The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic - Sophie Kinsella Reviews

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 ...  Read the complete review

I have been a huge Sophie Kinsella fan since this book was published way back in 2000. I have read all her books and I love them all but the Shopaholic ones are my favourite. Let me introduce Rebecca Bloomwood, Rebecca is a financial journalist working for Successful Savings magazine, a job she absolutely hates. As the title might ...  Read the complete review

Sophie Kinsella has been one of my favourite authors for a while, but this book (and the ensuing series) has to be my overall favourite. In it, you meet Rebecca Bloomwood. On the outside, she's a successful journalist living in London and writing for a financial magazine, telling other people how to organise their money. On the inside, ...  Read the complete review

So I'd watched the film 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' and enjoyed it so much that I decided to read the book that had inspired such a funny and light-hearted story. I don't normally read books after watching their film versions as I often feel that it spoils the plot, but I was pleasantly surprised with this novel. Although very similar to the ...  Read the complete review

I fell in love with Becky Bloomwood (the 'Shopaholic' of the title) and Sophie Kinsella's writing style simultaneously. Becky is warm hearted, impulsive and frequently misguided, though never ill-intentioned, and as a reader you sympathise with her as she lands herself in scrape after scrape. Kinsella's writing is "chick lit", yet ...  Read the complete review

This is such a wonderful read. i would highly recommend it. I would also recommend having the rest of the shopaholic series on tow as you will need them. i flew through this book and wanted more! It is a tale of one Becky Bloomwood. It is extremely well written and hilarious. Each chapter begins with a collection of letters to and/or from Becky. ...  Read the complete review

Rebecca Bloomwood is a journalist who tells people how best to manage her money. On the outside she's sensible and well ordered. On the inside she's just a raging shopaholic with huge credit card bills that she can't pay! She then meets handsome Luke Brandon when she wants to buy a scarf but doesn't have enough money. He lends her the money in the ...  Read the complete review

This book would make an ideal present for anyone who has perhaps a slightly unhealthy spending habit - or any female person over the age of 13/14. I became interested after the film was released and I must say this book series as well as The Secret Dreamworld of A Shopoholic has made me laugh out loud many times! The plot at times ...  Read the complete review

After finally tearing this well read book from my younger sister grasp, I discovered the delight that is "The secret world of a shopoholic". To be honest my sister has been on at me for ages to read it, but every time I am book free she has started reading it again, after having it recommended to me by a fellow DooYooer, I ...  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 ...  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! ...  Read the complete review

Having studied an English Literature degree it's so refreshing to read chick literature rather than serious novels for a change! As a self confessed shopaholic when i saw this book it instantly grabbed my attention - i'm sorry to quite the old cliche don't judge a book by it's cover - but i really did - and i'm so pleased that i did as since then ...  Read the complete review

*****THE SYNOPSIS***** Meet Rebecca Bloomwood. She's a journalist. She spends her working life telling others how to manage their money. She spends her leisure time ...shopping. Retail therapy is the answer to all her problems. She knows she should stop, but she can't. She tries Cutting Back, she tries Making More Money. But ...  Read the complete review

Become absorbed in the dreamworld of Becky Bloomwood, the entire series is so consuming and fantastic. You'll laugh at beckys crazy antics and cry along with her when everything seems to fall apart. The book is so easy to read and every word rings true in the mind of a shopaholic like myself. The amazing antics becky get's up to always ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

I had enjoyed two of Sophie Kinsella's books immensely, and every time I heard anything about her, it wasn't about these two books (Remember Me? and Can You Keep A Secret?) It was about her most popular book, which had become a very popular series called Shopaholic series. I have only read the first in the series so far, but went to see the film ...  Read the complete review

This is the first book in the hugely popular Shopaholic series. There are now several more books in the series, but this was our first introduction to serial spender, Becky Bloomfield. The Plot As you probably guessed from the book's title, Becky is something of a shopaholic. Ironically, Becky is a financial journalist and spends ...  Read the complete review

A fabulous story that EVERYONE can relate to. This book has it all shopping, love interests, action and comedy. It is a real laugh out loud book, with great comedy throughout this book and the series. Read this before seeing the film!!!!! Rebecca Bloomwood is a normal girl but Rebecca has a secret addiction, ...  Read the complete review

This is defiantly a book for any women out there who love to shop as it is hilorisusly funny yet at the same time so true to many women! The outline is that Beck Bloomwood works at a finance magazine and she hates it mainly becasue she doesnt understand much of it! Throughout the book you find out through letters which the bank and ...  Read the complete review

Becky Bloomwood Lives in trendy Fulham with her wealthy flat mate Suze. She works for a finance magazine and hates her job. To pass the time she shops. Becky can spend money (like most of us) like water and sees it as just as important! She is thousands of pounds in debt and humorously buries her head in the sand when her visa card bill comes ...  Read the complete review