So far I hate this book. This is the most selfish, most shallow character I have ever read about. This Becky Whatever is why the world is an awful place - because she is self absorbed and doesn't care about anyone else but herself. I will finish this book in the hopes that it has any redeeming message. But it is not worth the paper wasted on it.

It is telling that this character exists in the the era of lots of credit card abuse and these types of people are the reason why the world is in a near economic depression today.

Update: 10/6/09 This book is a piece of crap. I could not finish it; it is so awful.

I threw it away. I don't even plan to take it to the resale book store. No one should read this book.

I don't know if I can say how much I am glad that I am finished with these 4 books! I think I said it in the book reviews for each of the other 3, and I'll say it again: THIS GIRL MAKES ME CRAZY!

Sure, there are some entertaining things in these books, and the whole sister thing is like a Lucille Ball show, but her lying and shopping make my stomach hurt. Literally. As I read each of these books, I actually felt concern for the predicaments she was getting into!

Several people have said they didn't like/get the whole shopping thing. I think I understand that part, actually. It's more the lying that concerns me. She lies constantly and about everything. Even things that don't need to be lied about!

Yes, these books are good for the plane (which is where I think I read this one), and they're nice and lite, but . . . I'm glad I'm done with the series. And I just hope there aren't any more! If she writes more like Can You Keep a Secret?", I'd read them in a heartbeat. And if that book gets a sequel, I'd be all over it. But Shopaholic I'm done with!

Ben Sophie Kinsella okumaya bu seriyle başlamıştım.Hatta okuduğum ilk kitabı olan Alışverişkolik Ve Evlilik roman okumaya ciddi bir şekilde başladığım ilk zamanlara aittir.
Seriye ilk okuduğum kitabından da anlaşılacağı üzere biraz tersten başladım.Daha sonra Mini Alışverişkolik'i okumuştum.Sonrasında da filmini izledikten sonra ilk kitabı alıp okudum ki filmine bayılıyorum keşke devamını da çekseler :)
Alışverişkolik Ve Bebeğini de okumuştum ve okumadığım sadece bu kalmıştı yeni çıkan haricinde.
Bu kitap da her Sophie Kinsella kitabı gibi çok eğlenceliydi.Aslında uzun bir kitap sayılır ama nasıl bittiğini anlamadım bile :)
Becky bazı zamanlar beni çok fazla kızdırsa ve sinir etse de napalım onu da bu şahsına münhasır kişiliğiyle seviyoruz :)
Ayrıca Luke'u çok severim belirtmeden geçemeyeceğim.Kendisi ilk book boyfriendlerimden biridir ;)

Parts of this felt like they were re-written portions of the other three books that were put into this book to make it more relatable to the sister, but honestly this book kept giving and I’m interested to see how Jess, the sister, gets added into this series.

Rebecca Brandon, formerly Bloomwood, was in for a big surprise after her around-the-world honeymoon with Luke. No, not the two truckload of items she had gregariously bought during her shopping spree. She's already married to one of the richest men in London so money wasn't an issue with her anymore. But there's one thing she discovered when she got back and met with her parents.

She's got a sister! Well, A half-sister, that is!

Just when I thought Becky would mope around and get mad at her father, she decided she would befriend her because she thought Jess would love shopping too! Little did she know that she would never be able to drag her to Harrods shopping maven nor at Barney's!

I think this book’s much better than the last one I read when Becky got married. This time, we meet Becky’s long lost sister Jess, who happened to be her exact opposite! I'm telling you - Becky and Jess are the bomb! Just think about this - Becky the shopaholic, who couldn't last the day without buying new items for her closet, had finally met her frugal sister Jess, who wouldn't want to buy anything at all, unless she really, really, really needed it. I really thought Becky & Jess were the perfect pair! Hilarious even!

Becky Bloomwood is finally married to Luke Brandon and after a 10-month honeymoon the pair decide it's finally time to head home and Becky decides to not tell anyone they're returning and instead leave it as a surprise. It's Becky that's in for a surprise though when her parents start acting weirdly and best friend Suze reveals she may well have found herself a new best friend. Becky's parents finally admit what is wrong with them and it turns out Becky has a sister named Jess. To Becky that means someone to have girly nights in with and to go shopping with but is shocked to learn that Jess doesn't actually like shopping. Is that really possible? Can Becky Bloomwood's long-lost sister really hate shopping?

As you're probably sick of hearing, I'm re-reading the entire Shopaholic series in expectation for the brand new one out in September. I wanted to read them all one after another to see how well they flowed together and to maybe pick up on little tidbits I may have missed the first time around. I've now reached book four in the series, Shopaholic and Sister, which is the book I remember best and I couldn't wait to get stuck in a second time!

