Something Borrowed - Good girl screws her best friend’s fiance
by Laurel on July 16, 2008
Do you remember that one girl in high school who you absolutely idolized and wished every day that you could trade places with? The gorgeous one with the most stylish outfits, who was at the center of the popular crowd and just oozed confidence, while you walked around trying to be as invisible as possible? Yeah, I remember her. I wonder what she’s doing now? Hope she’s flipping bur… never mind. But imagine being the not so pretty, less stylish, more self-conscious best friend of that girl.
In Something Borrowed, by Emily Giffin, we meet these two best friends since childhood as they are now in their late 20s and living in New York. The gorgeous one is still gorgeous, working a great job, and planning her wedding; while her best friend and maid of honor is plugging away at her mind numbing law firm and wallowing in her singleness until one night after a few drinks her friend’s fiance ends up in her bed. The rest of the novel follows the maid of honor as she tries to maintain the best friend relationship while carrying on the affair.
This book was OK. It was reasonably well-written and kind of funny in parts, but I found parts of the storyline to be predictable - which I hate. I’d say it’s the type of book to read at the beach when you don’t want your brain to have to work very hard.
It gets 3.5 out of 5 piggy snorts.
I am a true book piggy. I would rather shop for a book than for clothes, love nothing more than to curl up on the couch with a new book, and have been known to devour entire books in one sitting.
One Response to “Something Borrowed - Good girl screws her best friend’s fiance”
Something Borrowed’s story sounds to be the story very near to heart of the people who have experienced campus life,I’ll definitely read the story.
By ankurmyteam@gmail.com on Aug 2, 2008