Shopaholic & Baby by Sophie Kinsella

[Spooncat]

I really enjoyed this book ,in fact I love all her books including her other books written under her other name which escapes me at the moment:tong:

[Guest]

Madeleine Wickham?

[Spooncat]

Madeleine Wickham?

 

Thats it!

[Paige]

I may hate shopping and be something of a tomboy but that doesn't stop me loving The Shopaholic Series and Kinsella's stand alone books, Can You Keep A Secret?, The Undomestic Goddess and her latest, Remember Me.

 

They are the perfect slice of escapism that I, and no doubt other readers, want in a world full of death and misery. So what if the stories are far fetched and unrealistic, so what if things just happen to fall into the lap of the characters. The readers wish it would happen to them.

 

Shopaholic and Baby isn't the best in the Shopaholic Series but it's damn good read all the same. Roll on the next one please.

 

Oh and if it wasn't for Sophie Kinsella I wouldn't be a writer. I wouldn't be as obsessed with books as I am now.

[happyanddandy]

You sound a bit upset at the previous comments although I am not sure why and there is no reason to be - we all like different things. I too read chick lit for escapism and enjoyment. Marian Keyes and Jane Green to name but a few.

 

Sophie Kinsella just doesn't do it for me.

[Weave]

I did not like 'Remember me?' x

[Karen1]

I did not like 'Remember me?' x

I haven't read that one yet, but have heard mixed reviews about it.

[Weave]

Its readable Karen it is but it is not her best book. x

[Guest]

I'm going to wait for Remember Me in the library or to be published in paperback as I think it's got an interesting premise but I don't want to shell out on the hardback.

[Karen1]

Same here. I'll keep an eye open for it in the library or I may get the paperback version if I haven't already read it by then but I'm not going to bother too much about it in the meantime.

[flowersarah]

Love this book. All the series are great. I can't remember if I cried during this one, I know a did in a couple of them but mostly laughed a lot. Always makes me want to go shopping too!

 

Can't wait for the film

[Paige]

I did not like 'Remember me?' x

 

Haven't read the book yet but I have listened to the bridged audio book. Remember Me is okay. It's not in the same league as Can you keep a secret but still a very good yarn.

[Stephanie2008]

I love the Shopaholice series and the Baby edition is the best yet. I'm looking forward to seeing the movie starring Isla Fisher (but the movies don't usually do the book justice. I hated the film of PS I Love You).

 

I haven't read Remember Me yet but it is on my list.

[carm]

I loved the Shopaholic series- I really identified with Becky- a girl after my own shopaholic heart!!

[Karen1]

I love the Shopaholice series and the Baby edition is the best yet.

I personally think the earlier ones are better. I must reread this series soon though.

[bookworm44]

I love the Shopaholice series and the Baby edition is the best yet. I'm looking forward to seeing the movie starring Isla Fisher (but the movies don't usually do the book justice. I hated the film of PS I Love You).

 

I haven't read Remember Me yet but it is on my list.

 

I love Sophie Kinsella's books, but I could only get through three (Confessions, Takes Manhattan and Ties the Knot) of her Shopaholic series. I love to shop, but it was the money thing that irked me. I'm not one that spends money I don't have and it just drove me crazy when she did, which was all the time. lol!

 

Stephanie, ITA with you about PS I Love You. Loved the book, but didn't care for the movie all that much. I'll probably check out the Shopaholic movie though, I love Isla Fisher.

 

Right now I'm in the middle of Remember Me? and I love it!! I think it will surpass Can You Keep a Secret? as my favorite Kinsella book.

[ChickLitMom]

I love Sophie Kinsella's books, but I could only get through three (Confessions, Takes Manhattan and Ties the Knot) of her Shopaholic series. I love to shop, but it was the money thing that irked me. I'm not one that spends money I don't have and it just drove me crazy when she did, which was all the time. lol!

 

 

I read the first few pages of the first one and couldn't read on. I think it made me feel so uncomfortable because it's an awful feeling to be in credit card debt and I didn't want to spend my free time reading about that! ha!!

 

But I LOVED The Undomestic Goddess!!!

[Spooncat]

...and she always comes up with quick fix scemes that earn her loads of money which pays off the debt she has run up .....ahh if only real life was like that!

 

This one brought back happy memories of fighting the crowds at the NEC Baby show.

[emily]

By the time I had finished Shopaholic & Sister, Becky really annoyed me. She just seemed to be acting like a child all the time.

I read Shopaholic & Baby anyway though, because I didn't want to leave the series unfinished. It wasn't a terrible read but Becky still annoyed me.

[Kate]

Amazon description:

Becky's life is blooming! She's working at London's newest fashion store The Look, house-hunting with husband Luke (her secret wish is a Shoe Room)...and she's pregnant! She couldn't be more overjoyed - especially since discovering that shopping cures morning sickness. Everything has got to be perfect for her baby: from the designer nursery...to the latest, coolest pram...to the celebrity, must-have obstetrician. But when the celebrity obstetrician turns out to be her husband Luke's glamorous, intellectual ex-girlfriend, Becky's perfect world starts to crumble. She's shopping for two...but are there three in her marriage!

This is the final book in Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic Series, and it is just as good as the other books. Becky is a compulsive shopper, and this pregnancy has given her another reason to go out and spend a great big whack of cash. In regards to shopping, there were a few times I chuckled - like when Luke and Becky go pram shopping in a warehouse full of prams...scary to anyone!

There are other elements to this book, and series however. There is love, friendship - and in this book, jealousy and panic. Becky is a vain, self-obsessed women but I did feel sorry for as she went up against Luke's ex-girlfriend. This is something I like about Kinsella's writing - I feel empathy even when the characters are self-centred. I did like other characters - her mum is completely irrational, which is fun to read, and her friend Suze is just a gem.

This is pure female fiction. It is unashamedly girly. It is an easy, quick read. Fairly predictable and unrealistic - but that adds to the magic that is The Shopaholic Series. I have absolutely loved this series. It is engaging and gripping, light-hearted and fun. I'm sad that this is the end of the books, I'd love more. If you like chick-lit, this book is for you.

9/10

[Janet]

I'm sad that this is the end of the books, I'd love more. If you like chick-lit, this book is for you.

9/10

Kate - you'll be pleased to hear that she's working on another book!

 

As I told everyone who came to the events, I'm working on a new Shopaholic book. Yay! I am so happy to be back in Becky's crazy world. It's too early for me to tell you much more at the moment, but over the coming months I'll be sharing a few sneak-preview details...

Source :eek2:

[Stephanie2008]

Thanks for that link Janet :eek2: I loved that last book and can't wait for the new one already

[Nicolle]

I have also read all of Sophie Kinsella's books (you missed out 'Remember me'). I 100% agree that it is my favourite book by Sophie. Becky is hilarious! If I were Luke I'd go insane!