Something Borrowed

Ich habe das Buch schon einige Male gelesen und jedes Mal freue ich mich, wenn ich die Geschichte erfahre, wie Rachel und Dex sich kennen gelernt haben. Die Mädchenfreundschaft zwischen Darcy und Rachel hat sich in all den Jahren weiter entwickelt. Ich finde es toll die Hamptons näher kennen zu lernen und zu erfahren wie der vierte Juli gefeiert wird, da jeder was auf seine eigene Art feiern kann. Ich finde es toll, auch mehr über Ethan zu erfahren und die Freundesgruppe wieder näher kennen zu lernen. Ich mag Rachel sehr, ihre ruhige Art und ihre Herzlichkeit erinnern mich stark an mich selbst. Jeder hat seine eigene Geschichte zu erzählen und es gibt Freunde, die uns nur eine Zeitlang im Leben begleiten und dann gibt es Menschen, die für immer an unserer Seite bleiben, aber diese Personen sind sehr selten und daher kostbar. Ich bin schon auf das zweite Buch gespannt, den da geht es um Darcy. ☺️🌺🌞

Something Borrowed is another chick lit book that I recently read but I absolutely loved it. Emily Giffin has a big talent in writing a love story without being cheesy. She wrote the story in a really amusing and refreshing way. It makes you laugh and you start feeling with the characters. You understand how terrible Rachel feels about cheating on Darcy, her oldest friend but also why she cannot stop it. Emily Giffin manages to present Darcy in such a way that you really start to hate her. She has such an awful character and you just wish that Dexter breaks up with her to be with Rachel. I was sceptical at first place if I could like a story that is just about betrayal but I think in the end, the story is about so much more. It is about friendship and true love and it totally demonstrates real life. Even though all of us know that cheating is not right we cannot ignore that it frequently happens in real life. What this story shows is that you cannot control your feelings and that you cannot just decide who you have feelings for. Feelings just happen even if they seem to be wrong. This does not mean that there aren‘t better ways to deal with the situation than cheating but those secret feelings still exist! The book reminded me a lot of the movie The Wedding Planner. In this case it was just not the wedding planner who fell in love with the groom but the maid of honour. The story is really romantic, chaotic, sad and funny at the same time and that is what I like about it. And in the end Emily Giffin even manages to surprise the reader with a secret that nobody expected. I could not put it down until I read the whole story. It was nut just because of the story itself but because of the brilliant way Emily Giffin is writing and describing everything. I felt as if I was a part of the story just being a quiet observer. It is a great read! Not too deep and easy to follow but not at all boring. After I‘ve finished the book, I also found out that there has been a movie based on the book which will be available on DVD soon. Even though I am usually disappointed about movies that are based on a book because the movie can never be as detailed as the book, I still want to watch it. If you still need a good book for a rainy day at home, a sunny day in the park or for your next holiday trip, I can totally recommend this one to you. Read more of my reviews here: http://booksaroundtheworld.wordpress.com

Ich hatte den Film zuerst gesehen und wollte immer das Buch dazu gelesen haben. Meiner Meinung nach ähneln sich beide schon sehr, aber auf eine positive Weise. Für typische Chicklit fand ich die Story wirklich gut und witzig, da es einfach geschrieben ist und nicht allzu viele Personen vorkommen, kann man es leicht runterlesen. Für den Sommer gut geeignet.