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Shopaholic and Sister (Shopaholic #4)

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What’s a round-the-world honeymoon if you can’t buy the odd souvenir to ship back home? Like the twenty silk dressing gowns Becky found in Hong Kong…the hand-carved dining table (and ten chairs) from Sri Lanka…the, um, huge wooden giraffes from Malawi (that her husband Luke expressly forbade her to buy)… Only now Becky and Luke have returned home to London and Luke is furi...more

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Published November 28th 2006 by Dell (first published 2004)

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Aug 15, 2008 Norabee rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: newlyweds

Another great addition to the Shopaholic series - Sophie Kinsella once again brings Becky, a quirky but lovable character back into the fray with a wonderful mix of weary world traveling, sisterhood and of course, more shopping!!

We pick Becky up at the end of a 10-month honeymoon with her new hubbie Luke – they’ve been all over the world and Becky’s got a lot of shopping to show for it – but it’s easy – she just buys and has it all shipped home – she’ll worry about where to put it all later! Bec...more Another great addition to the Shopaholic series - Sophie Kinsella once again brings Becky, a quirky but lovable character back into the fray with a wonderful mix of weary world traveling, sisterhood and of course, more shopping!!

We pick Becky up at the end of a 10-month honeymoon with her new hubbie Luke – they’ve been all over the world and Becky’s got a lot of shopping to show for it – but it’s easy – she just buys and has it all shipped home – she’ll worry about where to put it all later! Becky decides to surprise her parents and her best friend Suze – by arriving in England unexpectedly. Becky’s in for a rude surprise – she seems to have been forgotten by her best friend Suze, who’s had twins since Becky left for her honeymoon and along with the twins, she’s got a brand new buddy that doesn’t seemed too thrilled about Becky’s return. Even her parents don’t seem too thrilled to see her and there’s some girl lurking in the background – who can she be? Well, Becky finds out that she’s got a sister. It seems that before her parents met, Becky’s dad had a romance with a flight attendant and never knew that she’d had a baby girl that she named Jessica. Becky is thrilled to hear about her sister and decides that the best way to bond is by…what else? Shopping!! She quickly learns that Jess doesn’t like shopping (Gasp!) and basically finds Becky to be irresponsible and shallow. Becky is determined to change her sisters’ mind and travels to the English countryside where Jess lives in order to bridge the gap and find her way into her sisters’ heart. Will Becky and Jess become soul mates? Will Jess learn to love shopping? Sophie Kinsella delights her readers once again as she takes us on adventure to find out!

During all the action, we get the story from Luke’s perspective a little more – we see why he loves Becky so much and in seeing her through his eyes, we learn to love her just a little bit more!

I read a few books between the last book (…Ties the Knot) and this one, but I found myself falling back into the story easily - It was nice to hear about Becky again! This was a fun story and the ending leads you right into the next book in the series – that’s right, I think it might be time for our Shopaholic to have a Baby!!
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Jul 10, 2008 Colleen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: own-book, chick-lit, g-rated, 2008

I was nervous when I started reading this one due to many of the negative reviews, but I have to say, I was happily surprised! I just became a fan of the Shopaholic series and I just love Becky & Luke! I really didn't think their relationship was given enough attention in this first book, but it picked up from there and I will have to say the reader really gets to get in deep with their relationship in this book. I have to agree with a previous reviewer who compared Becky to Lucy Ricardo - t...more

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Apr 19, 2008 nimrodiel rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: bookcrossing-books, 2008-books-read, controlled-release

I almost passed this along unread.

I started the book, and set it aside shortly afterwards as I remembered my unhappiness with Becky's charecter from Shopaholic takes Manhatten, and Shopaholic Ties the Knot. Then I picked it up and got past my first inital stopping point and wow was I surprised.

Yeah the format was the sam as the other books, Becky gets in over her head with a situatuation, lies to cover it up, then it blows out up to come crashing down around her and a happy reconciliation. But,...more

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May 15, 2008 Christina Stind rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: nobody!

