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Summary: Even Funnier Than the Original
Review: Don't worry that this sequel might be a letdown from "Confessions of a Shopaholic". I thought it was even better. Becky Bloomwood is back, this time with her television career going well, her love life in great shape ... but, with those old spending habits as strong as ever. Accompanying her boyfriend to the States, she hits New York City like a whirlwind and injects more than a little money into the NY economy. The plot of this book is, I think, quite a bit stronger than the first book with a little intrigue lurking in the background. If you've ever enjoyed a good shopping spree in New York (or have ever dreamed of having one), you will love her exploits. I read this book in a 24 hour period - I laughed and laughed and just couldn't get enough of it.
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Summary: New York City meet Becky Bloomwood
Review: Heaven help her credits cards! Becky Bloomwood and Luke Brandon are in New York City. While Luke tries to take on NYC, Becky mounts a campaign to shop at every store in the city. Well, maybe not quite EVERY store. It's a fun ride as Becky discovers the wonders of the sample sale, mega book-store chains and more. But a dark cloud is hovering in the air. Despite her success in reducing her debt from "Confessions of a Shopaholic", Becky is back in the red. Add in a scandal when the world discovers financial wizard kid Becky is really on the credit card companies Most Wanted lists and Luke discovering her hotel closet crammed with carrier (shopping) bags and Becky's designer clad goose is cooked. Becky finds herself on her own and eventually makes a decision that really should have occurred to her in the first novel. Utimately, Becky gets back her man and finds an amazing new career. Unlike other British Chick Lit sequels (cough, cough, "Edge of Reason", cough, cough) Sophie Kinsella continues Becky's adventures with a storyline that doesn't seem outlandish. Grab this for your plane trip, commute to work or the beach.
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Summary: I Laughed Till I Hurt; Funniest Book I've Ever Read
Review: I first fell in love with Becky Bloomwood in "Confessions of A Shopaholic." I have been looking forward to the sequel, but was afraid it might be just a lame extension of a story that had already been told. How wrong I was! This is funnier than the original (a hard act to follow) and Becky continues to be the designer-loving fashion plate who was born to shop. Life looks good for Becky as she spouts financial advice on her tv show, finds romance with Luke, and continues to wrap her bank manager Derek Smeath around her pinkie. But when Mr. Smeath retires from Endwich Bank and Luke announces he wants to make it big in New York, big changes are in store(literally) for Becky. She takes to New York like an angel to heaven, or as she so succintly says, "These are my people. I've found my homeland." Becky has never been happier and the reader is treated to Becky hyperventilating at a Prada sample sale, seeing the Guggenheim in a unique way, winning the attention of employees at Barney's, all while taking a three-hour group walking tour of New York that turns into a thousand dollar shopping day when the tour director invites them to enter a magnificent place of worship and Becky enters Saks rather than St. Patrick's. But an unplanned event sends Becky into a depression and destroys her relationship with Luke. Will Becky recover? How will she muddle through without job or boyfriend? Will the new bank manager succumb to her charms or demand full payment? Is it possible for Becky to live up to her own catch phrase she preaches to her loyal viewers, "Look after your money...and your money will look after you." Every page is filled with Beckyisms, wise words on shopping that are hysterically funny in light of our heroine's "tragic flaw." Will Becky rise from the ashes? Can she win the battle of the charge cards and live a debt-free life? From London to New York, to my mind there's not a more endearing heroine than Becky Bloomwood nor a more compelling contemporary writer of "chick lit" than the witty Sophie Kinsella. Pick up a copy of this book and I guarantee you'll smile every time you see a Denny and George scarf or a Vera Wang dress.
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Summary: Shopaholic Takes Manhatten!
Review: Becky Bloomwood, heroine of the novel "Confessions of a Shopaholic," is back! She paid off her bills, got a killer job as a financial advisor on her favorite morning TV show and has a wonderful boyfriend, Luke! When he tells her he is contemplating moving to New York, she is a little unsure. They decide to take a two week trip there to check it out and once Becky arrives, she is in love with the city! She finds Bloomindales and Barneys and sample sales and Vera Wang, she thinks she's died and gone to heaven! She starts spending money like crazy .. and ends up getting herself in even bigger trouble than she did last time back in London. I absolutely loved this novel. I read it the same night I read Confessions of a Shopaholic and I thought they were both hilarious. Becky is a very likeable character with thought processes we can ALL relate to! The writing is fast paced and I managed to read this entire book in a couple of hours. My only problem with the book is that I wish the author (Sophie Kinsella) had spent more time on the relationship between Luke and Becky and a tad bit less time on shopping mishaps. Even so, it was a fun novel that I thoroughly enjoyed. I highly recommend reading it! It's one of those books that's so fun and fast, its hard to put down once you start reading!
