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Shopaholic Gift Set: Confessions of a Shopaholic, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, Shopaholic Ties the Knot
An exclusive book-of-the-month-club edition of Sophie Kinsella's "Shopaholic" novels.
1083 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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About the author
Sophie Kinsella
183 books44.4k followersSophie Kinsella had sold over 40 million copies of her books in more than 60 countries, and she had been translated into over 40 languages.
Sophie Kinsella first hit the UK bestseller lists in September 2000 with her first novel in the Shopaholic series – The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic (also published as Confessions of a Shopaholic). The book’s heroine, Becky Bloomwood – a fun and feisty financial journalist who loves shopping but is hopeless with money – captured the hearts of readers worldwide. Becky has since featured in seven further bestselling books, Shopaholic Abroad (also published as Shopaholic Takes Manhattan), Shopaholic Ties the Knot, Shopaholic & Sister, Shopaholic & Baby, Mini Shopaholic, Shopaholic to the Stars and Shopaholic to the Rescue. Becky Bloomwood came to the big screen in 2009 with the hit Disney movie Confessions of a Shopaholic, starring Isla Fisher and Hugh Dancy.
Sophie had also written seven standalone novels which have all been bestsellers in the UK, USA and other countries around the world: Can You Keep A Secret?, The Undomestic Goddess, Remember Me?, Twenties Girl, I’ve Got Your Number, Wedding Night, and My Not So Perfect Life, which was a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist for Best Fiction in 2017.
In 2014 she published a Young Adult novel Finding Audrey about a teenage girl with social anxiety and her madcap family, and in January 2018, Sophie published her first illustrated book for young readers about the charming adventures of a mother-daughter fairy duo, Mummy Fairy and Me (also published as Fairy Mom and Me).
Sophie’s novel, Surprise Me, published in February 2018, presents a humorous yet moving portrait of a marriage—its intricacies, comforts, and complications. Surprise Me reveals that hidden layers in a close relationship are often yet to be discovered.
Sophie wrote her first novel under her real name, Madeleine Wickham, at the tender age of 24, whilst she was working as a financial journalist. The Tennis Party was immediately hailed as a success by critics and the public alike and became a top ten bestseller. She went on to publish six more novels as Madeleine Wickham: A Desirable Residence, Swimming Pool Sunday, The Gatecrasher, The Wedding Girl, Cocktails for Three and Sleeping Arrangements.
Sophie was born in London. She studied music at New College, Oxford, but after a year switched to Politics, Philosophy and Economics. She lived in London, UK, with her husband and family.
Visit Sophie's Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/SophieKinsell...
Series:
* Shopaholic
Sophie Kinsella first hit the UK bestseller lists in September 2000 with her first novel in the Shopaholic series – The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic (also published as Confessions of a Shopaholic). The book’s heroine, Becky Bloomwood – a fun and feisty financial journalist who loves shopping but is hopeless with money – captured the hearts of readers worldwide. Becky has since featured in seven further bestselling books, Shopaholic Abroad (also published as Shopaholic Takes Manhattan), Shopaholic Ties the Knot, Shopaholic & Sister, Shopaholic & Baby, Mini Shopaholic, Shopaholic to the Stars and Shopaholic to the Rescue. Becky Bloomwood came to the big screen in 2009 with the hit Disney movie Confessions of a Shopaholic, starring Isla Fisher and Hugh Dancy.
Sophie had also written seven standalone novels which have all been bestsellers in the UK, USA and other countries around the world: Can You Keep A Secret?, The Undomestic Goddess, Remember Me?, Twenties Girl, I’ve Got Your Number, Wedding Night, and My Not So Perfect Life, which was a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist for Best Fiction in 2017.
In 2014 she published a Young Adult novel Finding Audrey about a teenage girl with social anxiety and her madcap family, and in January 2018, Sophie published her first illustrated book for young readers about the charming adventures of a mother-daughter fairy duo, Mummy Fairy and Me (also published as Fairy Mom and Me).
Sophie’s novel, Surprise Me, published in February 2018, presents a humorous yet moving portrait of a marriage—its intricacies, comforts, and complications. Surprise Me reveals that hidden layers in a close relationship are often yet to be discovered.
