If you saw the movie before reading the book, you will not find many similarities in the movie and this book. the movie takes much of its content from the second Shopaholic book.

I liked this book, I found it fun and quite humorous. I have to say I enjoyed the movie more than this first book.

The character is a fun girl who has a real issue with her shopping habits. She is not very good with her money. This is a cute book.

Don't we all wanna spend more than what we can actually afford?



Confessions of a Shopaholic is about a young woman named Rebecca Bloomwood who is a first-class shopahilic (duh)! Her situation is a complete mess. She's out of control when it comes to shopping. She's a careless, irresponsible, lazy, self-centered, constant liar. In other words, she seemed so real; so far from perfection. I can picture so many people sharing the same attributes. Her realness as far as fictional characters go didn't feel made-up which appealed to me although I don't necessarily want to be her BFF. This sounds weird but I donno how to explain it. I loathed her during her gold-digger-ish stage but then again forgave her when she felt guilty about it. She often feels guilty after acting badly which means she's got a conscious, and deep down she's actually a good person.

Rebecca's repeated denial annoyed me. We all have moments of denial but in her case it's kinda over-the-top, and that's a nod to her addictive issue which she's confessing about. I didn't like how Luke Brandon was conjured up out of nowhere to fit the plot. His existence seemed rather forced, like an afterthought to throw some old-school romance in the mix. Other than that, this is actually a fun book to read. Sophie Kinsella wrote it well with a very smooth style to read. Don't give up on the story quickly because in the beginning it sounds so superficial, lame, and loaded with materialism. But the heroine is truly an addict and has a serious problem controlling her financial affairs and keeping her shopping tendencies at bay. You might relate to her in some way or another.

As much as I enjoyed reading this book, I can't see myself reaching for its sequels. I feel like this first installation had everything interesting to tell, and I don't feel inclined to keep up with what would happen next.

This was a buddy read with my friend Carolyn, something we hoped would be light and fun, full of humour. Unfortunately, the first 200 pages weren't anywhere near as enjoyable as we had hoped. I could partially relate to Rebecca in that oftentimes there are things that we want and cannot always afford. I could have understood the thousands of dollars of debt if she had been spending it on items that meant something to her, and then realised she had spent more than she intended. But she bought a seemingly endless supply of random junk much of the time - a bowl she didn't like but bought because it was featured in a magazine, coffees, cakes, pens, unnecessary cooking supplies and ingredients, and huge amounts of clothes, shoes, makeup and skincare. Every time she panics about her ever-increasing debt, she comforts herself with more shopping. It was exhausting, and the dull consumerism went from irritating to a bit disturbing.

This was a delightfully funny read. The main character was a touch shallow, I'll admit, but other than that, it was one of the most whirlwind contemporaries I've ever read. Highly recommended to anyone looking for an easy, light book.

Becky gets a bit annoying sometimes but never boring. It was a nice experience rereading this book and I am hopping onto the next book in the series right away. Kinsella is probably one of the best and finest chic-lit authors in the literary world today and I don't mean to pigeonhole her into that particular genre but she's awesome at writing stories that pull you in instantly. If you're looking for a good laugh or something light to read, a Sophie Kinsella book is just the right pick for you. Thoroughly entertaining!

Read it before joining Goodreads and loved it.

Sophie Kinsella's books are a bit like a Hostess cupcake. I prefer to devour and enjoy them without a thought to actual value (caloric or literary).

I read this in one day. It made me laugh and took my mind of my problems, which is exactly what I wanted it to do. It was light and fluffy, just like a Hostess cupcake should be.

My one issue with this was that it gave me legitimate anxiety! How could she keep spending money so freely?! GAH my miserly heart winced at every purchase.

I do plan on continuing the series; hopefully finance sense kicks in at some point... (I know it's not going to).

Say anything about Kinsella, she knows how to deliver simple mindless fun. These books are supposed to be Chick Lit after all, and they always leave me with a bunch of giggles and British slang.



Off to watch the movie now.

2022 Reread!

I've been slowly reading The Love Songs of W E B Du Bois for awhile now and I'm "enjoying" it but GOD! It's a hard read. I was chugging right along thinking I'd finish it this week when I hit a part that I know is gonna wreck me. I needed a break, so I put it aside and decided to read something that didn't make me want to harm white people.

I reread The Shopaholic series every couple of years and I always like it. It's a sweet harmless little book that I can read with my brain turned off. And that's not a bad thing.

Does it really deserve 5 stars?

Yes! It did everything I needed it to do.

The Shopaholic series always puts me in a good mood. Really all of Sophie Kinsella's books put me in a good mood. They are just so light, fluffy and fun. Sophie Kinsella's writing is like ice cream on hot July day.

