Book four in the Shopaholic series and these just get funnier and funnier.

I love this series, a refreshing read between heavier books.

Five stars.

Finally!!! Someone stands up to Becky and doesn’t just go along with the mindless babble she spews all the time.

I hated Becky (as usual) for about 98% of this book but that 2% I didn’t, it made this particular book much better than the others before it. I liked Jess’ character - although she was more like a stereotyped caricature, she added to the book. Luke is slowly slowly entering my bad books. What a massive push over? Yaaaaaaawn.

Don’t get me wrong, to me this is still a bad story and the characters are still irritating and childish - but it was the best out of the bad (shopaholic) bunch.

Becky just makes me laugh. Girl's definitely got an impulse problem. After her 10-month honeymoon with Luke, she comes home with way more gifts than she thought she bought to find that Suze has a new best friend and that she has a long lost sister named Jess. Every time you think Becky has gotten her act together, she hides something else from everyone and it all blows up. And it's hilarious how different Jess and Becky are, to the point where they're doubting their shared DNA. My sister and I have almost nothing in common. That's how it works, hon! Anyway, Becky ends up learning a lot from Jess. (Though I'm sure the frugal Becky will definitely not stick.)

God, now I just want to go shopping so badly... Becky and I could be great friends.

I was actually surprised at how much I ended up enjoying this book because that wasn't how I was feeling at the beginning.

The introduction of Becky's sister just seemed like a very weird and sudden direction for the plot to take and it took me a long time to warm up to Jess.

Becky has her usual problems caused by her impulsiveness and constant need to try to handle or fix everything by herself. Just when I thought she couldn't get any worse, she completely outdoes herself and has what I think is her stupidest moment yet. Going hiking up a mountain in HEELS?!?! That is just beyond idiocy. However, Becky seemed to go through the most character growth in this book. But that happened in every book and so far, she still hasn't really learned her lesson!

Still, the ending did somewhat make up for the parts that annoyed me. Also, with that cliffhanger at the end I'll definitely be diving right into the next book!

awesome book by sophie

Mostly only liked the last third of the book. The rest was a lot of unnecessary mean dialogue…

Whew. This book is wonderful. But Becky’s really a bitch in Chapter 10-13. I am so annoyed with her I forgot that she’s the heroine and Jess is just a supporting character or something. Hahaha. I side with her because Jess is fucking right. Damn Becky in this book. I’m so annoyed I wanted to sleep already. But luckily, I decided not to and I slept at around 5 AM today! The fuck. I started reading it at 9 PM and finished reading it at 4 AM. 7 hours! Can you believe it? Because I can’t. Hahahaha. I usually finish a book in two days. But I can’t believe that I can finish it in 7 hours straight. God. I slept at 5 AM because I read a few chapters of Shopaholic & Baby. And Becky’s still annoying on the first chapters.
Back to the review, I actually thought Jess was adopted or something. But she’s not. They are related in blood. Then, Suze’s also a bitch in this book. Can’t she be just happy for Becky? Not at first. My head’s really throbbing when I’m right in the middle. Jess was so right. Fuck Becky. Anyways, I just can’t blame Luke for being so pissed off. If I’m Becky’s husband, I’d react the same. But the ending… Everything. Shit. As far as I can remember, the most wonderful chapters are 16-25. Shit. I cried. I fucking cried. Especially when Jess and Becky were stuck in the mountain. Then Suze. God. I can’t read clearly the fucking whole time. My eyes were all watery and I am soaking my pillows with tears. The ending. Becky having a baby and Jess’s letter. Hahahaha. This is my new favorite shopaholic book. Ties the knot’s weak compared to this book. According to me, anyway.

I forgot how insanely unhinged this book is

Another one I've forgotten to add to add to my read list, shame on me.

Anyway, I again rather liked this book, but then Becky can't help but make just about any situation fun. Now was you can probably guess she discovers she has a sister and is immediately dreaming of the shopping they will do together and the great bond the will have instantly have. Of course no one can like shopping as much as she does and thus she is doomed to be disappointed which makes it all the more interesting.

So all things considered ideal if you want a light read.

Becky and Luke have been married for ten months and are on honeymoon in Asia when the book opens. Though they have been enjoying themselves, they decide it is time to return to England. Luke immediately goes back into businessman-mode, cutting his hair and donning suits once more. Before returning home, they stop for a brief trip in Milan, where Luke is meeting a potential client. After totaling up the large number of purchases they have accrued during their trip, not to mention the cost of hotel stays, Becky agrees that she will not buy anything in Milan. But the chance of a lifetime comes along - an Angel bag, the It bag of the season which Becky simply has to have. A businessman helps Becky jump to the head of the waiting list, and Becky promises to pay him back somehow.

Once back in England, Becky and Luke stop to visit the Bloomwood family and surprise them with their early return, but the Bloomwoods seem to be hiding something. Not only that, but they are not impressed with Becky's gifts and don't seem as excited as Becky had hoped. The next day, they go to the christening of Suze's twins. Unfortunately, Suze has befriended a local woman and mother of four, to whom she can relate to more than Becky. Becky's troubles become worse when two trucks full of her souvenirs arrive. With her new job not due to start for several months, Luke orders Becky to sort things out around the house with her spare time.

Becky's parents arrive with big news - they didn't want to tell Becky initially, but she has a half-sister from a previous relationship of her father's. Becky is ecstatic - she claims that she has felt a hole in her life and has always wanted a sister. She imagines shopping, girls' nights in, and a new best friend to replace Suze. Once she meets her half-sister Jess, she is disappointed: Jess is studious, thrifty, and a bit standoffish. Jess tries to encourage Becky to save money; Becky can't comprehend why Jess doesn't want to do anything fun. Becky overhears Luke saying that she is hard to live with, and thinks that her marriage is over.

After a falling-out with Jess, Becky decides to go to her home in northern England to learn to be thrifty. Jess has departed on a mountain climb on a gloomy day, and Becky follows to try to catch up. She ends up off the trail and falls. Luckily Jess watches over her and the two girls discover that though their interests are different, they have the same level of passion. The book ends with Becky helping Jess organize a protest against a new shopping mall (which turns out to be one of Luke's new clients) and Becky discovering that she is pregnant.

Cute book about a woman who creates disaster in whatever she does, & who loves to shop.