Shelves: 2008, fiction, series, library

Another book in the shopaholic series. Vol. 4. From the get-go I thought the idea of the book was a bit out there. After three okay books this fourth one stinks! Becky and Luke returns home from their honeymoon and immediately, Becky starts trouble - she has once again overspend and the appartment is stuffed with all kinds of things she's picked up during their ten months of travelling. On top of it all, she finds out she has a half sister who's completely different from her, for one thing the s...more

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Aug 16, 2008 Tiny Pants rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: borrowed-library, fiction

This was another one of my ill-advised, just-grab-something library books. Seriously, this woman is the worst writer. I think the worst thing about it is there's all this stuff where it's like, she's making up all these things that are supposed to be ultra-fashionable, and the stuff she makes up is hideous -- a huge plot point of the book is a calfskin bag (wait, it gets worse) with a resin handle, a painting of an angel on one side, and the angel's name done in rhinestones. I'm sorry, that soun...more

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Jan 21, 2009 Julie rated it 1 of 5 stars

I was very disappointed in this book. I had read Can You Keep a Secret and liked it and The Undomesic Goddess and loved that one too. I guess I just can't relate to the main character, I hate to shop and don't like that she represents the negative stereotype that all women have uncontrollable credit card bills, lie to their husbands and live for clothes, bags and shoes.

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Jan 02, 2009 Antof9 rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2005-read, predictable-chicklit, nyc, would-like-that-time-back, good-for-decking, junk-food

I don't know if I can say how much I am glad that I am finished with these 4 books! I think I said it in the book reviews for each of the other 3, and I'll say it again: THIS GIRL MAKES ME CRAZY!

Sure, there are some entertaining things in these books, and the whole sister thing is like a Lucille Ball show, but her lying and shopping make my stomach hurt. Literally. As I read each of these books, I actually felt concern for the predicaments she was getting into!

Several people have said they didn'...more

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Dec 12, 2008 Cimuth rated it 4 of 5 stars

yang ini juga bagus!!

aku ga begitu suka sama tokoh Jess, dia terlalu hemat.
masa ngirimin orangkartu ulang tahun yang ditulis pake pensil, biar orang itu bisa make lagi??Emangnya orang yang dia kirimin itu mau make lagi kartu bekas??
trus dia beli pisang bonyok-bonyok dari supermarket, bawa kopi sendiri ke mana-mana, bahkan ampas kopi dipake 2 kali, biar hemat
padahal dia punya tabungan 30.000 pound!Buat apa coba duit segitu??

trus masalah yang diungkap di sini lagi-lagi ga terduga.
semua bermula dar...more

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Mar 12, 2013 Lade rated it 5 of 5 stars

After a 10 month honeymoon/holiday around the world with her husband, Becky Brandon (neé Bloomwood) is ready to return home amd surprise everybody but she's in for a shock.

Her bestfriend, Suze, has a new best friend,(who thinks Becky is wrong for Suze) and her parents are hiding something from her.

She learns that she has a half sister from before her father met her mum. She's excited but later disappointed (and comfused) when she realizes that her sister, Jessica, HATES SHOPPING! Jess is the opp...more

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Jan 22, 2013 Divya rated it 4 of 5 stars

More like 3.5 stars than 4.

Our favorite shopaholic Becky is back for the fourth time - from her ten-month-long honeymoon. Not only with a lot of experiences she made and with her husband Luke, but also with some little bargains she had the luck to find on her route. I mean, what's the point in having a credit card that works everywhere in the world if you don't use it?
Back home, there are some exciting news for Becky: she has an older half-sister she didn't know the existence of since that day....more More like 3.5 stars than 4.

Our favorite shopaholic Becky is back for the fourth time - from her ten-month-long honeymoon. Not only with a lot of experiences she made and with her husband Luke, but also with some little bargains she had the luck to find on her route. I mean, what's the point in having a credit card that works everywhere in the world if you don't use it?
Back home, there are some exciting news for Becky: she has an older half-sister she didn't know the existence of since that day. Where every other person would be shocked and get a little overwhelmed by this new situation and family member, Becky stays as positive and quirky as we know and love her. She looks forward to pajama parties, family shopping sprees and simply a lot of fun with her new found sister. Sadly, Jess is her complete opposite. Not only that she hates shopping and spending money but loves and collects rocks, she also doesn't like movies, fashion and everything else Becky is interested in...

