Something Borrowed | 
Check out Kim's book recommendation on Book Interrupted‘s Manuscript Monday.
https://www.bookinterrupted.com/post/manuscript-monday-something-borrowed
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“Songs and smells will bring you back to a moment in time more than anything else. It's amazing how much can be conjured with a few notes of a song or a solitary whiff of a room. A song you didn't even pay attention to at the time, a place that you didn't even know had a particular smell.”
#Memories
#InQuotes
This is so true and happens to me all the time…
Today, I‘m sharing my reading progress for this book I‘m currently listening to. I‘m almost finished with this book. I have 4 hours left in the audiobook.
Here‘s my reading progress for a book I‘m currently reading. I started listening to Something Borrowed and I‘m enjoying it. If I end up liking this book, I‘ll read the sequel Something Blue. I put a hold on the sequel in case I like this book but I also found the sequel on Scribd. If the sequel doesn‘t become available for me to borrow after finishing this book then I‘ll cancel my hold on Libby and listen to it on Scribd.
so-soI rewatched this movie which I find kind of infuriating and thought it was worth reading the book to compare.
The characters are just as frustrating in book form lol
Putting this in a free space on my #bookspinbingo board
pickWhile I‘m selecting pick, it is not without hesitation.
Darcy is due to marry Dex, but there is one problem. Her best friend Rachel also loves him and, not only that, Rachel and Dex are sleeping together!
I just couldn‘t really wrap my head around Rachel and was never really rooting for things to work out between her and her BEST FRIEND‘s fiancé.
Movie was better in my opinion!
Early morning reading is probably my absolute favorite time to read. This is probably the biggest reason why I get so excited when school isn't in session. I know I had the weekend, however, I got distracted by house work and my cats. This is also a good time to reflect on the why school is out today-Martin Luther King, Jr. #MLKday #amreading #readKY #romance
When is your favorite time of the day to read?
so-soI finally finished my #doublespin from April. This was a book where I‘d seen the movie first and honestly, I think that worked to the book‘s advantage. I love Ginnifer Goodwin, but getting more into Rachel‘s head in the book…it felt like she was whining about how Darcy always wins. So I think I‘m slotting this for #wineorwhine prompt of #booked2020
It wasn‘t a bad story but strangely I think I actually liked the movie more
@TheAromaofBooks
Wow, rude much?
We‘re all entitled to our opinions. Having read several of Giffin‘s books, mine is that she‘s a mediocre writer and should spend less time criticizing the Sussexes and more time improving her craft.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newsweek.com/emily-giffin-meghan-markle-archie-...
pickInfidelity with your best friends fiancé is a big fat no-no, uh-uh, don‘t go there even if your friend is selfish, manipulative and self centered. I really wanted to dislike Rachel for her shallowness but Emily Giffin managed to write her in a somewhat sympathetic way. Something Borrowed is Chick-lit at its absolutely most scandalous best. It‘s the kind of book that you are embarrassed to get caught reading yet you can‘t seem to put it down.
pickLoved this book! A romance, but the the typical sap. Easy to read, and now I need to watch the movie!
so-soAll of the characters in this book are completely despicable except for Ethan. However, Ethan serves literally no purpose except an excuse for the main character‘s bad behavior. That said, it is surprisingly fun to read. Three out of five stars.
bailedI read about halfway before I decided to bail. This is a book about a girl having an affair with her best friend‘s fiancé. The best friend is kind of a bitch and she REALLY likes the guy so apparently that makes it okay. I dunno, the idea of being cheated on just makes me sick to my stomach so the whole premise was distasteful to me. I actually liked the writing so I‘m not against the author just the theme.
Ahhhh finally another Emily Giffin book coming next summer!!
1. I really despise books about cheating and making it seem okay because they‘re “meant to be”. 🙄
2. I eat at home always (I work from home).
3. I can‘t think of anything specific right now, but I can say some pretty dumb/embarrassing things).
4. Clean linen candles or baking sweets.
5. Navy (or blue) Lady or Navy (or Blue) Jane. I think I like Navy Jane.
#friyayintro
Library books due (already renewed once 🙈) back on Jan 23/19. They will be my first book(s) read for 2019. The Memory Box will have to wait 😭
Tell me whether you loved, hated, or were indifferent to the top 10 most borrowed book in my library system!
pickAwesome book. I‘m glad that Rachel ended up in the “right” direction - I think so many women in this world play the role of the perfect daughter, wife, friend, mother ... in reality though, once you take a stand for what makes you happy, you might not be perfect in someone else‘s eyes. And that is sometimes just fine.
pickI just reread Giffin‘s first novel and I think I loved it even more the second time! If you‘re looking for a page-turner with romance, humor, New York atmosphere, love, friendship, and realistically flawed characters, this is it!! (My daughter and I talk about the book and movie on episode 7 of our Bookscreenz podcast).