Sophie wrote her first novel under her real name, Madeleine Wickham, at the tender age of 24, whilst she was working as a financial journalist. The Tennis Party was immediately hailed as a success by critics and the public alike and became a top ten bestseller. She went on to publish six more novels as Madeleine Wickham: A Desirable Residence, Swimming Pool Sunday, The Gatecrasher, The Wedding Girl, Cocktails for Three and Sleeping Arrangements.
Sophie was born in London. She studied music at New College, Oxford, but after a year switched to Politics, Philosophy and Economics. She lived in London, UK, with her husband and family.
Visit Sophie's Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/SophieKinsell...
Series:
* Shopaholic
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March 14, 2013
I read the first ever confessions of a shoppaholic when a magazine i had a subscription to was giving away a free promotional copy. It looked cute and sounded amazing so i curled up into a ball and began reading. It was fantastic! Luke brandon was mr. Perfect! And im sure those who have read it also fell head over heels for him! The first book is the best overall, the obstacles that becky bloomwood faces and initially how it leads her to meet luke brandon. It was hilarious and laugh out loud funny throughout the book. The other books follow suit from this one and luke and becky get married and move The Discovery that becky has a long lost sisister, gets pregnant and has a beautiful baby. Its wonderful to follow becky on all her crazy, wild, shoppaholic adventures. This is a must read series that i would reccomend to the whole universe! Sophie kinsella writes so beautifully and they are a light hearted read which can bring tears of joy and sorrow, laughter and admiration. If you read these amazing books am sure you will love them! Happy reading. Emma
April 20, 2012
How in the world does a lying shopaholic like Becky get a rich catch like Luke? Read them, written well, but so dislike the main character.
January 21, 2014
I love this book because maybe as a girl I can relate to this its a very realistic that happen to a girl. I maybe not as shopaholic as her but I am an impulsive buyer that I could not mind or value the amount of the item as long as it makes me feel good the moment I saw it. Good thing is I first watch the movie and it hits me big time, that make me decide to read the book the moment I saw it and I could say this is a good movie to watch over and over again either read over and over again just for a constant reminder for me and for the others peers like me. It teach you to value your money, to manage, and how to face it when you get hook on this kind of addiction.
September 7, 2020
Confessions of a Shopaholic - 4 stars
It was a good read. Becky has a shopping addiction and she is in debt because of that. Becky was annoying but I still enjoyed reading the first book in the series.
Shopaholic takes Manhattan - 2.5 stars
It was a bit slow in comparison to the first book but it was still readable.
Shopaholic Ties the Knot - 3.3 stars
This is where Becky and Luke get married and Becky plans their wedding actually she plans two weddings. It was not a bad read.
It was a good read. Becky has a shopping addiction and she is in debt because of that. Becky was annoying but I still enjoyed reading the first book in the series.
Shopaholic takes Manhattan - 2.5 stars
It was a bit slow in comparison to the first book but it was still readable.
Shopaholic Ties the Knot - 3.3 stars
This is where Becky and Luke get married and Becky plans their wedding actually she plans two weddings. It was not a bad read.
July 6, 2012
I was perusing the Kindle portion of our library's website looking for a light read. When I saw that they were offering the 5 book Shopaholic series as one checkout I thought, "Why not?" So I started reading.
I just finished the 3rd book and I'm not sure I'm going to read 4 and 5.
I've never disliked the main character as much as I dislike Rebecca Bloomwood. She's lazy, she's stupid, she's a pathalogical liar, she makes the most ridiculous decisions and justifies every one, she doesn't learn from her mistakes (and trust me, she's got a lot of them) but yet everyone loves her and she's supposed to be the quirky, likeable sweetheart who has good intentions. In the books she wins over everyone she comes across but I sit and am dumbfounded at why anyone would like her. Especially due to the lying. She lies to everyone she loves about everything, and they all just laugh it off. Then everything always works out for her regardless of the poor choices she makes. I kept thinking, "She'll change. It'll get better. She's going to have a rude awakening and she'll see how horrible she's been." But no. She made a terrible mess of her life in book 3 and I thought, "This is it. She's going to have to own up to her shortcomings, admit she was wrong, hurt someone she loves and take responsibility for it." But in the end the ones that matter don't even know what she did since she hid it all, and those who do know think she's "clever" for how she covered it up. Give me a break. Absolutely ZERO consequences? I mean, I know it's a shopaholic series and isn't meant to be some downer, but I can't stand reading a book that doesn't try to be realistic. I can accept idealistic love stories and the 'wrap it up in a pretty bow' mentality, but this is over the top. She lies to her boyfriend about what she spends (his money included) and he thinks it's cute. She lies to her best friend about what she buys, who she's with, what she's doing, and where she's been and the friend just says "That's Becky." She lies to her parents about why she's in trouble and leads them to believe her banker is stalking her, and they laugh it off. Ugh. Give me some form of realism.