Yes, this is chick-lit. It's pure chick-lit and if you're looking for a book that makes you think more than twice, touch your spirit or something like that, it is definitely not yours. Chick-lit is written to amuse, entertain, distract the reader for a few hours and this books gives exactly this. Our protagonist is a chaotic, a little naive but really lovable character I could identify myself with at times and yet I often had to smite my forehead because of her... well, behavior. However, after three books I really enjoyed, this one is a little less my cup of tea. The whole plot of Becky's new-found-sister seemed a little too unrealistic to me, even if I'm willing to overlook that because of the genre. I also felt like Becky was too over-subscribed. Clearly, that's the funny part about the book, but it just seems a bit too much at times. (I mean, come on - 20 dressing gowns?! I'd have limited myself to 15.)

The book is fun, it entertains you and if you have the chance of reading it while you're sitting in the train or simply looking for some lighter lecture, go for it. You'll probably be amused by it and like it. Don't expect challenging literature from it through.(less)

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Sep 22, 2012 Melanie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Sophie Kinsella is one of my favorite authors, and the Shopaholic series my favorite books. . I find them witty, humorous, exciting, and so much fun to read! I personally find Becky to be the perfect blend of silly and intelligent. I find all the characters relatable and I think their flaws make them all the more endearing. Although I am definitely not a shopaholic, I could completely relate to the character and I LOVE Luke and their relationship. I get so into the stories I find myself angry or...more

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Sep 03, 2012 Rebekah Agee rated it 5 of 5 stars

Book 4 of Becky Brandon (Nee Bloomwood)

Starts off while Luke and Becky are in the 10th month of there honeymoon in Sri Lanka and they decide they are going to go back to England and get back to real life.

I love this book, but it is one of the harder ones to read b/c it is just so sad. Everyone has changed while she was gone and she has a new long lost sister, which isn't shaping up as she thought it would.

I love the first chapter of her in Sri Lanka doing Yoga and then running over hot coals t...more

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May 10, 2012 Jaime rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: fans of the series

Shelves: great-chick-lit

Definitely my favorite of the series so far. Despite having an out-of-left-field premise, "Shopaholic and Sister" knocks it out of the park.

In this book, Becky returns home from a ten-month blissful honeymoon to discover that while her spending habits haven't changed, the rest of her life has. Luke, who actually let loose on their honeymoon, reverts to his work-obsessed ways. Suze has met a new best friend, who also has kids. And it's been discovered that Becky has a half-sister, Jess. The novel...more

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May 04, 2012 Amy added it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, audiobooks, fiction

Becky and Luke have just returned from their around-the-globe honeymoon, wherein Becky bought an absurd amount of crap (2 dining room tables! 20 Chinese dressing gowns!). When they get back to England, Becky's biggest problem isn't where to put all her purchases, though (although this is a problem) - it's the fact that her parents are acting really weird upon their homecoming. Becky comes to find out that their odd behavior is due to the recent discovery that her dad fathered another child - Bec...more

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Jun 18, 2011 Britni rated it 3 of 5 stars

Have you ever met someone who hates shopping, like actually despises and won't go hates shopping? Try that person being the sister of Becky Bloomwood, Sophie Kinsella's resident shopaholic. It definitely makes for a funny story as Becky and her new long-lost sister Jessica try to find something in common when everything and everyone says they are just too different.

This book reads very similar to the other books in the Shopaholic series - quick and with plenty of laughs. We first met Becky in Co...more

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Jun 03, 2011 Rebecca rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: chicklit

Agh! Not only two chicklit books in a row, but two Kinsella books! The last two of hers currently out that I have not read. I know she writes under her real name as well, but I can't remember it and she writes this crap under a fake name as to separate herself. A good idea, I guess. But kind of lying at the same time.