In Confessions of a Shopaholic we meet Rebecca Bloomwood(Becky to her friends) a young financial writer who longs to write for a fashion magazine. She lives in a trendy "flat" with her bestie and loves to shop. I mean really really loves to shop. So much so that she finds herself deeply in debt. To cope with her financial problems she does what any shopping addict would do.. She shops even more. Running up more and more debt.

Now since this is a light comedic book all of this is handled in the most hilarious of ways. I never for one second dislike Becky or look down on her for her terrible financial problems. As a person who loves to shop and never looks at prices I can see how easy it would be to fall into a financial hole. Thankfully I don't have money issues ( knock on wood) but I feel Becky's pain in wanting to buy everything you see.

The Shopaholic series is one of my go to books that always instantly improve my mood. Also these books are such quick reads that I can easily read a whole book in a day or two.

Recommended to readers who like light fun books with irrepressible hilarious heroines.

This series has been on my shelf for some time and I thought it was about time I started reading it. The writing style is quite simple but that does not mean it's bad and it's such an easy read.

Rebecca Bloomwood you can certainly say is a shopaholic, I thought I liked spending money but not in the same amounts as Becky here. It is highly entertaining and she really is an underestimated girl because away from the shopping obsession (to as bad she's in debt) she's very clever. I do wish she'd take her own advice when talking on the television. I like how she's called the finance Guru meets girl next door.

I don't like how Luke plays games in this book, couldn't he have just came straight out and said he liked Becky. I hope the pair will grow on me when the series continues.

I certainly will be carrying on with the series.

If you know anyone that is impulsive, spendy, and irresponsible, n  do not let him/her read this bookn.

Seriously.

Because for any normal woman (or man) with above average impulsive shopping tendencies, this book will make him/her feel better about his/herself.

Take me, for example. When I am confronted by a cute pair of shoes or some colorful household item, I get kind of...well...impulsive, spendy, and irresponsible. Sometimes, my willpower can overrule that temptation, though passing through the Times Square and the Fifth Ave area multiple times during the week for work really weakens my resolve.

But the girl in this book? Imagine the above scenario on crack plus the mentality of a hyped up mallrat who's won a $100,000 dollars. Enough money for it to become a sizable investment, but little enough that it could probably be spent in a half a day if all that person did was shop couture.

Are you kind of disgusted yet? Or are you secretly hoping that person will indulge?

THIS IS THE DILEMMA THAT I FACED THIS ENTIRE BOOK.

Becky, the protagonist, literally just keeps spending and spending and spending and spending, despite the bills that are piling up in her desk drawer. In order to escape her debts, Becky dreams up the most ridiculous "spend less, make more" schemes, all which crash and burn before they even begin. After each failure, we watch her spend more money on things she doesn't need that leads her down a dark spiral of debt and self loathing.

In a weird, twisted way, it's kind of entertaining and a little harrowing. Who hasn't felt that guilt before, buying something on a whim that is inessential to survival? It's a very touchy issue, but the author explores the mentality of a woman trapped by the glitter and glam of a highly materialistic society very well. It's a bit exaggerated, but I bet the core issues resound in the minds of millions of people.

What I really disliked about this book, though, was that Becky's rehabilitation was just too darn easy. I'm willing to forgive a lot in this book, but not the assumption that the only criteria of getting one's life back together after repeated financial purging of one's bank account and credit score is to be a good person. You get the guy, the job, the money...only after bothering to care about someone else for once? Puh-leeze. I'd been hoping that life would smack some more sense into this silly airhead, not reinforce her bad habits.



She's still a silly airhead after the book... Perhaps just a little more bearable.

Overall, I'm hovering between 2.5 stars to 3 stars. The writing wasn't fantastic but it wasn't terrible either, and there is a certain addicting quality about this book that doesn't let you go. Recommended for some people with a lot of patience, and definitely not recommended for people who hate shopping or hate to take their girlfriends/boyfriends/wives/husbands/kids shopping.

Oh how I laughed when I read this series. As each book came to an end it was like saying goodbye to a friend. If Sophie Kinsella can bring Rebecca back with more books I only hope it wont be far away.

Her other titles are also great reads and I cant wait until Remember Me is released.

I am sure there is a little bit of Rebecca in every girl who will completely understand the logic of why she has to buy something and the reason behind it. In fact when I am out clothes shopping I can almost hear her encouraging me to buy it.

OH JOY JOY JOY. These are going to be made into a movie. Isla Fisher is going to play the lead. She will be perfect. I would rather like to see Daniel Mead (Ugly Betty) to play Luke.

Love these so much that I would never sell these titles as soooo good.