I gave the book 2 stars because the story isn't terrible and it's written well. I just can't stand the main character, therefore it's not all that fun to read. If she had some long-standing consequences or maybe learned a little from what she's done, it wouldn't be so bad. But each book starts out with her just as bad as she was in the last one, despite all she went through. Completely unlikable. And not in a fun "I-love-to-hate-her" way.
I wouldn't recommend.
I just finished the 3rd book and I'm not sure I'm going to read 4 and 5.
I've never disliked the main character as much as I dislike Rebecca Bloomwood. She's lazy, she's stupid, she's a pathalogical liar, she makes the most ridiculous decisions and justifies every one, she doesn't learn from her mistakes (and trust me, she's got a lot of them) but yet everyone loves her and she's supposed to be the quirky, likeable sweetheart who has good intentions. In the books she wins over everyone she comes across but I sit and am dumbfounded at why anyone would like her. Especially due to the lying. She lies to everyone she loves about everything, and they all just laugh it off. Then everything always works out for her regardless of the poor choices she makes. I kept thinking, "She'll change. It'll get better. She's going to have a rude awakening and she'll see how horrible she's been." But no. She made a terrible mess of her life in book 3 and I thought, "This is it. She's going to have to own up to her shortcomings, admit she was wrong, hurt someone she loves and take responsibility for it." But in the end the ones that matter don't even know what she did since she hid it all, and those who do know think she's "clever" for how she covered it up. Give me a break. Absolutely ZERO consequences? I mean, I know it's a shopaholic series and isn't meant to be some downer, but I can't stand reading a book that doesn't try to be realistic. I can accept idealistic love stories and the 'wrap it up in a pretty bow' mentality, but this is over the top. She lies to her boyfriend about what she spends (his money included) and he thinks it's cute. She lies to her best friend about what she buys, who she's with, what she's doing, and where she's been and the friend just says "That's Becky." She lies to her parents about why she's in trouble and leads them to believe her banker is stalking her, and they laugh it off. Ugh. Give me some form of realism.
I gave the book 2 stars because the story isn't terrible and it's written well. I just can't stand the main character, therefore it's not all that fun to read. If she had some long-standing consequences or maybe learned a little from what she's done, it wouldn't be so bad. But each book starts out with her just as bad as she was in the last one, despite all she went through. Completely unlikable. And not in a fun "I-love-to-hate-her" way.
I wouldn't recommend.
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January 31, 2011
"Shopaholic Ties The Knot"
LOVED IT! It was fun to read and it truly shows life lessons people often times face in their lives. I loved how Rebecca became more rational in the shopping realm and that she finally got a lasting job, as a personal shopper at Barneys. Becky wanted to have the wedding of her dreams and Elinor, Luke's mother organized their wedding at the Plaza Hotel. Although the wedding plans seemed perfect, Becky's mother wanted for the wedding to take place in England to prolong the family tradition. Becky was torn between the luxurious wedding and her mother's expectations. Some of the major themes included morality over materialistic values. It was vital for Becky to make the right moves to make everyone happy, which resulted with Becky forgetting that the only two people that should be happy are herself and Luke, her fiance. Despite the fact that the plot is relatively simple, it reflects something we all face and can relate to, which makes it one of my favorite books! For instance, would one be tempted by luxury or stay true to the family traditions? Would you be willing to forget the fact that you dislike someone and would improve relationship between your loved one and his mother for him to be happy?...The author illustrates the acts of unselfishness, dedication, and loyalty done by Becky which makes her an admirable character. She is never brought down by troubles and always remains optimistic, energetic, and headstrong. It is not impossible in life and so she is one of those genuine characters, many people may actually look up to. I do recommend this book, because once you will go beyond the text and see in between the lines you will understand that something that simple beholds the complex morals and values in life. I can relate it to Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland". At first glance, it is this childish novel of a girl falling into the rabbit hole and afterwards all the adventure ends up nothing but a dream. YET, once we look on the phycological level, through Alice's imagination, we could see her inner self; her character; her phycological set up. You have to read this book and interpret the hidden meaning based on your own perspective.