I suppose you can guess from the title that the books revolve around someone who likes to shop and while that is a huge focus on the first two books, it isn't as in your face with the next two. Shopaholic Ties The Knot was mainly focused on Becky's wedding to Luke and this one, Shopaholic & Sister, is focused on Becky's new-found, long-lost sister Jess and the relationship she envisages the pair of them having. Yes, there's still a lot of shopping to be done, but nowhere near as close as the shopping she does in the first two books. Obviously it would get a bit boring if Becky continually fought debt problems so these new problems and struggles make a welcome change.

I quite liked the idea of Becky having a sister. Even more so, when the blurb tells us she's the polar opposite of Becky. Obviously because Becky is Becky Bloomwood she gets all in a tizz about being a sister and begins to imagine how everything will pan out between the pair... girly nights in, fantastic shopping trips, doing each other's make-up etc. so it's a culture shock when Becky learns Jess is a bit of a skinflint. The interactions between the pair is hilarious and I loved just how different they appeared. If Becky was shocked about all of that, she also had to deal with Suze, her best friend since forever, suddenly finding a new friend plus the shock of spending 24/7 with Luke to suddenly barely seeing him. Shopaholic and Sister certainly seemed the most difficult struggles Becky has to face!

As always I loved Becky. Having such a tight sister to compare her to does make her seem a bit spoilt but I think we know that now anyway so it's not as if it's a huge surprise. I could totally understand why Becky was so excited to find out she had a sister, who wouldn't want to find out that after years of being an only child, they suddenly have a long-lost sister, it's a dream come true, surely? I was sad with Becky when she realised Jess was nothing like she imagined and after being with her through four books (with at least two more to go), it is as if I really know Becky. Strange, but true. I still think Luke is fantastic, he and Becky have some struggles but you just know it'll all be OK in the end somehow. I missed Suze, I must admit, she was definitely not around as much as I would have liked, obviously so the plot between she and Becky could develop, but I did miss her. The addition of Jess was a master-stroke and I really really loved her. I don't care if she was the total opposite of Becky, I liked her for who she was and, it turns out, she wasn't as bad as I thought she was going to be!

The book, like the rest of the series, is told entirely from Becky's point of view in a chatty and conversational style. The letters from banks and shops and what-not are still interspersed between chapters (and are as hilarious as ever). I could wax lyrical for hours and hours about how fantastic Sophie Kinsella is. I mean, four books in and the books aren't tired or getting boring, they haven't jumped the shark in anyway. It's a series like I've never read before. Not many books could get to the fourth book and still be fantastic and enjoyable reads (it even extends past the 5th, since I loved Shopaholic & Baby, too). It will be a sad, sad day when Sophie Kinsella announces there'll be no more Becky Bloomwood. I just hope that day is far far away!

In this novel, after the honeymoon.
Becky Bloomwood met her biological sister, Jess.
Becky Bloomwood thought that Jess also loves shopping.. but that's the opposite. She was thrifty and concerns w/ the environment. there are things that are needed to clear up.. misunderstandings..
in the end, Becky found out she was pregnant :)

This was another one of my ill-advised, just-grab-something library books. Seriously, this woman is the worst writer. I think the worst thing about it is there's all this stuff where it's like, she's making up all these things that are supposed to be ultra-fashionable, and the stuff she makes up is hideous -- a huge plot point of the book is a calfskin bag (wait, it gets worse) with a resin handle, a painting of an angel on one side, and the angel's name done in rhinestones. I'm sorry, that sounds hideous!! And even when the character shops for real stuff, she's after the cheesiest junk in America -- wait, I guess Britain -- D&G, Versace, etc. I occasionally hit the chick lit thinking it will give my brain a break from all the academic reading I do, but I almost always wind up regretting it as it sends my critical brain into overdrive.

It was a quick read but it wasn't as good as I thought it would be.

The typical Becky Bloomwood one chapter she broke my heart and made me laughing so much in the next one. Jess the new addition to the story I like her. Luke I love him but sometimes He annoy me because he seems so clueless . I really loved this book and reading it made my day.

I loved the series when I read it many years ago, but not as much this time around. My humor must have evolved and I must have become more serious and boring. Also I was more frustrated with Becky. Still, it deserves stars for giving me joy once upon a time!

Except for GROSSLY overusing the word, "er," I do not think Kinsella is a terrible writer. However, I hate the idea that there may really be people like this (Becky, Suze, Lulu, Luke, etc.) walking the Earth (and unfortunately procreating).