This was the fourth in the Shopaholic series.

Of all the Shopaholic books, this is my favourite so far. This one has a little more depth to it than the previous ones did, and I feel like Jess's character added a really fantastic foil to the book.

Jess is revealed to be Becky's half-sister, and as such Becky is absolutely ecstatic to gain another best friend, especially as her old friend Suze has recently made another close friend.

I am much more similar to Jess, who was frugal, stoic at times, and rather academic, than I am to the flamboyant Becky, and in a lot of ways I felt like Jess was coming and giving Becky the slap in the face that I've been wanting to give her through the last three books.

This book said a lot about friendship and the power that the people around us can have. As again it could probably stand alone with ease, this would be a great book for someone looking for a fun read with less romance.

It's really hard to rate this book because on one hand it was completely addictive but on the other, I was majorly disappointed with the way Becky was acting. At the expense of comedy, she took her stupidity to a whole new level.

Becky and Luke's honeymoon around the world has come to an end and they're ready to get back into the lives they left behind in England. Wanting to surprise her parents and her best friend Suze, Becky returns home without warning but their reactions are not what she is expecting. Suze is juggling with her kids and appears to have made a new best friend and her parents act shady as they prepare to break some news to Becky (no surprise, since it's in the book title: Becky has a sister)! The sisters are so different but Becky is prepared to make it work and it's a tough job. Even worse, Luke and Becky's relationship becomes rocky when Becky meddles in his job and gets caught up in a long period of lying and avoiding the problem at whatever cost.

To be fair, Becky always manages to redeem herself and I enjoy the last few chapters the most. She always manages to revert back to her annoying ways at the start of a new book. I'm hoping in Shopaholic and Baby she will be more responsible throughout!

Finally, I have read my first Sophie Kinsella :) and I lived to tell the tale. All credits go to Mr. John Steinbeck for making me read a Kinsella after-all but I have no regrets. 368 pages of sheer fun, mad as she sounds being a Shopaholic who has to have almost everything she lays her eyes on, space where she is going to keep them or money as how she is going to pay for it is almost a no concern for her. Of-course a Kinsella is no PGW or anywhere near it but laugh it did made me throughout and especially the way it ends put a big wide grin on my face with expectations of another outing with her. I am not sure but there may be a sequel already out after this one as it is this one was a fourth of a series. I think I had bought this book from a sale (Bookchor or Bookthela for sure) as I wanted to get a hang of the Author in question. Thick book but a breeze to read as I guess I finished it in three sittings after a hard hitting book as I needed a break. And Sophie is an amazing writer I must say as almost a majority of her characters are super rich with no dearth of money and they very well know how to spend their money, making it way more hilarious for the readers, keeping me totally glued to it with new surprises in every chapter.

Protagonist Rebecca (another of my all time favorite names) is loving referred as Becky :) is of-course a Shopaholic, recently married and on a year long honeymoon with her husband, can you beat that? Imagine what all she ends up buying while travelling around 15 countries (including India and they do visit my hometown too which was totally unbelievable). Life takes big turn for Ms Becky Bloomwood as her parents give her a huge surprise after she returns from her long Honeymoon in the form of a (half) Sister which she never knew existed. Becky goes on a dream sequence as her life is definitely going to get better with a sister of her own with who she is going to go further wild, shopping, movies, chit-chat and what not. You've got to read the book to know how (kool) her sister turns out to be. Her best friend ditches her for another friend and Becky takes it up on herself to prove that she is way better than anyone else. Ground breaking is the way she stops herself from shopping (or at-least she tries) I had a laughing great time reading that and swiping my own credit card as I had to shop a few things for my office and kiddo this week myself. Every-time I took out my card to swipe for some reason Becky's face kept coming to my mind (Reese Witherspoon in blonde avatar).

