“...love is the sum of our choices, the strength of our commitments, the ties that bind us together.”
― Emily Giffin, Love the One You're With

I did not like this book.

I LOVE Giffin's books..usually. Plot looked great. But I did not enjoy.

SPOILERS:

Usually I form attachments to the characters she writes because she is so good at writing the,. Not here. I was annoyed with the main character.

And what bothered me is....nothing happens at all through the book. Just alot of secret meetings with the heroine obsessing about what to do. She was really annoying frankly and I usually love Giffin's characters. She is so good at character development.

Also..the two do not have an affair..emotional maybe..but I found myself bored and skimming. I never ever skim Emily Giffin's books. But the repetition of the meetings and the "what should I do" grated on me. This is the only book by this writer I have read that I disliked.

Just a bad fit for me but I was let down. ( )

I just finished this book and found it emotionally heart-wrenching, especially near the end. I won't add any spoilers, but I've started giving a lot of thought about how many of our internal conflicts manifest as external conflicts as a way for us to work things out. Great read, though not recommended if you are looking for a light-hearted, laugh out loud romp. ( )

Disappointing. Not as good as her others. ( )

Emily Giffin has certainly matured as an author. A novel with clever interpersonal dynamics, simmering passions, and spot-on cultural references, "Love the One You're With" is a bit more than a beach read, though it's certainly that. The conflict was well-fleshed-out and believable; it shows the "problem with no name" is not confined to yesteryear; the discussions of Ellen's sexual desires were frank without being Harlequiny/squeamish. The last 5% of the book was disappointing, but I'd recommend it overall. ( )

While there were several laughs, it was painful to read this - to have this woman in such inner turmoil. I loved her first 2 books best (Something Borrowed and Something Blue). ( )