LOVED IT! It was fun to read and it truly shows life lessons people often times face in their lives. I loved how Rebecca became more rational in the shopping realm and that she finally got a lasting job, as a personal shopper at Barneys. Becky wanted to have the wedding of her dreams and Elinor, Luke's mother organized their wedding at the Plaza Hotel. Although the wedding plans seemed perfect, Becky's mother wanted for the wedding to take place in England to prolong the family tradition. Becky was torn between the luxurious wedding and her mother's expectations. Some of the major themes included morality over materialistic values. It was vital for Becky to make the right moves to make everyone happy, which resulted with Becky forgetting that the only two people that should be happy are herself and Luke, her fiance. Despite the fact that the plot is relatively simple, it reflects something we all face and can relate to, which makes it one of my favorite books! For instance, would one be tempted by luxury or stay true to the family traditions? Would you be willing to forget the fact that you dislike someone and would improve relationship between your loved one and his mother for him to be happy?...The author illustrates the acts of unselfishness, dedication, and loyalty done by Becky which makes her an admirable character. She is never brought down by troubles and always remains optimistic, energetic, and headstrong. It is not impossible in life and so she is one of those genuine characters, many people may actually look up to. I do recommend this book, because once you will go beyond the text and see in between the lines you will understand that something that simple beholds the complex morals and values in life. I can relate it to Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland". At first glance, it is this childish novel of a girl falling into the rabbit hole and afterwards all the adventure ends up nothing but a dream. YET, once we look on the phycological level, through Alice's imagination, we could see her inner self; her character; her phycological set up. You have to read this book and interpret the hidden meaning based on your own perspective.
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January 5, 2015These books had me turning the leaves and laughing out loud on public transit. Totally devoured them!
September 14, 2022
Sophie Kinsella is the perfect author if you want a light, fun read.
The Shopaholic series is fun to read. The main character is delightfully clueless at how to act like an adult.
4 out of 5 Stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
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The Shopaholic series is fun to read. The main character is delightfully clueless at how to act like an adult.
4 out of 5 Stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
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August 29, 2017
Just some light reading.
July 24, 2018
Cute, light, and fun to read. It had me yelling at my book “just tell them!”
May 13, 2019
Utterly Stupid book.... It's just Abysmal.
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November 23, 2019
A funny book about saving money and our desires.
October 28, 2020
Leest lekker weg
August 19, 2021
This was a quick reread.
August 27, 2021
Nice to read
August 1, 2022
Lovely read 👍
August 12, 2022
Pff, best onderhoudend, maar zo moeilijk om de hoofdpersoon sympathiek te vinden. Aaargh
April 13, 2023
Een luchtig boek dat heel vlot las.
January 18, 2012
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan was about a women Rebecca Bloomwood, and she has a serious shopping problem, but not only shoping though, it was also about the finacial struggle for Rebecca Bloomwood. Its difficult to be a shopaholic. The book also talked about Rebeccas struggle with her new husband Luke. As they move from England to Manhattan. Becky is funny, cute, awkward and troubled. She seems to always be in a pickle with money but she seems to get herself out of it. Sophie Kinsella does a good job with her word choice but she could make it a little different because its told from first person and i dont like it very much because Becky is ignorant in a way. Id say the theme of this book is be yourself because Rebecca is constantly worring about what her soon to be husband thinks about her. I believe that many people would like this book but i would reccomend it to female because im not sure if boys would like it. This book had much hummor and was a great book. I didn't like it nearly as much as the first one though.
May 19, 2015
I don't think there is much better in the way of "Chick Lit" than the Confessions series PARTICULARLY these first three books. There are a few things that are annoying like you wonder how ANYONE can be as ignorant and airheaded as Becky Bloomwood. You also wonder how anyone can have so little knowledge of money and budgets (eg. I have a $1000.00 per week shopping addiction so I am going to cut down to spending nothing. no coffee, no lunch, no essentials to save money - I'm sure I won't snap). But there are parts of Becky (even the worst parts) that are relatable in all of us and that is what makes it fun and compulsively readable
I also loved reading about her spending habits. It's almost like shopping through someone else's eyes for free and that just makes me happy. There are parts where you want to grab Becky by the neck and strangle her ( you are a grownup for goodness sake) but I could not think of a better three books to take with me on a quiet weekend away.
Bottom line. If you like Chick Lit and have not read these books. DO SO RIGHT NOW!
