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Summary: funny, but keeps going and going...
Review: Hilariously funny, but at times I'd fade off thinking...when will she top??
We will still always love Becky.
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Summary: Hard to Enjoy!
Review: I read and loved the first two books in the Shopaholic series and was anticipating the release of this third book. But I found it very hard to like and finish. Here's why:1) While I used to find Becky endearing and sweet, I did not like her at all in this book. She is a pushover who doesn't really think about anything but shopping. She was just annoying. She could have easily gotten herself out of the "sticky situation" (see below) that is the focal point of the novel by doing the right thing. How very superficial. 2) There were no written reasons for us to like any of the supporting characters. Luke was a mama's boy and I found myself not even wanting Becky to marry him, Elinor was mean, and Becky's mom was trying to run the whole wedding for her. 3) There is no real plot, just Becky digging herself further and further into a hole in which she must decide between an amazing wedding at the plaza and a wedding at home. In typical Becky fashion- she continues to put off the decision. 4) The only reason I gave this book a star at all is because it is mildly entertaining and fun. But it is safe to say that I won't be reading any more possible sequels in the Shopaholic series.
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Summary: Great fun!
Review: I loved this book. It was great to see Becky up to her eyes in trouble! For the third installment it was great!
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Summary: glaring error
Review: The book is okay. However, why dont editors catch major errors? There is a significant problem with certain dates stated in this book. The date issue nullifies the entire premise for the ending. This ruined the book for me. If the error had not been there, I would have found the book much more enjoyable.
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Summary: More fun with our favorite drama queen
Review: Becky will never change. She never learns from her mistakes, but she always lands on her feet. In this third visit with our gal, she is still spending too much money on ridiculous things and trying to hide it from herself and everyone else, and she's still lying compulsively in situations where the truth probably wouldn't get her into trouble. Becky isn't someone I'd want to know (WAY too high maintenance), but I do get a kick out of reading about her, maybe just so I can feel a teeny bit superior. Sure she's self-centered and greedy, but she really is a pretty nice person underneath it all, so you can still find yourself rooting for her to come through in her typical fashion of [goofing] everything up and then finding a bizarre solution. The irony of how much she is like her manipulative, superficial mother-in-law-to-be is totally lost on Becky, but no matter. You'll like all the right people, dislike all the people you're not supposed to like, and even though you'll see the end coming a mile away, you'll still have fun when you reach it. The "Shopaholic" series isn't deep reading, it's the kind of light, fun fluff you pick up when you want to kill some time, smile a bit, and not think too hard. If you haven't met Becky yet, I recommend you start at the beginning of the series instead of at the end--it takes some time for Becky to grow on you, but it's pretty likely that she will.
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Summary: A Must Read for Shoppers and Brides-To-Be
Review: SHOPAHOLIC TIES THE KNOT is the third installment in Sophie Kinsella's SHOPAHOLIC series about Becky Bloomwood, following CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC and SHOPAHOLIC TAKES MANHATTAN. But SHOPAHOLIC TIES THE KNOT is my first exposure to Kinsella's bestselling books. For those of you who are also new to Shopaholic's world, here are the main characters of the story: a self-obsessed, often whiny woman whose credit card bills are usually multiple pages in length; an overbearing, solipsistic mother-in-law whose opinion is the only one that counts; and a momma's boy husband-to-be whose life revolves around the family's (read: mother's) charitable foundation. An unattractive bunch, right? Wrong. Their foibles and faults are incredibly humorous. In the hands of a lesser writer, SHOPAHOLIC TIES THE KNOT could have been a disaster. But Kinsella's characters are over-the-top tongue-in-cheek and hilariously funny. Living in New York and working at the perfect job --- personal shopper for fashionable Barney's --- Becky has the good life. She buys expensive furniture, antiques and clothing; hides the bills from her doting and forgiving lover; and writes scads of letters (all included in the book for your enjoyment) to banks, creditors and the like trying to explain away her expenditures, while cleverly delaying payment at the same time. When her gorgeous, wealthy boyfriend (yes, the momma's boy) proposes marriage in one of the most romantic and unexpected manners I have ever read, witnessed