The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic - Sophie Kinsella

Are you a shopaholic? Do you have any of the following symptoms? 1) iI you have any money left at the end of your pay period/student loan do you have to spend it?? 2) Do you feel others would be horrified at your spending habits?? 3) Do you buy things when you cannot afford them? 4) Have you ever written a cheque when you knew you didn't have the money in your bank?? 5) Do you ever receive your Visa bill or bank statement, throw it in a drawer and forget its existence? 6) Have you ever bought anything to make yourself feel better? OR 7) Have you felt nervous or anxious on days when you didn't go ...  Read the complete review

Confessions of a Shopaholic is a Modern Fiction (Chic Lit) book written by Author Sophie Kinsella - who has also written other books using the name Madeline Wickham. Kinsella is probably more well known for her Shopaholic Series of books; one of which was made into a film more recently; Confessions of a Shopaholic. In all there are 5 books in the Shopaholic Series the first of them being Confessions of a Shopaholic which was also known as Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic. To be honest I wouldn't have normally picked up this type of book however I had read a lot of Sophie Kinsella book reviews on here and they were all positive ones so when I notice the Shopaholic Series ...  Read the complete review

After seeing a lot of trailers for the Shopaholic film and reading a few reviews on the books I decided that before I see the film I would give the books a go. This being the one I started with. The book is about Rebecca Bloomwood, she is a financial journalist and does not like her job. Rebecca has a passion for shopping, not just for clothes but for anything. She enjoys the buzz she gets when buying things, unfortunately her bank balance does not like it. Rebecca is in debt and has the bank chasing her. She has constantly ignored and lied to the bank and when she gets letters saying payment is due on her visa and store cards she ignores them or hides them. ...  Read the complete review

I was a bit dubious when a friend recomended this book to me because chick lit really isn't my style. I hate chick flicks and romantic films too so I was sure I was going to hate this book also. I was also very sceptical about how a book with a plot about a women with out of control spending was enough to fill one book, let alone a whole series! But all my uni friends had read it and enjoyed it so I decided to give it a try. SYNOPSIS Rebecca (Becky) Bloomwood is a financial journalist working for sucessful finance magazine "Successful Saving". Even though Becky advises her readers on money matters, her own personal finances are a mess. Despite ...  Read the complete review

I actually read the 2nd book in the series first, as it was offered free with a magazine that I normally buy. I liked it so much, and found that I liked the Author Sophie Kinsella that I decided to start at the beginning and try the first book. I'm glad I did as I love this book probably as much as the 2nd 1. So what is it about? The story centred around a girl called Rebecca Bloomwood and around her life. She is a financial journalist and she works for an ok magazine. Nothing that special, but she dreams of doing something bigger and better. After all Finance surely isn't that exciting? Well Not if you are Becky Bloomwood. She is the ...  Read the complete review