I really got through a lot of books on my holiday and this book is another that I saved for a while after I bought it to take with me as it was by one of my favourite authors and I knew I had a good chance of enjoying it. The author: Sophie Kinsella is a very well-known author. Most famous for her Shopaholic series of books which was also made into a film, she has also written a few standalone books under this name and she has also had a number of books published under the name of Madeleine Wickham. The plot: Becky Brandon nee, Bloomwood has always loved shopping and when she and husband Luke had their daughter Minnie, ...  Read the complete review

Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Bantam Press; 2010 edition (2 Sep 2010) Language: English Introduction Sophie Kinsella is one of my favourite authors. Even though I personally am not a fan of chick lit, I love most of Kinsella's books because she makes her characters so funny and engaging and she's one of the few authors that has the ability to make me laugh out loud! I'm guessing that if you're reading this review, you'll already know that Kinsella is the author of the ever popular 'Shopaholic' series. She also writes under the name of 'Madeline Wickham'. 'Mini Shopaholic' is the sixth book in the series, I've copied the following ...  Read the complete review

I've been waiting for this book to come out for what seem like ages. I'm a big fan of Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic series. The first book The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic was released back in the year 2000 and Mini Shopaholic is the sixth installment. Sophie Kinsella had already written five books in the 1990s under her real name Madeleine Wickham before her success of the ther Shopaholic series. Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood) is back! In the previous Shopaholic book, Shopaholic and Baby, Becky gave birth to a baby girl called Minnie. Minnie is now two years old, and just like her mother, Minnie likes the finer things in life and wants anything ...  Read the complete review

She is back and this time she has a sidekick! Becky Brandon nee Bloomwood returns in the 5th installment from the Shopaholic series and reading this book was like catching up with an old school friend. The book opens up with Becky in a popular department store at Christmas time with her 2 year old Daughter Minnie who like her mother has a good eye for a must have item. Minnie's favourite word is "Miiiine" and when she sees something she just has to have it! 2 years on from where the last book left us Becky and her husband Luke are still living with Becky's parents as house upon house keeps falling through and with the announcement of a ...  Read the complete review

Ok. Don't panic. Don't panic. I can do this. It's just a matter of writing a book review, I mean, how hard can it be? Right, Helen. Think. I can do this. And they'll call me 'The Girl Who Reviewed Mini Shopaholic.' For the unaware, Mini Shopaholic is the latest instalment in the popular Shopaholic series of books by Sophie Kinsella. The protagonist, Becky, is a fun-loving, stubborn, friendly former financial journalist who is a shopaholic. Following the crash of her career as a financial journalist turned television financial expert in previous books, she now works in a department store called The Look as a personal shopper. This is the sixth book in the ...  Read the complete review