While and Sister was okay, I didn't like it as much as the last Shopaholic book as the shopping shit that i find so truly annoying was back. Becky befriends some guy at a store and...more

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Mar 02, 2011 rebellyell666 rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Becky Bloomwood ist glücklich verheiratete Brandon. Als sie von ihrer gemeinsamen Hochzeitsreise wieder kommen, ahnt Becky noch nicht, welche Überraschung sie erwartet: Aus einer früheren Liebelei ihres Vaters hat sie plötzlich eine Halbschwester. Und auch Suze hat sich freundschaftlich komplett anders orientiert. Zudem steckt Becky dann auch noch in einer Ehekrise und ihr Leben droht zu kippen…

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Natürlich ist Kinsella eine gewisse humoristische Ader nicht abzusprechen,...more Inhalt:

Becky Bloomwood ist glücklich verheiratete Brandon. Als sie von ihrer gemeinsamen Hochzeitsreise wieder kommen, ahnt Becky noch nicht, welche Überraschung sie erwartet: Aus einer früheren Liebelei ihres Vaters hat sie plötzlich eine Halbschwester. Und auch Suze hat sich freundschaftlich komplett anders orientiert. Zudem steckt Becky dann auch noch in einer Ehekrise und ihr Leben droht zu kippen…

Schreib-/Erzählstil:

Natürlich ist Kinsella eine gewisse humoristische Ader nicht abzusprechen, dennoch wirken die Briefe von der Bank bzw. den Kreditinstituten (oder sonstigem), die Becky erhält, langsam ermüdend und in sich sehr kraftlos. Bekannte Charaktere verhalten sich immer noch ihrer Rolle entsprechend, trotzdem ist die Idee mit der Halbschwester wenig originell und erinnert mich an GZSZ: Was machen wir, wenn die Protagonisten langsam öde werden? Ah, entweder stirbt einer tragisch oder eine Halbschwester taucht auf! An Dallas muss ich dahin gehend nicht erinnern, oder?

Meine Meinung:

Ganz nett. Ich hatte das Buch an einem Tag fix durch und auch so lässt sich eine gewisse Situationskomik und lustige Ausrufer Beckys feststellen. Dennoch wirkt Becky zunehmend – pardon! – blonder. Sie wirkt teilweise reichlich dumm, obwohl sie in den voran gegangenen Teilen immer intelligent und selbstbewusst – auch, wenn sie mal eine Krise vertuschen musste – auftrat. Ihre Gebärden wirken abgeschmackt und langweilig und man fragt sich, wieso Kinsella nicht eher den Schlussstrich gezogen hat.

Wenn man bedenkt, dass es noch einen Teil gibt, bangt man, was einen zum Abschluss denn nun noch erwarten soll. Ein Kind – natürlich.

Die Halbschwester wirkt etwas sehr ausgedacht und ich kann mir schwer Vorstellen, dass Kinsella wirklich von dieser Rolle überzeugt war. Das Ende ist brutal kitschig und schneidet einem beinahe schon schmalzig in die Haut. Durch die letzten dreißig Seiten habe ich mich gequält.

Fazit:

Dieser Teil musste nicht sein – eine Kombi mit dem letzten hätte es allemal getan! Schließlich bewies Kinsella schon, dass sie eine TOP-Autorin mit den nötigen schriftstellerischen Mitteln ist.
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Feb 13, 2011 Helen rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was the first book I has read by Sophie Kinsella after my cousin lent me her copy for the train journey home. I literally could not put it down and read it cover to cover in less than 48 hours. On the back of this I immediately went and purchased another of her books to read straight away. This book was light hearted and funny and like Becky I often find myself in the same shopping predicaments. Definitely one to read !
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After returning home from her round the world honeymoon, Becky s...more

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Jan 30, 2011 Eva Nickelson rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Oct 29, 2010 Nina rated it 4 of 5 stars

Definitely an improvement from the previous book in the series. This book lives up to the prestige the series holds. A very fun and easy read! My second favorite book, so far (after the first book).

