The Blonde Diaries

Chick Lit Review: Love the One You’re With (Part 1)

I am about halfway through Emily Giffin’s newest book Love the One You’re With and while the book follows the same writing style that I liked in her other three books (Something Borrowed, Something Blue, and Baby Proof) I’m just not loving this book.  Actually, I am rather mad at the book.  I do not like any of the characters and I’m not a fan of the story line.  The book features Ellen Dempsey as the main character and Ellen is a happy newly wed.  Well she was until her chance encounter with her ex - Leo.  Now Ellen is rehashing her entire relationship with Leo and basically setting herself up to ruin her relationship with her husband, Andy, because she can’t learn to cutoff an ex.

Maybe it’s just me and my philosophy on life which is why I am disappointed in the story and thus the book.  I have never been one to believe in rehashing failed relationships or wanting to remain friends with exes.  I mean if we broke up it’s because something was so wrong it couldn’t be fixed.  Why in the world would I then want to be friends? I also remember each and every reason “we” broke up and no matter how much “you” have “changed” since then I’m not going to throw away everything I have to see if “you” truly are “changed” and “we” can try again.

I am really hoping this book turns around in the second half but after skipping to the last couple of pages like I normally do with books I’m expecting it to get worse before it ends.  Guess I’ll find out by the end of the weekend and post my Part 2 next week.