Miki B. (MikiOz) reviewed on 9/28/2009 + 43 more book reviews

Confessions of a Shopaholic and Shopaholic Takes Manhattan (Books 1 and 2 of the Becky Bloomwood series) were virtually identical in the main character's central dilemma, and thus needlessly repetitive a la did-she-learn-nothing-the-first-time-around. Thankfully, Hollywood combined the two books when making the (first?) movie.

In the third installment, Becky Bloomwood gets herself in deep again, but in a fresh, funny way that has the reader simultaneously laughing at her folly and biting our nails, sharing in her stress over the situation. Becky also grows up a bit in this novel when her significant other, Luke Brandon, enters a downward spiral due to some personal demons, and she needs to take charge for a change and get their shared life back on track, which she does quite admirably.

Whatever critics say about this character, especially in light of the current global economic situation, the problems she creates for herself are usually due to her desire to be kind to others and not hurt anyone's feelings, and, really, couldn't we all use a few more people like that in our lives, fictional or otherwise?

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