Given to me by Kelly (a surprise in my mailbox at work)... I'm a huge fan of the Shopaholic franchise, and at some point I have to start reading books off of my Freshman level English list, but I just wanted one more "fun" book.
I feel somewhat akin with Becky Bloomwood. I too shop like a holic, but instead of buying a 1500 dollar pair of shoes, I'm buying a 20 dollar dress at Target (in fact I think that most of us can admit that we can't get out of Target without spending a minimum of 100 dollars). Well, I've seen Becky fall in love, get married, find a long lost sister, and have a baby. Becky Bloomwood's little girl is now a toddler. I have two girls, so I can relate. She also buys her daughter pretty much anything she wants, so again I can kind of relate. However, the storyline mainly revolves around a party she is planning for her husband, and of course it is getting completely out of control. She wants to hire fire-eaters, jugglers, and anything else that will make it the most spectacular party of the century. This is where our connections kind of end. I do "love me some good parties," but at some point in your life you have to start being fiscally responsible. Yes, yes, I do know that this is fiction, and fiction does need some drama. However, fiction needs drama we can relate to on some level, and I found this over-the-top story a little hard to relate to.
This book was also pretty long, 418 pages long, and sometimes when I'm reading long books all I can think of is, "Seriously, do you not know how busy I am!" Between Ava begging to watch Toy Story "one more time," and Emma pooping all over herself, I find that the longer the book, the harder it is to read. This was one of those books. I would skip ahead to find out a part of the plot and then, when I had time, double back.
So, would I recommend this book to others? Yes, if you want something to read that is pretty easy and enjoyable, and Becky is humorous most of the time. However, I think I might be done with the Shopaholic series. But I still love Sophie Kinsella, and her quirky, entertaining characters never fail to please.
I loved the book, Remember Me?. I think it was under the Kinsella or her real name...very cute plot.
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