2022 Reread

I stand by my earlier praise of this book. It's just a fun read. Once again when ever I feel myself sliding into a slump this series always pulls me out.

If it were possible I would give Shopaholic Ties the Knot and extra star, because this is my favorite book in the series. I'm not sure why, maybe it's all the descriptions of wedding cake. I don't know. I just enjoy this book the most. I especially enjoyed it this time because it temporarily stopped my reading slump.

In Shopaholic Ties the Knot, Becky deals with a problem we have all had to deal with, two weddings on the same day in different countries.

We've all been there!

Somehow Becky is going to have to pick between the quaint backyard wedding her mother is planning back in Oxshott and the over the top Enchanted Forest wedding her mother-in-law to be is planning at The Plaza in New York. Of course being Becky she makes a bad situation worse but as always everything works out in the end.

In this book we meet Luke's estranged mother Elinor, who I kept picturing as (despite how she's described)Joan Crawford shoulder pads and all. Who abandoned Luke as a child but now that he's rich and successful wants s relationship of sorts with him. Luke is often a B or even C character in this series but in The Knot Luke actually gets some character development and expands beyond just being the straight guy to Becky's comedy.

As always if you liked Confessions of a Shopaholic than you'll enjoy the rest of the series. If you didn't like the first book don't read the rest of the series.

Once you've read the first two books, Becky becomes a little too predictable, but I still love her. Hilarious :)

2020
Каква фантазия само ! Всеки следващ път , когато чета нейните книги , все по-голяма наслада ми носят и удивление.
Няма с кого да я заменя. Абсолютен уникат !
2018
Кой друг, освен Беки, ще си организира 2 сватби в един ден на 2 различни континента.
Какво пък, важното е да има предизвикателства .
Но пък във всяка следваща книга от серията, Беки израства и помъдрява.
Няма как да й се сърди човек, не прави нищо със задни помисли. Просто й е по-трудно да взима бързи решения.
Всяка от книгите в серията си имат култов момент. Не прави изключение и тази.
Само си представете , как приятелката й започва да ражда неочаквано, без да си е взела приготвения багаж. Но плаши ли се Беки не . Влиза в първия срещнат магазин и го изкупува от - до. Ами как иначе, как да не купи надуваемо кану за раждането и вместо пръскалка за освежаване на приятелката си- лейка . Пълна забава.
Има един малко тъжен цитат, който си запазих:
"Живеем в самоотразяващ се , самовлюбен свят ."
И така , да видим какво става нататък.

Nothing to say here really except it was a great book to jump back into the world of Becky Bloomwood. I think the next book was when the bloom fell off the rose for me. Becky's antics got more and more absurd and it felt like she learned nothing from previous issues. This one was a great way to move forward Becky and Luke's story. I loved that Becky realized that cutting off a person in Luke's life was not the best thing for him. She did something for him because she loved him that much. It was great to read and I did chuckle here and there.

I really wanted to like this book - I was planning my own wedding at the time and thought this would be an easy, relatable read - nope. This book was by far my least favorite in the series. I thought Becky came off too strong and annoying in the Manhattan book, but apparently she had a lot more "character" in her.

In this book, Becky and Luke are planning their wedding. Becky accepts Luke's icy mother's offer to throw them a top-notch New York wedding and has all the glitz and glamour Becky dreams about. Well, several days later she also accepts her mom's invitation to have an English wedding in her parents backyard. The book is about Becky figuring out which wedding she wants to have because she doesn't want to hurt feelings.

Becky is just so freaking irresponsible in this book, it is really hard to read. She made me mad in this book page after page and I have no plans in reading this book again.

Nice quick read. Predictable but just what I needed :)

Sempre carino tornare nel mondo di Becky, ma i suoi atteggiamenti cominciano a essere un po’ ripetitivi.
Ma poi questo proprio dicotomico, matrimonio a NY nooo matrimonio a Londra nooo matrimonio a NY noooo Londra nooo NY no Londra…..
Cioè, deciditi a un certo punto

#3 is definitely my favorite in the series so far! Becky and Luke are engaged but Becky soon finds herself in hot water when her mother and Luke's compete to throw the "perfect wedding." It's over the top ridiculous scenarios but I highly enjoyed it!


Goodreads review published 07/04/20

cute
kinda Witty
but Shopping

Shopaholic series never failed to lighten my mind and mood; including this one. After few weeks of brainstorming sessions, reading this is a very much a welcome relief. Very therapeutic to me.

Shopaholic Ties The Knots saw Rebecca Bloomwood in much headache again after kept digging her own holes. Her own fault for sweeping important matters under carpet until last minutes.

She's going to marry her long time boyfriend Luke. Her mom had started preparation for her wedding in Surrey. On the other side on Atlantic, Elinor Sherwood, Luke's mother also planned for the wedding at the Plaza Hotel ballroom for the same date.

How to be your own bride at two different continents in the same day?

Bloomwood didn't have the heart to tell her mum to cancel it and have her family flew to New York for the wedding. She couldn't released her herself from Plaza Hotel reception either. That's because, stupidly enough she just signed agreement with the wedding planner without reading anything. That will incurred 100 thousands in penalties if breached.

Amount of money she didn't have.

This third installment of Shopaholics saw a more matured version of Bloomwood. Having her foot in mouth faux pas but less silly acts. Still funny and hilarious. It's worth my time reading this.

L'ho trovato decisamente sottotono rispetto ai due volumi precedenti della saga, inoltre ho odiato dall'inizio alle fine praticamente tutti i personaggi e purtroppo non c'è stato secondo me quel finale catartico che mi avrebbe risarcita di tutto il nervoso provato verso alcuni di loro. Ho trovato anche molto superficiale parlare di fare bambini solo per potergli comprare i vestitini, so che è solo per ridere, però ci sono stati vari passaggi e contenuti di questo libro che mi hanno lasciata un po' perplessa.

This was another fun installment in this series (but it would have been more fun on audio) set during Becky's and Luke's engagement when both of their mother's start planning weddings for them, leaving Becky torn and undecided. It was fun to see favourite characters from the first book, but I missed seeing her shopping friend (whose name, as per usual, is lost to me since I have to look up most character names as it is) from the second one. She would have been the perfect person to have go with Becky as she went to set up her wedding registry.

Once again bank letters were some of the best fun, but obviously not the same as last time.