Customer Reviews
Amazing! - By: H. Jay, 06 Jun 2008 
I loved this!
It was a relief to see that a redisgn had been done on the cover, the previous in the series don't look great, but this is a bit more likable...
Cant wait for the next installlment
Mixed Emotions - By: Donna Lister, 30 May 2008 
I am rating this book four stars because I did laugh, I did enjoy it & I reallly like the Shopoholic books in general. However, I did have a few issues with this book when I was reading it.
When I read The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopoholic I thought: "Wow, she's me!" because I love shopping, am ever-so-slightly ditzy & I tend to spend a bit too much money on things I don't actuallly need. On the other hand, right from the beginning, I thought "Why is she lying?" & "Why doesn't she just face up to it/pay that money?!". I still loved her though & continued to love her through Shopoholic Abroad too. Where my love wavered was in Tied The Knot. The whole story was like a yo-yo & I'm sure every reader mentallly begged Becky to make a bloody decision. I won't go into detail because that belongs on the review of another book, but continuin..I liked Becky in Shopoholic & Sister. I thought she was being sweet trying to make a bond between her & Jess.
Now, back to the Shopoholic & Baby review. I did honestly believe that Becky would mature in this book. Suze still loves shopping & designers, but she has settled down & got her mind set on the fact that her children & husband are more important than commercial things. When they were going around that baby fair & Suze was trying to tell Becky about the sterilisers & stuff the baby would reallly need, while Becky ignored her, I reallly did think 'For goodness sake, listen to her! You're going to be a mother!'
Becky's limited knowledge of what was actuallly necessary for having a baby & her greater interest in Baby Urbs Snowsuits did grate on me, & the most annoying thing in my opinion was Becky's complete ignorance to what going through labour was going to be like: I am about much younger than Becky, in college & don't have any plans to have children for quite a long time & even I know that labour is horrendous. How could a woman be so blind to that fact?
However, other than that I did reallly enjoy this book. I liked the fact that the plot had changed from -Becky gets into trouble which gets Luke into trouble, & it's alll resolved at the end with Luke saying it was his fault & not hers-. I liked that Sophie Kinsella had changed it so that it was Luke who was doing something 'wrong' (cue Venetia). I also enjoyed reading the resolution to that when they were in the hospital & Luke makes his little speech about why he loves Becky, & my favourite part of the book was then ending. Becky leaving the house with little Minnie in her stroller: I just hope that the impact of having a baby will mature her a bit/lot.
This series just never gets boring - By: O. Doyle, 13 May 2008 I can still remember my husband picking up my copy of `Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic' & flicking through the pages to see what I was finding so amusing. He only read the letter from the bank to Becky & was in stitches. He may never have progressed any further into the Shopaholic world but I've read & laughed through every page in the series & I didn't stop laughing through Shopaholic & Baby either.
I love the escapism of the Shopaholic series - I can pick up a copy & for the day or two that it takes me to devour it I'm transported into Becky's world. Yes she's a shopaholic & she frequently displays a lack of grey matter but I just can't find it in myself to hate her. She makes me cringe, laugh & cheer her on in every book & I've yet to find another chick lit author that does it as well as Sophie Kinsella.
If you enjoy a good laugh, like books that don't take life too seriously & want to escape to Becky's Emporium of Fantasy then the Shopaholic series is for you. She's struggled with debt, marriage & finding out she had a half-sister. The way she coped with each of those obstacles will give you a hint of how she's going to cope with finding out she's pregnant. It's a whole lotta laughs!
brilliant! - By: diva reader, 21 Mar 2008 having read alll the previous shopaholic books i couldnt wait for this one,and it didnt dissapoint!although the huomur & escapism of alll the other books was there,ms.kinsella had clearly researched every detail making the ups & downs of becky's pregnancy realistic & believable.i laughed out loud & even cheered in places.i do hope there will be many more,and that i will be reading 'shopaholic retires' when i'm in my 70's.
Hilarious!!! - By: L. Biddle, 17 Mar 2008 I reallly couldn't put this book down. I read it alll in just over a day, & i will definatly be reading it again & again!!! I would recommend this book to everyone who likes a funny book. I havnt got bored of the shopaholics books yet, & im sure i never will, as each one is as hilarious as the others. I have been reading other books, but havnt come across one that i enjoy as much as this one. I would say that this is the best one yet & it is definatley a must read!!!
