Shopaholic Ties The Knot
Author: Sophie Kinsella
Plot:
Life has been good for Becky Bloomwood: She’s become the best personal shopper at Barneys, she and her successful entrepreneurial boyfriend, Luke, are living happily in Manhattan’s West Village, and her new next door neighbor is a fashion designer! But with her best friend, Suze, engaged, how can Becky fail to notice that her own ring finger is bare? Not that she’s been thinking of marriage (or diamonds) or anything…
Then Luke proposes! Bridal registries dance in Becky’s head. Problem is, two other people are planning her wedding: Becky’s overjoyed mother has been waiting forever to host a backyard wedding, with the bride resplendent in Mum’s frilly old gown. While Luke’s high-society mother is insisting on a glamorous, all-expenses-paid affair at the Plaza. Both weddings for the same day. And Becky can’t seem to turn down either one. Can everyone’s favorite shopaholic tie the knot before everything unravels?
From the author’s web site
Shopaholic Ties The Knot
Yet again, I finish one of these “Shopaholic” books with an urge to both punch and hug the poor main character. She’s so completely foolish and naive, yet a little deceitful at the same time. Honestly, she doesn’t have an ounce of truth in any of her dealings with friends and family. And I can’t see any reason why her fiance’ would want to marry her when she lies about everything. And what is up with the best friend marrying her own cousin? Ew! But I have to give the author props for creating a series that annoy the hell out of me yet keep me reading each one. The one good thing is that they don’t take a lot of effort or thought to read and I can just zone out while listening to the audiobooks. It makes running time pass a little quicker.
My rating: stars
May 6th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
I tend to agree with you. I can’t figure out why the hell anyone would want to marry her, either. AND the financial aspects of her life make my ulcer bleed and break out into hives.
But?
I totally read them right when they come out. So she is doing something right. ;)
May 16th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Sad to say but I’ve read the entire Shopoholic series, totally addicting. I’ve never read books like this that actually made me stress out and enjoy it at the same time. Pathetic to say I can relate to some of Becky’s inner thoughts somewhat.