Shopaholic & Baby (Shopaholic Series) by Sophie Kinsella Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Shopaholic & Baby (Shopaholic Series)
Book Review: Wonderful conclusion (?) to the Shopaholic series...
Summary: 4 Stars
I remember the first time I read a Shopaholic novel. It was the first book in the series, Confessions of a Shopaholic, and I thought Becky Bloomwood and the constant trouble she got into for overspending were hilarious. (I loved the opening line, "OK. Don't panic. Don't *panic*. It's only a VISA bill. It's a piece of paper; a few numbers. I mean, just how scary can a few numbers be?" After all, who hasn't gone through THAT?) Five books later, I'm still having fun with Becky. The least likable book to me was Shopaholic and Sister, because I felt that Kinsella had run out of ideas and was churning out a filler novel just to continue to cash in on her successful series. In the meantime, I thought The Domestic Goddess and Can You Keep a Secret? were wonderful. (The books she wrote under the pen name Madeleine Wickham aren't bad either.) I'd had Shopaholic and Baby on my TBR pile for a VERY long time, since it was released in hardcover last year. Now I wonder what took me so long to give it a whirl. Rebecca Brandon (nee Bloomwood) is back, and now she and Luke are having a baby. Which, of course, means new shopping possibilities. Imagine all the baby stuff she could get! Plus, she and Luke would need a bigger house now, and she's heard of this celebrity obstetrician that she simply must receive care from! Be careful what you wish for, Becky, because the glamorous Venetia Carter, OB-GYN to the stars, could well put her (somewhat) ordered life and marriage in jeopardy...
I really loved reading this book. Sophie Kinsella has one of the sassiest voices in chick-lit I have read. (I can't help but wonder if she'd write a Young Adult novel one day. I think she'd be brilliant at it. Perhaps a prequel -- Rebecca Bloomwood, teen fashionista-slash-shopaholic?) Becky's shopping expeditions and Luke's reaction to them are hilarious, of course, but the story is riveting because it focuses more on her relationship with Luke. I had always wondered why Luke loved Becky, someone so different from him, and now I know why. This installment has more depth than the previous books because Luke is more fleshed-out; he's not just the rich, handsome boyfriend-turned-husband who has no time to notice in this one. The thing with Venetia, while unoriginal, adds some spice into the storyline. And I enjoyed revisiting Becky's friends Suze, Tom and her sister Jess. The one thing that has always irked me about Becky (besides her tendency to be annoying) and Luke is that they keep secrets from one another -- hence the big misunderstanding in this novel. Then again, without it there would be no conflict, and in turn no story. Anyway, I enjoyed Shopaholic and Baby. I don't know if this is the conclusion to the Shopaholic series, but it should be. I mean, what's next? Shopaholic and a Toddler? Shopaholic and a Pre-Teen? Shopaholic and Menopause? Well, you get the picture. I recommend this novel and I can't wait to read Remember Me?
Book Review: non stop antics all the way through!
Summary: 5 Stars
brilliant, just brilliant, i laughed all the way through. Becky gets funnier every book, she is written so well, she is a real person, i feel if i met her i would want Becky to be my best friend. The way her mind wanders to the most crazy conclusions about Luke and his college sweetheart, and her logic for buying things she will never need or use never gets old, and i sometimes read about a situation and say 'i would probably do the same thing.' From beginning to end just a laugh out riot, my favorite part is when she walks into the doctors appointment wearing heals and the jewelry and the big bag, something i would do, and then get yelled at by the doctor for it. The ending was very sweet, and as usual an extremely unexpected one.Book Review: sophie does it again!! :)
Summary: 5 Stars
another winner by sophie kinsella! in this edition, becky brandon (nee bloomwood), back from her honeymoon and ready to start her life in london as mrs. luke brandon, finds herself expecting after returning from a glorious 10 month vacay all over the world. her shopping anecdotes in preparing for the baby are hilarious, of course, but enter a fabulous new OBGYN (fresh from L.A. where her clientele was strictly A list), and a next-to-impossible waiting list, who just happens to be luke's ex-girlfriend from college! she's gorgeous, brilliant and becky starts to worry is after luke. only no one believes her. is pregnancy making her overly emotional or could it be true?? with becky's insane shopping and tedious ways, not to mention her ever-growing waistline, does the dr. have what it takes to steal luke away?
you'll rip through the pages in record time, with more laugh-outloud moments than you could possibly count and get a truly fabulous ending... as ms. kinsella always provides.
if you love sophie kinsella and our beloved shopaholic, becky, you will adore this book!
i'm out of shopaholic books to read, please write another!!!!!!