Becky and Luke just came back from their 10-month honeymoon. But, Rebecca's reunions with her family and friends aren't all what she expected. I felt sorry for her when she found out that Suze had a new best friend. I would feel hurt, too. And now, to prove that she's fine without having Suze in her l...more

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Mar 29, 2010 BarkLessWagMore rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit, audiobook

These books annoy the heck out of me but for some odd reason I keep reading them.

This time around Becky, the spoiled, materialistic bumble-head is unemployed and married to her sure to be long-suffering lover Luke. They spend the early part of the novel honeymooning around the globe for a year while Becky secretly spends all sorts of dough on silly trinkets and other assorted things (such as two dining room tables!) that Luke doesn't want or need. How the business savvy Luke remains oblivious t...more

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Aug 28, 2009 Cara and Ashley rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: cara-finished-reading

After the ‘not so good’ review I gave Shopaholic ties the Knot, I was rather hesitant to read the next Shopaholic book, which is Shopaholic and Sister. By the third book, all readers following these series know that Becky Bloomwood is an only child, so the title of the fourth book does stir up some curiosity.
Well, to sum up my reaction to this book…..I must declare that KINSELLA IS BACK! The author is just as witty and humorous as the first two Shopaholic novels, and I truly enjoyed reading her...more

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Jun 09, 2009 Tracy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Read the whole series this spring. I needed something light-hearted and funny, and these books fit the bill. What I liked about them: they made me laugh. I could identify with some of the rationalizations the character makes when buying things she doesn't really need. I loved her friendship with Suze. Her parents are a hoot, and she has a good relationship with them.

Things I didn't like: her boyfriend/husband is loaded, so after the first couple of books, there really is no consequence of her s...more

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Apr 13, 2009 Fiary rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: chicklit

Masa 10 bulan madu yang dilewatkan berakhir sudah, kini Becky & Luke kembali ke dunia nyata. Luke kembali ke rutinitas pekerjaan dan Becky mencoba mencari kerja ke sebuah dept store yang ternyata baru akan dibuka 3 bulan lagi.

Pertengkaran kehidupan rumah tangga mulai terjadi, tatkala Luke terkaget-kaget dengan barang-barang yang dikumpulkan Becky selama bulan madu. Jumlahnya ada 2 kontainer! Luke marah-marah dengan gaya Becky yang tetap gila belanja dan tagihan yang menumpuk. Hingga akhirny...more Masa 10 bulan madu yang dilewatkan berakhir sudah, kini Becky & Luke kembali ke dunia nyata. Luke kembali ke rutinitas pekerjaan dan Becky mencoba mencari kerja ke sebuah dept store yang ternyata baru akan dibuka 3 bulan lagi.

Pertengkaran kehidupan rumah tangga mulai terjadi, tatkala Luke terkaget-kaget dengan barang-barang yang dikumpulkan Becky selama bulan madu. Jumlahnya ada 2 kontainer! Luke marah-marah dengan gaya Becky yang tetap gila belanja dan tagihan yang menumpuk. Hingga akhirnya Becky dijatah anggaran belanjanya!

Becky memang cerdas. Dia jual suvenir-suvenir bulan madunya melalui eBay….jadi dia tetap punya uang ‘kan?
Kembali dari bulan madu, Becky juga dihadapi kenyataan bahwa Suze punya sahabat baru, Lulu. Apa-apa yang dikerjakan Suze kini berpatokan pada apa yang disarankan Lulu. Becky merasa ditinggalkan.

Kenyataan lainnya, Becky punya seorang kakak tiri perempuan. Jess, namanya. Becky menyambutnya dengan antusias! Dia berharap Jess juga punya minat yang sama dengannya. Dari awal pertemuan Becky berusaha menyenangkan Jess, sama-sama pergi shopping…dan bahkan mengajaknya nginap di apartemennya pada akhir pekan. Tapi ternyata Jess bukan yang gila belanja. Malahan dia hidup sangat hemat dan mencela sikap Becky yang boros. Jess gak suka berdekatan dengan Becky. Tapi dimata Luke, Jess adalah orang yang sangat pintar dan mengerti pemograman komputer. Jess bisa asyik ngobrol dengan Luke, (dan membuat Becky merasa tersisih),hingga suatu kali tertangkap percakapan yang mengungkapkan bahwa Luke merasa sulit hidup dengan Becky. Becky merasa terpukul!

