Shopaholic to the Rescue

I saved it up because I didn't want it to be over. Few writers build characters that feel so real as Becky Bloomwood: I see her as a person, not only a flat design. And love her!

Still, it is my least favorite. I hate Suze with a passion, as well as Becky's whole family, because they seem unbearably spoiled and basically nasty brats. Also, almost not believable: for instance, Suze had been her bff forever, and they had been through an almost fall out a year before: her fondness for Alicia Bitch Legs just doesn't cut it. Becky's parents must be idiotic. And her letters to Derek Smeathy border the laughsble stupidity. So, if she weren't so lovable altogether, I'd hate her for this book.

I think this really was the last book in the series, this time. It's funny reviewing it. When I read the first books in this series, I was 19 or 20. Now, by the magic of book time, I think I'm older than Becky. When I read Mini Shopaholic, I was pregnant with my daughter. Now she's four, but Minnie is still two years old. Funny how things work out.

The previous book wasn't my favorite, but it ended on quite a cliffhanger. Even then, it took me a while to feel “in the mood” to read this book. I think it's the fall release. Shopaholic books just don't seem like fall reading to me, I guess.

I do hope this is the finish of the series. It had better pacing than the previous book. It solved the mystery, had nice character moments, and even some actual character growth from Becky. It really seemed like the book gave closure for the series.