This definitely qualifies as good chick lit. Giffin takes what could be very standard bad chick lit fare and elevates it to something more. Something Borrowed centers on best friends Rachel and Darcy. Since they were little kids, Darcy has always been the beautiful, perfect, gets-whatever-she-wants type. Rachel has always played second fiddle, giving in to whatever Darcy wants. As they've gotten older, Darcy has become even more selfish and entitled.
On Rachel's thirtieth birthday, she has a little too much to drink and winds up in bed with Darcy's fiance, Dex. Rachel was actually the one to introduce Darcy and Dex, figuring that the gorgeous, smart law student was out of her own league. Well as it turns out, that's not the case. Rachel and Dex fall for each other, while Darcy plans her wedding.
It's a risky move, making the Other Woman the protagonist (the sequel, Something Blue, focuses on Darcy instead). I was conflicted reading it, knowing that Dex is much better with Rachel, but feeling that the whole thing was, well, just wrong. I wasn't quite sure how I wanted it to end. I enjoyed Rachel as a heroine though; her issues and doubts made her easy to relate to and root for. I'm looking forward to reading the follow up.
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