Christmas Shopaholic

Christmas Shopaholic was a super funny Christmas themed book, but also had some touching storylines. I really identified with the struggle to help another mom who is going through a hard time.
Becky's adventures were as outlandish and funny as ever, but not so unbelievable that it made me doubt her ability to pull it off in the end.

I relayed quite a few of the funny bits to my husband, and he laughed out loud too. Christmas Shopaholic really seems to have recaptured the charm of the earlier books. All of the characters felt like old friends I was catching up with after a long time.

Christmas Shopaholic came out in 2019, but for some reason I didn't read it until this year. I don't know why, but I just wasn't in the mood for it. I feel a little silly for not reading Christmas Shopaholic sooner, but I'm glad I read it this year. Looking back at my reviews for the previous two Shopaholic books, I definitely thought that was the end of the series, and I wasn't looking for a continuation. I was definitely wrong! Christmas Shopaholic was a delight and a wonderful book for getting in the holiday mood.

Merry Christmas!! But to be honest, I struggled with the first 3/4 of this book. I'm too much of a scrooge to appreciate Becky's impulsive decisions and her distant relationship with logic. I think if I had read any of the prior Shopaholic books, I would maybe have been more endeared to her. It took until almost the end to feel the sprygge. I think there were a few elements that could have been edited out. The bauble, the ex and his rude gf, the hipster parents and their beef with their bestie, the emo vegan sister, the “hamper,” the billiards club and portmanteau, the costume, the statues, and the gingerbread houses were just a lot. I will say that it was memorable because of how ridiculous everything was. I liked it overall, but I don't think I ever need to read another Shopaholic book.