Something Borrowed

By: Emily Giffin

Genre: Fiction

Stars: 3 out of 5

Rachel and Darcy have been best friends since grade school. Darcy is the one that always shines and gets everything while Rachel is the sidekick lurking in her shadow. Years later, Rachel is an attorney at a Manhattan law firm and the maid of honor in Darcy’s wedding. But on Rachel’s thirtieth birthday, she drunkenly confesses her love for Darcy’s fiancé and he returns her feelings. As the wedding draws near, Rachel must make a choice between love and loyalty. Should she do the right thing and stop sleeping with her best friend’s fiancé or should she be true to herself and her heart?

Every now and then I like to read a good easy-going, predictable read. It doesn’t have much for plot; no action or twist and turns, just simple – straight to the point, and mind-numbing. I liked this book as I like a rom-com film (which surprisingly enough, it was turned into a film). The language was mostly dialogue, the premise expected and yet it takes you away from the craziness of your own life and gives you a taste of someone who may have it worse than you. As always, it has the highly used characters of the girl you love to hate and the one you hope to come out on top. I would note this book more for it’s easy to follow nature rather than its literary content. I’m not saying that I didn’t enjoy it or I won’t be reading the second installment, I just want you, the readers to know that if you want a book you don’t need to think about – like a cheesy romantic comedy – you will certainly enjoy Emily Giffin’s novel.