I really loved this story, too. I loved it because it played on the insecurities of any pregnant woman that worries about losing her husband to another woman, while their body just keeps expanding out of control. This story also finally tied up why Luke loves Becky so much, which I feel really hasn't been laid out as much in the other books. Sometimes I don't like how Becky is always under the microscope with her husband, but that's part of the shopoholic storyline. I actually grew to love her husband more in this story when its revealed WHY he loves her so much. The plot building up to the end parallel with Becky's pregnancy labor scene was sheer genius. Sophie Kinsella always manages to weave all the characters together at the crescendo of her plot to where it's actually believable without the feeling of being contrived. Say what you will naysayers regarding the "Chick-Lit," genre, but this is the most fun I've had in reading books since Morag Prunty's "Poison Arrows."