The Secret Shopper's Revenge - Kate Harrison

This book jumped out at me whilst at the supermarket, its definitely designed to appeal to chick lit lovers as it is embellished with glitter! As someone who is partial to a bit of glitter and chick lit I decided to give this one a go. It is about 3 women who all work for Charlie's Shopping Angels. They all come from completely different backgrounds and this book examines the friendships they forge while completing their various shopping missions. They tell their stories in the first person, which can be slightly frustrating at times as you as the reader begins to understand things about their various stories, and then have to wait as the other characters ...  Read the complete review

My latest book offering has been one I have had my eye on for a month or so now. It was only released in paperback late last year and I was lucky enough to acquire it through read it swap it a couple of weeks ago. The Secret Shopper's Revenge tells the story of three women who work as mystery shoppers. They each have very different lifestyles and reasons for doing the mystery shopping. I was interested in the storyline when I first read the blurb on a website as it is a topic I have never read in fiction as yet, so I was looking forward to seeing how Kate Harrison would tell the story of three women getting paid to shop. Emily is a single ...  Read the complete review

I'm not going to begin my review of this book by making excuses for choosing it. I like Chick-Lit, for me it definitely has it's place. I don't always want to learn something from reading, or want emotional depth, thrilling and breath stopping twists and turns or be intellectually stimulated. Some times I just want to be entertained with minimum effort on my part. Of course, as with all genre's theres the good and the bad. I thought The Secret Shoppers Revenge by Kate Harrison falls into the 'good' catergory. I was initially attracted to the book by the 'secret shopping' aspect. Having worked in retail customer service in a semi- managerial role and ...  Read the complete review

I picked up the 'The Secret Shopper's Revenge' by Kate Harrison at the library last week, whilst browsing for something fluffy and unchallenging to help pass the time I spend on the Piccadilly Line commuting to and from work. As a self-confessed shopaholic, the word 'Shopping' in the title jumped out at me straight away and, on reading the synopsis, I thought it sounded just the kind of book I was looking for. Overview 'The Secret Shopper's Revenge' is the story of three women called Emily, Sandie and Grazia who work as secret shoppers. They are given their assignments by the mysterious Charlie, who is just a voice coming from the computer screen, and ...  Read the complete review

This is another of the books that I got for my birthday this year. I finished it a while ago but have only just got around to writing a review on it. The Plot The story follows three women: Emily, Sandy and Grazia. Emily is a self-described country bumpkin now living in London as a single mother after splitting from her husband, who has a new girlfriend. Sandy has her dream job in a department store until her scheming colleague sets her up so that she can steal her job. Grazia is a grieving widow who is still mourning the death of her artist husband. Desperate for some extra cash to make ends meet, Emily and Sandy sign up for mystery shopping ...  Read the complete review