Something Borrowed

Does Rachel genuinely want to be with Dex, or is her competitive relationship with Darcy partly to blame? Explain your answer using examples.

How does Rachel justify betraying Darcy? Do you think her reasons are legitimate? Use passages from the text to support your answer.

How does Rachel’s attitude toward Darcy change throughout the book? How does their friendship change as a result?

How do you think Dex handles his affair with Rachel? Should he have told Darcy sooner? Why do you think he failed to say something?

Do you think Rachel has genuine feelings for Marcus? What does her situation with him reveal about her motivations?

How does Rachel come to view Darcy over the course of the book? How are these views accurate? How are they distorted? Provide at least three examples of each view, arguing for accuracy and distortion.

Is Darcy a hypocrite for ending her friendship with Rachel despite cheating on Dex with Marcus? Are her actions justified? Why or why not?

How does Rachel change and grow over the course of the book? Do you think she overcomes her passivity and moves out of Darcy’s shadow? Or will Darcy always haunt her in some way?