or experienced, it can't get any better for Becky. "OK. Now, I may be engaged, but I'm not going to get carried away. No Way. I know some girls go mad planning the biggest wedding in the universe and thinking about nothing else...but that's not going to be me." By the end of the next page, Becky is already planning to try on diamond-encrusted tiaras for the ceremony. Weddings are, after all, a shopper's license to go all out, spare no expense and spend, spend, spend. A dilemma verging on narrative slapstick arises quickly. Becky's mom, who has been waiting for this day since Becky's birth, begins to plan an outdoor ceremony in their backyard in England, while the control freak mother-in-law offers to splurge for a posh stateside wedding in New York City's Plaza Hotel. What's a girl to do? Well, according to "The Realistic Bride," a resource Becky consults for help, "No matter how insurmountable the problem seems, there will always be a solution! So don't worry." And that advice would work just fine if the problem were something small, like a shortage on Jordan almonds for the bridal shower favors. But Becky has to attend two weddings, on the same day, in two different countries! Wait until you read the resolution! SHOPAHOLIC TIES THE KNOT is hilarious, a must read for shoppers and brides-to-be. --- Reviewed by Roberta O'Hara
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Summary: Not a disappointment - couldn't put it down
Review: I bought this book at about 6:30 last night and finished it by 1:30 in the morning. Great read - easy to get through and full of fascinating details. Your favorite characters are back, as well as new ones. I can't say that I always empathized with Becky - who wouldn't want a wedding at the Plaza?!?!?!?! But fun overall and a quick read.
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Summary: Huge Disappointment
Review: After the success of the magnificant 'Bridget Jones's Diary', a mind-numbing amount of imitations followed suit... Unhappy but lovable Biritsh singleton, rich handsome guy, comic situations, and sweeter-than-sugar endings became a mantra for millions. Up until 'Shopaholic Ties the Knot', I thought Sophie Kinsella's was better than most. Becky Bloomwood is at best times, testy; her airheadedness can be endearing and riveting, other times it can be incredibly frustrating. Up until this (third) installment, Kinsella seemed to be able to balance this attribute healthily, but she has dropped all integrity and creativity in this one. She fails. This book is one of the worst reads I have ever had- the situations are so unrealistic, dull and simplistic and Becky so irratating I could barely keep from throwing it away. While some characters, such as Luke and Elinor, were a bit uninteresting and questionable before, they, as well as the rest of the supporting characters, become unbearably mundane and lame. However, Becky... I cannot believe how much she has changed. This is a character I used to like, identify with, has been cheapened to a mute idiot. I say, stay away from this stinker, ESPECIALLY true Shopaholic fans.
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Summary: Not as good as 1 & 2
Review: Ok! All you shopoholic-Becky-Bloomwood Fans! you can imagine my excitement when I got engaged on Christmas Eve and then found out in my favorite Series of books (Shopoholic of course!) Becky is also getting married! It is as if I know her...it is as if I am her at times! So with this commonality I ran to the store (I woulda ordered it on amazon..sorry...but i couldnt wait..hehe!) and swept a copy in my hands! I was thrilled! The feel of the cover! The sight of the authors name! Yeaaa!
The writing is, of course, awesome! As Sophie always is! But I felt like it wasnt as funny as the others!? Blimey! Sorta dark in the way that Luke needs his mother so much! But, I loved it regardless! Cant wait for another one! If you havent read the first two books than skip this one and go for the first! Get to know Becky! You wont regret it!
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Summary: Good, but not as good as the previous two in the series...
Review: I must start by saying that of the three books in the Shopaholic series, this is my least favorite. However, if you have fallen in love with the funny antics of the character Becky Bloomwood, as I have, then you should read this book. I am not disappointed with this new book in the Shopaholic series, but thought that Sophie Kinsela did an injustice to her lead character Becky by making her appear so "wishy-washy" (for lack of a better term), more so than Becky already was. I still like the book, and Becky is hilarious and up to her normal crazy notions about life, but I just was not in enamored with this book like I was with "Confessions of a Shopaholic" and "Shopaholic Takes Manhattan." Sophie Kinsella remains a favorite British chic-lit author of mine and I look forward to reading her new book series introducing a new character. I hope she will come back to Becky and the Shopaholic series at a later point, but think this is a good point to take a break and leave us wanting more.
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