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Summary: Hilarious Sequel
Review: Becky Bloomwood is at it again in this hilarious sequel to "Confessions of a Shopaholic," the debut novel by London author Sophie Kinsella. Becky has, supposedly, cleaned up her act, paid her outstanding bills, and is off to a fresh start with her very rich boyfriend, Luke, and her great new job on TV's "Morning Coffee" as their financial expert (ironic as is seems). Becky learns that Luke is planning to move from London to New York and he wants her to go with him. Luke is totally obsessed with his work and focused on "making it in America."
They head for the Big Apple for a short trip of mostly business meetings for Luke. Becky also has an important interview lined up. Naturally, Becky's trying to keep her promise to her flatmate, Suze, and stick to a strict budget, no extra spending. Desperately, she tries not to think about shopping. But, you know Becky, full of unique excuses and rationalizations. She's thinking, "I'm sure I read somewhere that Bloomingdale's is quite an admired piece of architecture." I won't elaborate on Becky's run-in at the gym - quite funny. I felt so bad for Becky, such torture. How much willpower do you expect her to have . . . on Fifth Avenue? . . . in Saks? . . . all 10 floors of it!? She does try to take in some culture, though, at the Guggenheim (well, the Guggenheim Museum Store, anyway).
Things get pretty out-of-hand and Becky finds that she may have ruined everything for herself and for Luke. You're not getting any more from me - you'll have to read this one yourself. Another winner for author Sophie Kinsella. Can hardly wait for her third book :)
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Summary: Even Funnier Than the Original
Review: Don't worry that this sequel might be a letdown from "Confessions of a Shopaholic". I thought it was even better. Becky Bloomwood is back, this time with her television career going well, her love life in great shape ... but, with those old spending habits as strong as ever. Accompanying her boyfriend to the States, she hits New York City like a whirlwind and injects more than a little money into the NY economy. The plot of this book is, I think, quite a bit stronger than the first book with a little intrigue lurking in the background. If you've ever enjoyed a good shopping spree in New York (or have ever dreamed of having one), you will love her exploits. I read this book in a 24 hour period - I laughed and laughed and just couldn't get enough of it.
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Summary: ***Another Great Read!***
Review: First off, you must start by reading the first in this trio of Kinsella's: "Confessions Of A Shopaholic". And let me say, you don't have to be a "shopaholic" to fully enjoy these books! (Psst! I hate shopping!) If you're not hooked with "Confessions..", try this anyway.
I just find Kinsella's style of writing hilarious! Becky (our infamous heroine) is just too funny! Amidst all her hijinks with trying to hide her shopping, she is just so fun to watch squirm. She seems so real. Her dilemnas just might hit close to home for many of us. I saw symbolism in her shopping/trying-not-to-shop ordeal. I also was laughing out loud at the thought of someone salivating at the site of a Saks! Rofl...
I am a married mom w/ two toddler boys & this trio of books I checked out from the library & read all within two weeks. (A lot of dedicated reading for a busy mom!)
Can't say enough about this author....... eager to read "Can You Keep A Secret?".
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Summary: Good book
Review: Shopaholic Takes Manhattan is a continuation of Confessions of a Shopaholic. Becky Bloomwood is a financial adviser on a morning talkshow in London with a great boyfriend and a great roomate. Things start to change thought when she finds out that her boyfriend is going to start a company in New York and that her flatmate is dating her (the flatmates) cousin. Becky moves with her boyfriend to New York and absolutly loves the city, except for one thing his bitchy mother. She does not let that get in the way of her shopping thought and spends most of the day going to places like Bloomingdales, Saks, and places like that. It all catches up with her though when a tabloid in London has a report about hopw London's top financial consultant owes many pounds to London shops and still spends her time shopping till she drops in all of New York's finest stores. This leads to her getting fired from her job at the morning show as well as her relationship with Luke. She goes back to London and just as she thinks that she hit it ruff she finds out about her flatmate and the flatmates cousin. The flatmate though has a plan. Sell her stuff, and pay off her cards. Becky does this and the plan works, she gets out of debt and she and Luke get back together.
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Summary: More Becky Bloomwood Hilarity!
Review: I loved this book as much as its predecessor, "Confessions of a Shopaholic". We think Becky had finally gotten her act together at the end of the first book, but NOOOOOOO. How could we have been so wrong? This time she's in Manhattan, a shopper's version of Mecca. My one and only reservation with this book is the character of Luke. With all his millions, couldn't he help Becky out a little when he finds out about her financial mess? C'mon, Luke, you're supposed to be in love! Aside from his slightly harsh attitude at times, it all works out in the end. I really like the character of Suze - she's a friend in a million! Once again, Sophie Kinsella has written a really funny, engrossing book. It took me no time at all to finish this one - I couldn't put it down - and now I'm in the middle of the third "Shopaholic" book. Wonderful reading, very worth the time!
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Summary: Shopaholic Takes Manhattan Rocks!
Review: I really liked this book. I have also read Confessions of a Shopaholic and Shopaholic Ties the Knot and I love them! If you like funny books, you should definitly read this one!
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