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Summary: Shopaholic
Review: I love all three books equally! I couldn't put any of them down, I think I finished reading all three in a matter of a few days! Then I re-read each one, and I usually hate to read! I hope that Sophie Kinsella comes out with a fourth addition to the series!
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Summary: Best one yet
Review: This is my favorite of the Shopaholic books. Becky just gets funnier with every new entry into the series. I couldn't put this book down. Can't wait for the next one (I hope there'll be a next one)!!!
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Summary: Not for Shopaholic Ties the Knot
Review: Very slow start, especially for the single women that love and relate to the other Shopaholic books. Not only did it take me a while to read it, unlike the other ones, there was nothing in this book begging to be read. I preferred the other ones, and hope Sophia Kinsella brings her new series back to the greatness of the first two Shopaholic books.
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Summary: Addictive!
Review: You can't find many books that are as much fun to read as the Shopaholics. And each one is as good as the last. Fun from the first page to the last. Well done!
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Summary: Best of the 3!
Review: This is was my favorite shopaholic. Yes they are light no brainer reads, but there are some good messages and life challenges every woman can relate too. Becky finds herself a bit more debt free this time, but has a whole different set of challenges. Kinsella makes her character come so alive for me in this book, I miss Becky now that I am done! Even though the other 2 shopaholics are cute too. Enjoy!
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Summary: Loads of Fun!
Review: Last time we left Becky, she had moved to Mahattan on her own after a failed attempt to live with her boyfriend Luke in the Big Apple. Becky had finally stepped away from her career of Financial Advisor (which is good since Becky has the financial sense of a brain-damaged ape) and followed her true calling to be a personal shopper. This book begins with Becky and Luke living together again in New York. Becky is helping her best friend Suze plan her wedding and is happy with her life of shopping (and hiding the bills from Luke) and glamour. Her world suddenly changes when Luke proposes to her at Suze's wedding. Suddenly, before she knows it, both her mum and Luke's frigid mother are planning her a wedding, one in England and one in New York, on the same day. Unfortunately, Becky can't seem to tell either of them no. It only gets betters. This is the second Amazon.com purchase I made this month -- the other being THE LOSERS' CLUB by Richard Perez, about an unlucky writer addicted to the personals. I recommend both novels highly. Tremendous fun!
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Summary: Yes, she's still our Becky!
Review: Becky's back and this time she's planning a wedding. Or having a wedding planned for her. Or rather, having TWO weddings planned for her! As always, we are privvy to her most private thoughts as she gets steamrollered by the wedding process, and as one who has been involved in her share of big, out-of-control/have-a-life-of-their-own nuptials, I loved it. I still don't quite believe the character of Elinor, which is too bad because the other characters are so carefully drawn. (I've always enjoyed the conversations between Mum and Dad; in this one my favorite is their debate over what caused hoof and mouth disease.) I read with amusement some of the less favorable reviews that said Becky was just as shallow as ever. Well, I for one am glad that Becky remains Becky because I enjoy her. And I wonder why people who don't enjoy the main character in a series would keep reading it. It reminds me of the old Woody Allen joke about the woman complaining about a restaurant, "Terrible food! And in such small portions!"
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Summary: Light and airy fun
Review: This is the kind of book you can plow through in one or two sittings. The latest installment in Sophie Kinsella's "Shopaholic" series, "Shopaholic Ties the Knot" picks up where we last left the irrepressible shopping addict Becky Bloomwood, in New York City, where the Briton works as a personal shopper at Barneys. She still hasn't curbed her spending habits (and tries to convince her boyfriend Luke that a Miu Miu skirt is actually a household expense), but she's thrown for a loop when Luke proposes and wedding preparations are thrown into high gear. Actually, two weddings are being planned, one a backyard occasion put together by Becky's sweet mum in Surrey, the other million-dollar affair orchestrated by Luke's icy, Cruella DeVil-esque mother Elinor and the not-quite-human wedding planner Robyn. The only problem is, they're planned for the same day, and Becky can't muster the courage to inform her mother of that fact...That's about as deep as this "Shopaholic" gets. Fortunately, the book doesn't take itself too seriously. Becky has a crisis of conscience, and then gets distracted by a Tiffany bowl or something like that. And while she does get the chance to register for gifts at no less than four New York stores, the novel, in spite of the title, doesn't involve much actual shopping, aside from Becky's job or her trip to the bridal boutique. No, the main conflict is over the weddings, and Luke's seemingly soulless mother, who, like many mothers, is planning the wedding more for her own satisfaction than that of her son. There are a few other dramatic moments, but everything resolves itself, exactly as you expected it to. It's good, light, predictable fun, perfect for beach reading or a lazy afternoon. This isn't groundbreaking fiction, nor is it intended to be. Kinsella knows how to drive a narrative along, and her dialogue is witty and quick. Don't expect any major revelations or life-altering lessons. This is just a fun romp into a make-believe world where people can book the Plaza hotel for a wedding or hop a lear jet to England, and fortunately for us, Becky Bloomwood is an endearing guide. Kinsella is obviously having a good time poking fun at the excesses of modern-day weddings, as well as of stuffy high society, showing that while it may be fun to visit that place, you wouldn't want to live there. 3.5/5 stars
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Summary: Reading is now as much fun as Shopping
Review: This book shows you that everything we women buy is an "investment". We can always used for later....or not. But who cares when you get it on sale, Right? That is what this book taught me. Most women will simply buy because its on sale or because we can use it down the road. It just shows how women really behave when they are on shopping mode. This book was so much that I could not put it down and so where the other two books.
Reading Sophie Kinsella's books really is a lot of fun, almost more fun then shopping.
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Summary: I never get tired of this book!
Review: Despite Becky's "shopaholic" habits, she truly has a heart of gold! I wouldn't call this serious literature, but it is definitely a fun read! This is the third installment of the shopaholic trilogy, and the only downside is that this is the last Becky book!
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