Pertengkaran besar terjadi, tatkala Becky dengan sikap positif menerima tawaran Nathan Temple yang menginginkan Luke menjadi PR dalam jaringan hotel yang akan dibukanya, tanpa persetujuan Luke! Luke menganggap Nathan adalah pengusaha kotor dan reputasi Nathan akan merusak citra Brandon Communication. Apalagi saat ini sedang ada calon klien kakap yang sedang diburu Luke, yaiu Arcodas Corp. Luke menganggap Becky terlalu mencampuri urusan kantornya.
Becky sedih menghadapi semua ini. Dia merasa apa yang dikerjakannya salah. Suze mempunyai sahabat baru, Jess menghindarinya dan Luke menjauhinya. Becky ingin menjadi seorang yang bisa hemat dan seperti Jess.

Becky pergi mendatangi desanya Jess….tapi Jess menolaknya, mengusirnya bahkan di depan banyak orang Jess bilang bahwa Becky bukanlah saudaranya! Penolakan dan pengingkaran Jess membuat Becky semakin merana. Tapi Becky adalah jiwa yang tegar . Dia tetap bertekad ingin dekat dengan Jess, hingga disusulnya Jess yang sedang melakukan pendakian. Cuaca yang sangat buruk, membuat Becky tersesat di daerah pegunungan yang tidak dikenalnya, membuatnya terjatuh dan kakinya terkilir. Becky akhirnya berhasil bertemu dengan Jess di tengah cuaca berkabut dan badai.

Tersesatnya Becky, dan pemberitaan di koran ,membuat Suze, Luke dan keluarganya sangat khawatir. Dilakukan pencarian dan Suze berhasil menemukan Becky. Luke yang masih tertahan di Cyprus karena badai juga tak kalah leganya mendengar Becky selamat. Luke pun menyadari kekeliruan sikap dan pendapatnya mengenai Nathan dan Luke minta maaf kepada Becky atas sikapnya selama ini dan menghargai pendapat Becky yang cemerlang.

Becky memang mampu menarik massa, dan dia membantu warga desanya Jess yang bedemo menentang pembangunan pusat pertokoan. Becky juga yang mampu mendatangkan kru media untuk meliput demo tersebut. Dan sekali lagi pihak lawan diwakili oleh Luke! Cuma kali ini anggapan warga desa keliru, klien Luke tidak akan membuka pertokoan tetapi membangun kembali perkantoran yang tak terurus.

Kemampuan Becky mengundang kru media, dimanfaatkan Luke untuk memberi gambaran program kerja kliennya. Warga kampung Jess bersorak karena gak jadi dibangun pertokoan dan mereka menyangka itu hasil demo!

Untuk sementara Becky dan Luke bisa mengatasi badai perkawinan mereka malahan Becky kini hamil.
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Jun 11, 2010 Jasmin rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Everyone who wants a laugh

Shelves: chick-lit, humor, contemporary-romance, contemporary, romance, fiction, five-stars

Rebecca Brandon (formerly Bloomwood) just never learns. Well she does learn, when the book is almost over, but as another book unfolds, she just turns back to her old ways.

But that is what makes these books so exciting.

Beccy, with Luke, fresh from their honeymoon around the world, comes back to London, and realizes that she doesn’t fit anymore. She has no job. Her parents are hiding something. Suze, her best friend has found another friend to share her life to. Luke is slithering back to his us...more Rebecca Brandon (formerly Bloomwood) just never learns. Well she does learn, when the book is almost over, but as another book unfolds, she just turns back to her old ways.

But that is what makes these books so exciting.