..she must make a choice between her heart and consciense. In so doing, she discovers that the lines between right and wrong can be blurry, endings aren't always neat, and sometimes you have to risk everything to be true to yourself.
pickMy guilty pleasure #romanticnovels is Emily griffins romance/ chick lits . #marchinbooks
pickI LOVED this book! The movie is one of my favorites and, of course, the book was even better. I wanted to go right back to the beginning and start it again.
Moved outside with this 'Beach Read' Enjoying the spring weather with Winnie and Mr Wonderful. 🐶☀️#24in48 #Readathon #DogsofLitsy
pickOne on my fav movies so I gave the book a try and loved it.
so-soIt was a quick read with memorable characters. I love both Rachel and Darcy. Dex not so much. To be honest, I did not want it to end the way it did, unrealistic. Everything just worked out in the end. It was kind of expected. I think that's the problem with most romantic books, you just know who ends up with who at the end and everybody comes home a winner.
Emily Giffin books have always been hit or miss for me. I read most of them though, always hoping they‘ll be better than they are. I blame it on her one novel I loved, Where We Belong. The perfect thing about this book‘s movie adaptation is it actually totally matched how I felt about the book. I liked the cast and wanted to like the story more, but both fell far short of anything spectacular. #thebookwasntbetter #fyaphotoaday
My pick for the #ReadingWomenMonth Challenge #day24 #FavoriteBookSeries ? is Something Borrowed ? and Something Blue ? by Emily Giffin. ?
Disclaimer: The title of this book is convenient as I "borrowed" this pic from someone online. ? I read and enjoy mostly stand alone books, but this one is one of my favorites ? Other series I have read and enjoyed: #HarryPotter #HungerGames #AnneOfGreenGables #CuckcoosCalling and #Divergent
It's #throwbackthursday, and I'm thinking back on #somethingborrowed and #somethingblue, which I read for the first time in a binge the year after college. I remember both fondness and frustration, as with most books.
What books are you throwing back to this week?
I *was* going to have a reading lunch, but then remembered some emails I need to send. So, email lunch. And then hopefully a little book time after! #readinglunch #bookandlunch
Infidelity in stories are usually a deal breaker for me no matter how cute the story is (i.e. Maybe Someday); except Dangerous Liaisons, I think. I am not yet sure how I feel about this one.
I've only seen the movie version of this, but it seems like it would be perfect for #SpringFlingReading.
so-soPicked this up thinking it will be an entertaining chic-lit , it was so predictable from the start and totally failed to impress. Some parts are fun and readable but the rest are overly described and felt like a drag . :(
so-soIt was ok. I definitely identified with Rachel (except for the whole affair thing) and Darcy reminded me a lot of my sister......
I really didn't like that the whole book was about cheating. I don't think I'll read the next one in this series.
so-soThis book is about cheating. Specifically a girl cheating with her Best Friend's Fiance...... I had a hard time with it as I abhor cheating. But, I pushed through it( not because it was boring or bad) and overall I can say I enjoyed it. The second book (about the jilted best friend Darcy) however is much better! Read the first book, it's good, but the second book is great!
What did I learn today? I learned that I do not have many pink or green books. I have lots of white books, black books, red books, but not a lot of pink or green books. #AugustPhotoChallenge
so-soI'm still not sure how I feel about this book! I honestly don't like Rachel, she's very passive and doesn't seem to have an opinion of her own. It's hard to root for a heroine like that. I loved hating Darcy, though, and the story certainly kept me hooked! I would still recommend it to friends.
No ten year old has ever compared their crush to a Renoir painting.
panI read this book a few months back, and even though it is a quick read, I found it just bland. The romance isn't that special. The friendship is stupid. Just another pointless drama.
pickOk so this is an easy book to love or hate. I loved it. Because it was so easy to imagine happening. Especially when you have that one person in your life who is a genuine bitch and a man who you know deserves better! So much better than the movie but the casting for that was great.
