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alidottie's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars. Okay fluff--couldn't relate to main character at all, but didn't hate it.
mslenakay's review against another edition
3.0
I was originally disappointed with this book followed Darcy, rather than Rachel, partly because even though Rachel does something pretty rotten, there is still something so likeable about her. Darcy, the victim, is pretty whiny. I didn't like this book as much. The fact that the story took place abroad and almost never featured Rachel bothered me too since I really liked her.
I didn't hate the book, but I also didn't love it. I can't see this one becoming a movie though.
I didn't hate the book, but I also didn't love it. I can't see this one becoming a movie though.
gen_denis's review against another edition
3.0
I'm still trying to decide if I prefered this one or Something Borrowed...
shhchar's review against another edition
4.0
3.5/5 Stars.
Wasn't as good as the first one. Even when Darcy was her 'better self' she still felt fake. Under-developed, I'll say. It's rated highly probably because I plain out adore Ethan. :D
Wasn't as good as the first one. Even when Darcy was her 'better self' she still felt fake. Under-developed, I'll say. It's rated highly probably because I plain out adore Ethan. :D
stephxsu's review against another edition
4.0
At the end of SOMETHING BORROWED, Rachel’s life seemed to be on the upswing, while her ex-best friend Darcy’s was going downhill fast. Darcy was pregnant with Marcus’ baby, while she found out that Dex, her ex-fiancé, had been having an affair with Rachel—that traitor!—for the whole summer. It’s enough to give any girl used to luxury, comfort, and coddling (like Darcy is) a major migraine that even a shopping spree won’t help. Darcy intends to marry Marcus and raise their baby together, but when Marcus refuses to have anything to do with her, Darcy, panicked and out of options in what once was the opportunity-filled New York, decides to go stay with her childhood friend Ethan in London. So she packs up most of her clothes and toiletries and jets over to Ethan’s tiny basement flat, sharing his bed with him.
At first, Darcy is having a blast in London, what with all the new shopping that she can do and all. Who needs Rachel and Dex anyway? But a big fight with Ethan opens her eyes to all her faults. Despite his stinging words, Darcy realizes that he has only spoken the truth, and vows to turn her life around, for herself, her unborn baby, and Ethan.
And changing herself turns out to not be very difficult at all. She finds a gynecologist, Geoffrey Moore, but very soon switches doctors after she and Geoffrey start being an item. Geoffrey is everything Darcy had ever wanted in a man: handsome, rich, smart, caring. The perfect gentleman. Which is just as well because Ethan has started to see someone too.
But although life in London is turning out just as she imagined—finding the perfect man to take care of her and her child—something is just not right. Darcy can’t seem to pinpoint it out, until, over her baby’s security, she realizes that maybe she was with the wrong man. That maybe she had never been in love before until this moment, and that the man she loved was right next to her and just might love her back.
As always, Giffin does an envious job creating real, complex characters and helping them grow into better people. In SOMETHING BORROWED Darcy was the me-me-me girl who wanted and got everything and who got on your nerves, but here she is a genuine heroine who you can grow to love and cheer for.
At first, Darcy is having a blast in London, what with all the new shopping that she can do and all. Who needs Rachel and Dex anyway? But a big fight with Ethan opens her eyes to all her faults. Despite his stinging words, Darcy realizes that he has only spoken the truth, and vows to turn her life around, for herself, her unborn baby, and Ethan.
And changing herself turns out to not be very difficult at all. She finds a gynecologist, Geoffrey Moore, but very soon switches doctors after she and Geoffrey start being an item. Geoffrey is everything Darcy had ever wanted in a man: handsome, rich, smart, caring. The perfect gentleman. Which is just as well because Ethan has started to see someone too.
But although life in London is turning out just as she imagined—finding the perfect man to take care of her and her child—something is just not right. Darcy can’t seem to pinpoint it out, until, over her baby’s security, she realizes that maybe she was with the wrong man. That maybe she had never been in love before until this moment, and that the man she loved was right next to her and just might love her back.
As always, Giffin does an envious job creating real, complex characters and helping them grow into better people. In SOMETHING BORROWED Darcy was the me-me-me girl who wanted and got everything and who got on your nerves, but here she is a genuine heroine who you can grow to love and cheer for.
mhorton88's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
s_wandering's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Literally not getting 5 stars cause of the continuous body shaming & casual racism “Marcus sounds like a black name🤮 ” otherwise I’ve never seen growth like this in any character in a LONG time in a lighthearted romance!
This was an actual love story and not just “I want it and deserve it” like what Rachel did.
This was an actual love story and not just “I want it and deserve it” like what Rachel did.