shelbyanna94's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
agiannotti3's review
lighthearted
reflective
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
ashalx10's review against another edition
5.0
I wish I could give more than 5 stars this book was amazing and I really enjoyed this book, best book I have read this year, i can see why it a best seller it was spectacular.
I loved the plot of this book and the writing was well written and the characters were all likable and I like the drama and the struggle that Rachel had to go through to and to choose friendship with her bestfriend Darcy or her love with dex. I can't wait for the movie to come out, super excited :D
I loved the plot of this book and the writing was well written and the characters were all likable and I like the drama and the struggle that Rachel had to go through to and to choose friendship with her bestfriend Darcy or her love with dex. I can't wait for the movie to come out, super excited :D
squishies's review
1.0
Really didn't like either of the two ladies and the "plot" just left me angry and frustrated at how self-centered both of these characters were.
Rachel's actions and justifications were terrible at best and she was truly the most insipid character I've ever come across. Darcy is just one huge humungous bitch.
I kind of felt bad for Marcus, but Dex was pretty horrible. The only guy I liked was Ethan - mostly because he seemed so much more sensible. And Hillary. They were the only characters that made this story bearable, but it was a pity they weren't more prominent.
Rachel's actions and justifications were terrible at best and she was truly the most insipid character I've ever come across. Darcy is just one huge humungous bitch.
I kind of felt bad for Marcus, but Dex was pretty horrible. The only guy I liked was Ethan - mostly because he seemed so much more sensible. And Hillary. They were the only characters that made this story bearable, but it was a pity they weren't more prominent.
genia_sh95's review
2.0
Such a stupid story. I hated Rachel, Darcy and Dex. They were all so one dimensional
jasonfurman's review against another edition
5.0
A friend likened this book to crack. Unlike crack, however, when you read this on a Kindle you can at least hold out the prospect to passing strangers that you're reading the Wall Street Journal.
Largely in the Jane Austen genre of romantic comedy (complete with a character named Darcy, in case you missed the other cues), it tells the story of a woman's affair with her best friend's fiance. It gets you very emotionally invested in her eventual happiness and the resolution of the seemingly impossible solution.
Giffin, however, doesn't resolve it in a completely Austen-esque way -- having both more convenient plot twists and coincidences than Austen ever relied on, but also a little more complexity and ambiguity than Austen has.
I'm trying to avoid getting addicted, but not sure how long I can hold out before reading another Emily Giffin book.
Largely in the Jane Austen genre of romantic comedy (complete with a character named Darcy, in case you missed the other cues), it tells the story of a woman's affair with her best friend's fiance. It gets you very emotionally invested in her eventual happiness and the resolution of the seemingly impossible solution.
Giffin, however, doesn't resolve it in a completely Austen-esque way -- having both more convenient plot twists and coincidences than Austen ever relied on, but also a little more complexity and ambiguity than Austen has.
I'm trying to avoid getting addicted, but not sure how long I can hold out before reading another Emily Giffin book.
hannahcathie's review
3.0
It was ok. The writing was pretty engaging and some of the peripheral characters were pretty fun. But considering how many things annoyed me about the main charachters it was surprising that I think i did actually enjoy it.
Speaking of the main charachters, Dex was written as noble and he was kind of a spineless, jerk, darcy was written as a horrible person (probably because rachel was trying to justify her actions). I didn't hate rachel as much as other reviewers, but she came off as kind of selfish too. She also spent the whole book justifying herself, ( I saw him first, she screwed me over a couple of times etc etc) and portraying herself as a victim, but in the end she was still sleeping around with her so-called 'best-friend's' fiance.
Speaking of the main charachters, Dex was written as noble and he was kind of a spineless, jerk, darcy was written as a horrible person (probably because rachel was trying to justify her actions). I didn't hate rachel as much as other reviewers, but she came off as kind of selfish too. She also spent the whole book justifying herself, ( I saw him first, she screwed me over a couple of times etc etc) and portraying herself as a victim, but in the end she was still sleeping around with her so-called 'best-friend's' fiance.
ralevien2's review
5.0
Cute read if you're looking for something girly. Super easy read. I flew through it!