Something Borrowed~

Happy Friday lovelies!  I'm excited to be blogging about Something Borrowed today!  I will be giving my review of both the book and movie, but I'm sure if you follow me on Twitter and have seen my many blog mentions over the last few weeks that you know I have a great review ahead.   

Book Review

Something Borrowed  is the debut novel for author Emily Giffin.

Synopsis:  Rachel White is the consummate good girl.  She is a hard-working young attorney living in Manhattan and is a diligent maid of honor to her best friend, Darcy.  Rachel has always played by all the rules.  Since grade school, she watched Darcy shine,  quietly accepting the sidekick role in their lopsided friendship.  Until her thirtieth birthday, when Darcy throws her a surprise party.  That night, after too many drinks,  Rachel ends up in bed with Darcy's fiancé.  Although she wakes up determined to put the one-night fling behind her,  Rachel is horrified to discover she has genuine feelings for the one guy she can't be with.  In her wildest dreams (or worst nightmare)  this is the last thing on earth Rachel could ever imagine happening.   As the September wedding date nears,  Rachel knows she has to make a choice.  In doing so, she discovers that the lines between right and wrong can be blurry, endings aren't always neat, and sometimes you have to risk it all to win true happiness.  

{excerpt via book cover}

To say I enjoyed this book would be an understatement.  I LOVED IT and am happy to say it is my absolute favorite book of all time.  From the minute I opened it to the minute I closed it,  I could not put it down.  I was immediately drawn in to Emily Giffin's attention to detail.  Everything was written so perfectly, that you could picture it all in your mind as the story was unfolding.   I really felt for Rachel.  Despite always taking second best to Darcy,  they were truly best friends and shared a bond with a lifetime of great memories, which made Rachel's situation all the more difficult as she deserved to find her true love too.  I constantly found myself on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next and how the book would end.  Something Borrowed is a page-turner that made me laugh and cry.  All I can say is, I'm glad that there was a sequel (Something Blue) because I wanted to hear more about these characters!  

Movie Review

All I can say really is that I LOVED IT!  After enjoying the book,  I was extremely happy that the movie was great and stayed true to the story.  And the casting was PERFECTION!!  Ginnifer Goodwin was the perfect Rachel, Kate Hudson was the perfect Darcy, the extremely handsome Colin Egglesfield was the perfect Dex, and John Krasinski was the perfect Ethan.  (I said perfect a lot, didn't I? Well, it's the truth!)  I couldn't have casted the roles better myself!

I know that there was some controversy with Kate Hudson playing Darcy because she is blonde and Darcy was described as a brunette in the book.  Honestly,  I don't think it made any difference at all.  Kate Hudson was meant to play Darcy!  A lot of people also wondered how much of a role John Krasinski would have playing Ethan since Ethan lives in London in the book.  The storyline was tweaked a little to allow Ethan's character to be a part of the movie.  John Krasinski played Ethan as his witty and funny self and I'm happy that they added his character in more.

This movie is a MUST SEE ... so go see it if you have not already!

Hmm... who might that be reading Something Blue? ;)

From the premiere...

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I've seen the movie a few times and something tells me I may see it a few more times ;)  

I wrote Emily Giffin on Facebook to tell her how much I enjoyed her books and the movie ... and she wrote back! :) :)

Did you read Something Borrowed?  Did you see the movie?  What did you think?

I will be writing reviews for the four other Emily Giffin novels in the weeks to come.  I will say that if you have not read any of her books, you really should!  She truly is an amazing writer.  I could not put any of her books down.  I read Something Borrowed and Something Blue in one weekend and her other three novels: Baby Proof,  Love the One You're With, and Heart of the Matter in a week's time span.  If you read any of her books and want to have a little book talk, e-mail me ;)

Special thanks to Lyndsay at Simply Lyndsay for giving me a few tips on writing book reviews! 

This was my first one ... how did I do? 

Happy Reading! xo

PS:  Here are a few of my favorite links on the web about SoBo.

Emily Giffin on SoBo's Premiere

Emily Giffin on Colin Egglesfield as Dex 

Something Borrowed Cast Interviews

SoBo Photo Shoot for Engagement

Photo via Leslie Mitchell