Shopaholic Takes Manhattan
Sophie Kinsella
416 Pages
Adult Fiction
Rating: 4.5/5 Shopping Bags
Alright, to be honest, this book was SO AWESOME I couldn't put it down! I read it in like two hours. It has all the charm and hilarious moments from the first book and makes it even better! I liked it better than the original (surprising for a sequel!)
Becky Bloomwood is back, and she has it all. Her own TV show, her high-profile boyfriend, Luke (who's also a workaholic), and a closet full of clothes to be worn. Then, just when she thinks it can't get any better, Luke announces that his company is expanding to New York City (they live in London), and Becky's invited to come!
With sample sales, Barney's, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Sephora, it seems like the perfect place for her. After a night of bliss, however, her career and relationship with Luke takes a turn in a matter of seconds. Now Becky is unemployed, her reputation ruined, and is trying to get over Luke. How will everything turn out? Is all hope lost between Becky and Luke? Will she repair the damages and triumph in the end?
This book was quite a page turner. It was so good and easier to understand because it was in DOLLARS! It had a much better climax than the last book and it felt like I was actually there! The ending though, was pretty predictable, but I guess the author knew that so she added in a few things to give it a little 'punch'. I still liked the ending. You will too.
The book also is very 'clean' and I still find it very surprising since it's an adult book. I don't know how the author thinks of all these ideas about Becky and her spending. For example, when Becky's shopping in America, she says that it's hard to take American dollars seriously and she can spend all she wants right? Foreign money doesn't count. Well, she ends up spending WAY more than necessary, as usual.
So if you read the first book, you've GOT to get started on the second! Immediately!
(I'm currently reading the third and borrowed the fourth today at the library).
Jessica
Volunteer Hours (Total): NINE!
This review can be published in the Teen Newsletter.
3 comments:
Jess,
These books are addictive. Whenever I have someone who reads one, they must have the next one.
Good going with your volunteer hours.
i hope you are also enjoying your reading and not feeling the volunteer part is a chore.
catherine
hey, last night, i watched this (chinese) movie called "The Shopaholic", it's about this girl who is a shopaholic (obviously) and discovered that she had a disease dealing with too much shopping. So she went and saw a doctor to cure this illness, and guess what disease the doctor has...something that has to do with a mental breakdown when he has too much choices. So they are like a perfect match for each other because the doctor can help the girl with the shopping sickness, and the girl can help the doctor with picking the right choices (since she loves to shop). It's actually a really cute and funny movie, too bad i didn't get to finish watching it...=(
Lol I bet in one of the next shopaholic books she'll say she just can't stop shopping because she has some sort of disease.
You should read them. It's soooo good except hehe, I get to keep them for another three weeks :P
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