Mini Shopaholic

**Book 1 * Book 2 * Book 3 * Book 4 * Book 5**

The title of this book is actually a bit misleading. You go in expecting it to be entirely about Luke and Becky's daughter, but really she's more of a side story.

Minnie is two years old. Luke thinks that she's wild and out of control because she behaves like, well, a two year old. So he demands they get some help from a TV nanny (a la Supernanny).

Meanwhile Becky decides that she wants to throw a surprise birthday party for Luke. She finds this challenging due to the fact that this is all happening at the beginning of the economic downfall that hit the world. So, she has to cut back, even with her huge dreams of the party, and she's refused help from everyone who offers.

When it all becomes just a bit too much for her, she finds help from the most unexpected place. I enjoyed the way that the party came together and I'm excited because it left off alluding to another book, so I'll be keeping my eye out for that.

Shopaholic and Baby

**Book 1 * Book 2 * Book 3 * Book 4**

Another fun Shopaholic book. But this one I could really relate to because I know what it's like to be a mom to be.

In this book, Becky is pregnant. So she's become the shopaholic mom to be. Which happens to the best of us.

She also decides to change doctors halfway through her pregnancy from the older doctor who delivered Luke to this new celebrity obstetrician - Venetia Carter.

What Becky wasn't expecting was the discovery that new doctor Venetia is, in fact, Luke's ex-girlfriend from college. And Venetia has ulterior motives.

The dislike for Venetia kind of grew in me as I read the book. As more of her character was revealed, I hated her more and felt for Becky.

The resolution of this book is great. I just really had fun with this book.

Shopaholic and Sister

**Book 1 * Book 2 * Book 3**

I did not like this book as much. While it was still an enjoyable bit of fluff, Rebecca is an annoyingly spoiled brat. She spends most of this book either sulking or feeling superior.

After a 10 month honeymoon, Rebecca and Luke return home, but nothing is quite the way Becky expected it to be. Suze has since had twins and made a new best friend, who has children of her own. Becky's parents are acting weird. And Luke is angry at her because of all the purchases that Becky made while they were on their honeymoon around the world.

And then it all comes crashing down. The reason her parents are being weird is revealed as a half sister for Becky that none of them knew existed.

Becky thinks that she'll have a new best friend in Jess. She imagines them going shopping and watching movies together. But Jess is so completely different from Becky. She hates shopping, makeup, even mirrors.

So Becky becomes mean. She becomes this catty character that I just do not like. So, while it was still a fluffy story that I sort of enjoyed, it just wasn't the same as the other books were.

Shopaholic Ties the Knot

**Book 1 * Book 2**

I'm going to be honest, I wasn't completely sure I'd enjoy this book. But I was wrong.

Luke and Rebecca are getting married! This is especially exciting since Suze, Becky's best friend has just gotten married and is expecting a baby. So when Luke pops the question at Suze's wedding, Becky is ecstatic thinking about wedding dresses and cakes.

Rebecca's mother begins planning a wedding in her England hometown almost immediately. Becky takes it for granted that she and Luke will be getting married in England. But, when they return to New York, Luke's mother Elinor springs a wedding planner and a Plaza wedding on Rebecca.

Now Becky has two weddings being planned for her and she seems unable to cancel either one.

The way that this comes to a resolution is great. I loved it. She fixed the problem and didn't have to use her Visa card to do it.

There was less of the shopaholic in this book than in other ones, but she's still the indecisive girl of previous books.

Shopaholic Takes Manhattan

**Book 1**

The second book in the Shopaholic series was just as fun as the first book. Becky and Luke - the successful and rich PR company owner boyfriend - head to New York. Becky has become a hit on a morning television show, giving financial advice to people who call in. Her own finances are just as rocky as before, making her just the tiniest bit hypocritical.

Luke is looking to expand his PR company to New York, and wants Becky to move there with him. She is excited to get a spot on American television. But, while they're in New York, their individual lives in London begin to disintegrate.

Becky's finances hit an all time low, costing her more than she ever would have been willing to pay. And rumors are ruining Luke's chances at his great deal at making it in NYC.

The way this book flows makes it fun, while you feel bad for where Becky is and what happens with Luke.

Confessions of a Shopaholic

After the deepness of Gone Girl, I needed to read something that wasn't as intense. What better to transition back into serious reading than a chick lit series? Confessions of a Shopaholic was just plain fun!

Rebecca Bloomwood works in financial journalism. This fact is extremely humorous as her financial standing is revealed. Because Rebecca is a shopaholic. She loves to shop, and as a result, she has a lot of debt. She has no handle on her finances because she has to buy a new pair of shoes, has to buy this, has to buy that. She spends all her money and then some.

As her debts start coming back to haunt her - Visa and the bank both after her to pay back what she has spent, Becky goes into hiding, only then discovering a story that means a lot to her.

Everything that happens in this book is really kind of fun. I thoroughly enjoyed it.