I went to see Something Borrowed last week with a friend and loved the movie. It was based on the book by the same name and left me wondering what happens next. The funny part of that is that I should know what happened next because I have read the sequel, Something Blue. I read both books during a beach vacation about 5 years ago, but I could not remember anything specific about the books other than that I really liked them. So, after finishing The Calhouns, I set out to re-read Something Blue. I finished the re-read about an hour or so ago and had to touch up my eye makeup before going out to dinner. The last few chapters had me in tears; it was such a good story.
If you read Something Borrowed, or even if you see the movie, you might leave the story not liking Darcy Rhone very much. Be warned: Something Blue is an entire book devoted to Darcy. She's dealt some pretty crummy cards in Something Borrowed, but most of us don't feel badly for her because she kind of gets what she deserves. The beginning of Something Blue reminds us of her saga and again, you might not feel too much sympathy for her. But, there's a point in Something Blue where your opinion of Darcy might change and then I dare you not to like her from that point on. Her transformation in this novel is remarkable. I would like to be her friend and I certainly would never have said that after reading Something Borrowed. I liked Rachel and Dex in that book, never Darcy.
I almost wish that there was just one more book. A trilogy would've been nice so that I could find out what happens with Darcy, Ethan, John, and Thomas. Oh well, I will just have to imagine the rest of the story in my head.
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