Beccy, with Luke, fresh from their honeymoon around the world, comes back to London, and realizes that she doesn’t fit anymore. She has no job. Her parents are hiding something. Suze, her best friend has found another friend to share her life to. Luke is slithering back to his usual work mode, and could never be as laid back as he was on their trip. Beccy tries to make an effort to fit in. But she feels unwanted everywhere. Well, that was until their parents reveal that she has a half-sister, named Jessica. She feels wanted again, though she hasn’t met Jess yet, she feels a bonding.

Well that was before she met Jess. Jess is Beccy’s total opposite. Jess hates shopping. Jess hates make up. Jess hates mirrors. She hates spending money. In short, she hates everything Beccy is passionate about.

Beccy, after being rejected another time again, is haunted by a mistake she did on her honeymoon. After being helped by a man named Nathan Temple, (he helped her obtain an angel bag which is the hottest bag on the world, where one would have to get listed to get one), the man is asking her to help him back. It’s really simple. Luke only has to attend the opening of his hotels then favor done. Thinking about it, she would really be making Luke a favor, since he would gain another client. So she says yes. Without knowing that Nathan Temple has a criminal record. And Luke doesn’t want to be associated to Nathan Temple in anyway. But Luke doesn’t know anything about Beccy owing Temple, until Luke meets Temple in the flesh. But Luke, being the good man that he is, fulfills Beccy’s promise to Temple with a heavy heart. He leaves London and Beccy feels her marriage is in tatters.

She goes to the north to meet up her sister. To be Jess’ apprentice of frugalness. But Jess doesn’t want anything to do with Beccy.
Beccy tries leaving. But she sees Jess’ passion. She sees her rocks, arranged in the same cupboard as all her shoes. And then she feels it. Jess really is her sister. When they want something, they both have to have it.

Beccy searches for Jess in the mountains. She climbs with her high heels and her angel bag. But the weather turns bad. But thankfully Jess saves her. And then they feel a real connection.
Jess teaches Beccy frugalness. Even the ultimate: a milk carton, can be turned into a watering can. But hey, don’t expect Beccy to learn all over again at Shopaholic and Baby.

This is honestly my favorite in the Shopaholic series. Beccy is still hilarious. I was laughing so hard, it was embarrassing. But, she also made me cry. She touched my heart. Also I wish I have Luke. He is so perfect. Aside from him being a millionaire, he supports Beccy with her purchases (well, that’s not entirely true) but the thing is, he’s willing to forgive Beccy over and over again. ♥
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May 09, 2010 raiza rated it 4 of 5 stars

My love-hate attitude towards Rebecca Bloomwood persists up to this fourth installment of Kinsella’s Shopaholic series. The humor is still effective, although the flow of story (becky shops, becky commits a mishap, becky saves the day, becky is forgiven) has become predictable. Becky’s stupid mishaps due to shopping are now escalating to a major degree, since Luke’s company and marriage are now factors in her story. One would have thought that given the situations she’s getting herself into sinc...more

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Jan 08, 2013 Mika rated it 1 of 5 stars

Sophie Kinsellan Himoshoppaaja-sarjan neljännessä osassa Rebecca os. Bloomwood pääsee lähes vuoden kestävälle häämatkalle. Kirjan alun jälkeen pariskunta palaa Englantiin ja kotikaupunkiin Oxhottiin.

Luke Brandon, tuore siippa, työskentelee yritysbisneksessä konsulttina Brandon Commicationsissa ja saa suuren asiakkaan Arcodas-konsernista. Silti tyhjäpäisen bimbon tuhlailut ottavat hermoon, ja rouva pannaan kuludieetille. Pari rekkakuormaa saa purkaa älyttömät ostokset olohuoneeseen: useita ruokai...more Sophie Kinsellan Himoshoppaaja-sarjan neljännessä osassa Rebecca os. Bloomwood pääsee lähes vuoden kestävälle häämatkalle. Kirjan alun jälkeen pariskunta palaa Englantiin ja kotikaupunkiin Oxhottiin.