I also loved reading about her spending habits. It's almost like shopping through someone else's eyes for free and that just makes me happy. There are parts where you want to grab Becky by the neck and strangle her ( you are a grownup for goodness sake) but I could not think of a better three books to take with me on a quiet weekend away.
Bottom line. If you like Chick Lit and have not read these books. DO SO RIGHT NOW!
January 17, 2009
Confessions of a shopaholic is so great! Becky Bloomwood (main character) is just so lovable. She's from England working as a financial journlist, but she has a little problem with spending... the situations that she gets in are so entertaining and unbelievably funny!
Shopaholic takes Manhattan is just as good if not better than Confessions. You have becky who's from England going overseas to NYC, her spending is out of control and her ratonalization for it all makes you just laugh out loud!
Ties the Knot is my Favorite one so far. I LOVE BECKY in this book. I feel like becky starts to realize what adult life is all about. There are things you want and then there are things you need. I think that the 2 weddings being planned in this book really stick to that theme WANTS vs. NEEDS
Shopaholic takes Manhattan is just as good if not better than Confessions. You have becky who's from England going overseas to NYC, her spending is out of control and her ratonalization for it all makes you just laugh out loud!
Ties the Knot is my Favorite one so far. I LOVE BECKY in this book. I feel like becky starts to realize what adult life is all about. There are things you want and then there are things you need. I think that the 2 weddings being planned in this book really stick to that theme WANTS vs. NEEDS
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February 18, 2009
I started to read the second book in this series and my friend grabbed it out of my hand and gave me the first one. I am glad I did after knowing that the beginning of the second one would completely give away the ending of this book. Who doesn't love Rebecca after reading this book. I am afraid I can relate to her too well. Wish I couldn't. Love how she solves her problems in unique ways. I wouldn't recommend starting the series unless you had all 3 for they are a quick read and once you start you won't be able to put them down until you finish the 3rd one. Of course, you have Shopaholic and a Sister/ Baby to look forward to.
January 9, 2009
Nice&crazy. This kind of ”easy-to-read” books isn*t exactly my favourite...but I couldn*t help myself laughting while reading Kinsella..At a certain point, I felt deeply envolved in the story...because - though it*s not simple to admit - I confronted with one (or more)of these problem(s) as well. Refreshing and ironic, bitter-sweet somehow...Why do I like it? Hard to draw a conclusion: could it be the feeling of ”guiltiness” shared..., laughting at the others (more likely at yourself) with a loud voice...? Hmm...still thinking of that!!!
February 8, 2011
I really liked this book. It was entertaining and a good read. It relates to me because I'm kind of a shopaholic myself and reading a book that relates to me made me realize a lot of things. One of the theme was realization in the importance of money. Becky had a lot of different decisions to make. She wanted to make everyone happy but forgot to be happy herself. I don't think a lot of people nowadays will make sacrifices like what Becky did. At first Becky is childish and immature but once she undergoes a series of situations she learns to make decisions for herself and be more mature.
March 22, 2008
All the Shopaholic books are around the same premise- Becky Bloomwood is amazingly self-centered yet very good natured. Her guardian angel is on over time keeping her out of amazing scrapes. The resultant climax usually involves some miraculous rescue of her pride and honor. It also usually involves her rich, handsome, perfect boyfriend. It's pure escapism- perfect for the audiobook car commute,or listening to at the gym. The bits about shopping are incredibly tedious.
January 25, 2009
Perhaps it's my personal fetish for shopping and my love of hanging out with the 'girls' but these books had me hooked...all of them. They're perfect chick-lit novels that follow a twenty-something girl and her cliqued of girlfriends, along her shopping path and all of her credit debt as she struggles with guy troubles and finding her way with where she belongs in the career world. I loved everyh minute of these books and can't wait to see the first movie coming up in February!
May 12, 2008
Anyone who loves a funny, hilarious book, this is a must read. I found myself laughing out loud so many times, I can not count. I left lent this series to numerous friends and all have come back and said that this is a really great book. I have read all 5 of the shopaholic series and would recommend them all.
August 23, 2010
Amazing how a change in a book can change my reading habits. I went from reading one or two pages a day of the last book to reading fifty. I much preferred the main character in this book. She grew, although at times I was frustrated by her stupidity, in the end she changed. There were a few scenes where I was LOLing so loud that I was crying. Especially when she was at the gym on the treadmill.
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