A Fabulous Review of Something Blue!

I just finished reading Something Blue by Emily Giffin, and I must say, I loved it!

The book is the sequel to Something Borrowed, and picks up where the first book left off. But, there's a twist. Something Blue takes place from Darcy's point of view, whereas Something Borrowed was narrated by Rachel.

Sadly, I accidently read a spoiler before I actually began the book, but it was a big shocker, and it made me that much more excited to get started on the book! In addition to that, several other revelations in the book literally made me gasp out loud! Expect to see a VERY unexpected turn for Darcy's love life, a BIG surprise regarding her pregnancy, and how she begins to deal with her broken friendship with Rachel as we watch Darcy attempt to get a handle on a life that was seemingly turned upside down in a matter of minutes.

Overall, I loved the book. It was juicy enough to keep me interested, but not so much that it was unrealisitic. Sometimes I wanted to cry with Darcy, and sometimes I wanted to yell at her. I went on both a literal and fiurative journey with her, and saw her grow and change along the way, all leading up to a much anticipated ending that I was extremely happy with!

For those of you who have only seen the movie of Something Borrowed, you will most certainly react differently to certain aspects of Something Blue than if you were only to have read the book. If this is the case, I highly recommend reading the first book before beginning on the second.

And if you haven't seen OR read this series? Read it now.

You'll LOVE it!

Something Borrowed

Last night a few friends and I went to the movies to see something we'd been waiting for for monthes: Something Borrowed!

We'd all read the book by the same name and loved it!

Overall, I thought the actors and actresses they chose were pretty similiar to the way I imagined each of the characters in my head. The only exception to that was Ethan. I pictured someone like Adrien Grenier playing him- but I ended up loving John Kransinski in the role!

Making up the starring cast was:

Ginnifer Goodwin as Rachel

Kate Hudson as Darcy

Colin Egglesfield as Dex

John Krasinski as Ethan

Steve Howey as Markus

Our expectations for the movie were kind of high (maybe too high?), and I wouldn't say they were totally fulfilled. On its own, the story flows pretty well , but there were some diviations from the book that we just couldn't ignore. The biggest of these has to do with Ethan. I don't want to give anything away, but his role is significantly bigger in the movie than in the book. Also, a character named Claire is made out to be a lot weirder in the movie than she ever was in the book- probably to add some comic relief.

Another thing that was interesting about the movie was it's ending. While the story was ended up a little differently than in the book, there were a couple loose ends that diviated from the book which weren't really wrapped up at all.

Overall, the movie was a fun, feel-good romantic comedy- great for a date night or a girls night!