Luke Brandon, tuore siippa, työskentelee yritysbisneksessä konsulttina Brandon Commicationsissa ja saa suuren asiakkaan Arcodas-konsernista. Silti tyhjäpäisen bimbon tuhlailut ottavat hermoon, ja rouva pannaan kuludieetille. Pari rekkakuormaa saa purkaa älyttömät ostokset olohuoneeseen: useita ruokailuryhmiä ja kymmenittäin silkkiyöasuja kaikenlaista muuta typerää turistisälää eri puolilta maailmaa.

Beckyllä on sairaalloinen ostomania, ja päivisin hän kuluttaa aikansa shoppaillen. Mies on paljon poissa kotoa, ja muut ystävät ovat yhtä älykkään tuntuisia kuin päähenkilökin. Tilanteen muuttaa kuitenkin yllättävä sukulaisuussuhde: paljastuu, että isällä olikin ollut ennen naisystävä, jonka kanssa on yhteinen lapsi.

Tästä varsinaisesti alkaa tekohauska komedia, jossa sitten ihmetellään minäkertojan näkökulmasta pihiä kivistä väitöskirjaa tekevän siskon outoutta. Sisarukset ovat kuin eri maailmasta. Toinen on älykäs ja säästäväinen, toinen puolestaan nuorten disneysarjatasoinen yli-ikäinen pissis, joka yrittää hamstraamalla täyttää elämässään suurta tyhjiötä. Tätä ei missään vaiheessa sivuta mitenkään heppoisessa pintaliitotarinassa.

Eihän siitä voi muuta seurata kuin välirikko, koska bimboshoppaaja oli kuvitellut minttukarkkien syömiset ja yhteiset cappuccinohetket aivan erilaiseksi. Termospullo ei kelvannut ostoskeskuksessa, mutta sattumien kautta ”pyörremyrsky-Becky” onnistuu tunaroimaan itsensä siskonsa Jessican kulutushysteriaa vastustavaan kampanjaan.

Naiivilta tuntuu Beckyn ryhtyminen joksikin ”opetuslapseksi” säästämisen suhteen. Niin pitkällä hän sentään pääsee, että saksii muropurkista frendilleen onnittelukortin, mutta lähettelee sitten älytöntä postia esim. Harrodsin herkkuosastolle tiedustellakseen alennuksia: jos synnyttää siellä, saako loppuelämäkseen sieltä ilmaiset ruuat!?
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Dec 08, 2011 Beth rated it 4 of 5 stars

Let me start off by saying that I've read a pretty wide variety of books. I've read everything from Dracula to Gone with the Wind to Lord of the Rings to Animal Farm to a whole heap of Ray Bradbury. And out of all my reading, I find the Shopaholic series one of the hardest to put down. I've said it. Maybe it's my guilty pleasure. I've read other chick lit books as well, but none of them suck me in the way these do.

Becky Bloomwood is hilarious and infuriating all at once - the way she takes every...more

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Aug 05, 2011 Nicole rated it 5 of 5 stars

Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) is back from her round-the-world honeymoon with husband Luke. Life has changed a bit and she's trying to adjust. Her best friend Suze, stressed out by motherhood, has found a new best friend. Luke jumps right back into his job working long hours and stressing out; leaving behind the free spirited ways he'd adopted during their honeymoon. Her parents are dealing with shocking news when Becky arrives back home. They don't give her the welcome home she's expecting. The...more

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Sep 17, 2010 Lauren rated it 5 of 5 stars

Oh Becky Bloomwood (I guess now she’s Becky Brandon)… I love these books. They’re so light and easy reads that make you feel good at the end. Each one of the Shopaholic books has the suspense of “How is Becky Bloomwood/Brandon going to get out her mess this time?!” They really remind me of I Love Lucy. In Shopaholic & Sister, Becky discovers she has a long lost half-sister and desperately wants to be her friend. She becomes a tad bit estranged to her best friend, Suze, since she was on her h...more

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Madeleine Wickham (born 12 December 1969) is a bestselling British author under her pseudonym, Sophie Kinsella. Educated at New College, Oxford, she worked as a financial journalist before turning to fiction. She is best known for writing a popular series of chick-lit novels. The Shopaholic novels series focuses on the misadventures of Becky Bloomwood, a financial journalist who cannot manage her...more

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