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Violence
None
No violence
Language
Some
Contemporary language; some strong words
Sexual Content
A lot
Explicit-adjacent romantic content
Substance Use
Some
Heavy social drinking — New York bar culture throughout
Emotional Intensity
A lot
An affair — Rachel with her best friend's fiance; the novel is about why this is complicated, not simple; Darcy's character — the novel asks readers to interrogate their sympathy; Heavy drinking — New York social culture; The friendship's betrayal — the core of both books
What this book is about
Rachel White has always done the right thing. On the night of her thirtieth birthday, she sleeps with Dex Thaler — her best friend Darcy's fiance. Something Borrowed is the first of two novels told from Rachel's perspective (Something Blue follows from Darcy's), about an affair that is not simple and a friendship that is not simple either.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
An affair — Rachel with her best friend's fiance; the novel is about the complication
Darcy's character — the novel asks you to interrogate your sympathy
Heavy drinking — New York bar culture throughout
The friendship's betrayal — the core of both novels
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