcus, the guy she was cheating on Dex with (that sounds awkward...). And she's pregnant! And she and Marcus are going to get married and live happily ever after, so that'll show Dex and Rachel and everyone that Darcy was the real victim here, but that she always comes out on top.

Except Marcus turns out to not exactly be the guy Darcy wanted him to be. He doesn't put up with her whining, her manipulation, her games, not the way Dex did. Marcus finally has enough and dumps Darcy, who still can't quite believe that Dex and Rachel are a REAL COUPLE now. Lost, alone, without any real friends or the support of her family, Darcy packs up and heads to London to visit Ethan, a mutual friend of Rachel's. It's supposed to be a temporary vacation, but, as always, Darcy has other plans...

This didn't work quite as well for me as Something Borrowed, but there was still a lot to admire about it. Quite a few times, I sat back and laughed and shook my head at how well Giffin writes such an awful, awful person as Darcy. Because Darcy's flat-out horrid! She's self-centered, narcissistic, bitchy, vapid...I have to wonder if it was difficult for her to do, or if it was fun (or maybe both!). Darcy transforms over the course of the story. I'm not sure I totally buy that, knowing what I know about human nature. Would someone like Darcy really change? Would Ethan act the way he did at the end? My own personal jury's still out on these questions. I'd love to hear what you think! :)