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Book Review By Lori McConnell
Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin

    Rachel is a lawyer in New York City. On her thirtieth birthday, she sleeps with her best friend's fiancee Dex. She keeps this secret from her best friend Darcy and continues the affair, while she helps Darcy plan her wedding.
    Rachel slowly falls in love with Dex, and Dex falls in love with Rachel. Darcy is revealed to be a very selfish fiancee and best friend who has a tendency to manipulate people for her own personal gain.
    Rachel must decide how much her friendship with Darcy is worth, and Dex must decide if he wants to be with Darcy or Rachel.




Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 2000+ (Present Day)
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance:
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Lover is
Unmarried Love Triangle? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality
Unusual characteristics:

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 ()
United States Yes

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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