I can't say I loved the book or going to read the prequels or its sequels but I must say that I loved the Sisters and Friends bonding big time in this one and really missed not bonding with my own brother(s) anymore. The way Becky tries to keep up with her half sister and prove her love and support for her was totally amazing. I was shocked to see to what extent she goes and tries to work it out was unbelievably beautiful and I must confess that I didn't expect that much depth from Sophie Kinsella, I am all Respect for her now. On top of that, I have exactly one person in my mind (my nephew) who must read this book as that guy I tell you, cannot stay away from a Shopping mall almost every weekend. I am going to force this book down his throat and I am totally sure that he is going to love it and will see himself in it as how we see him, not that we don't love him or anything.

Other than the fantastic story from the point of view of Becky where she keeps talking to herself, one must read this book for the letters that she writes to various banks, shopping mall managements and the brands :) and their responses, they are totally laugh out loud on floor stuff. Have you read Shopaholic & Sister or any of its prequels or sequels? Do let me know which is your favorite Sophie Kinsella.

Il primo era bellino (anche se, a mio modesto parere, meno del film), il secondo abbastanza, il terzo già era noioso con questa storia del matrimonio tra NY e Londra portata allo sfinimento, questo quarto è ai limiti del leggibile.
Becky (che io amavo nei film, era divertente e fresh, sebbene un po’ problematica) diventa sempre più insopportabile, non impara MAI dai suoi errori e non capisco come Luke faccia a sopportarla.. in questo mi sono immedesimata nella sorella, che giustamente non la regge, peccato che sia un personaggio forzatissimo e sbucato fuori dal nulla.
Riassumendo, trama terribile, non mi fa ridere e sto odiando la protagonista.
Sophie ma che faiiiiiii è la prima volta che mi deludi così!
Sono molto indecisa se andare avanti sinceramente, il mio DOC mi porta a finire la serie ma per finire questo (in audiolibro a 2x) mi sono dovuta veramente sforzare molto.

Un quatrième volet qui nous montre Becky en pleine remise en question. Suite à la rencontre de sa sœur, qui s’avère bien moins réjouissante que ce qu’elle espérait, elle va s’interroger sur son mode de vie et de consommation. Une lecture légère où situations cocasses et quiproquos s’enchaînent pour mon plus grand bonheur.

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Always an easy and entertaining read, lots of laughs and chaos! love her!

Can’t help but love and root for Becky.

A fun read. Becky gets herself in all kind of mess again , but you cannot help but be swept along with her.

The frugal sister was a funny addition but I might be getting a little shopaholic-ed out. I'm only halfway through the series so maybe I'll get bitten by the bug again later.

Becky Bloom termina a sua longuíssima lua de mel, numa quase volta ao mundo, para ir ao batizado de um dos filhos da sua melhor amiga. Surpreende a todos com a volta antes do tempo. Mas também ela é surpreendida pelo comportamento suspeito dos pais. Que a preocupa. Afinal o que se passa?...oh nada de mais, só uma recentemente descoberta meia irmã! E agora...será esta a irmã que ela sempre desejou ter?!?

I was nervous when I started reading this one due to many of the negative reviews, but I have to say, I was happily surprised! I just became a fan of the Shopaholic series and I just love Becky & Luke! I really didn't think their relationship was given enough attention in this first book, but it picked up from there and I will have to say the reader really gets to get in deep with their relationship in this book. I have to agree with a previous reviewer who compared Becky to Lucy Ricardo - that's exactly who she reminds me of. In Sister, I did not find myself feeling as frustrated with Becky for not owning up sooner. Unlike others, I thought she had grown more in this book. She seemed to own up to her mistakes much quicker (there were just SEVERAL to own up to in this book). I really think this one was my all time fave of the series. I have the next one (Baby) ordered already and can't wait to read it. But I do admit that I'm a little sad that it's the last one. I really hope Sophie Kinsella finds a way to bring us more Luke & Becky!

Well, Becky gets even crazier than the previous book in the series, providing some good laughts through it :D

Sophie Kinsella remains one of my feeling-good authors!