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Shopaholic to the Stars
by Sophie Kinsella
One of the criteria on the “Book Riot 2105 Read Harder Challenge” is to read “a book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over). This book turned out to be exactly what I needed to meet that goal.
I had planned out most of my “to-read” list in advance, but for the longest time was uncertain in regard to this particular category. That is, until I walked into the library and saw this blindingly yellow cover featured on one of the entryway shelves. Just like the protagonist in the Shopaholic series, I knew that I immediately had to have this book! But I also knew that I didn’t want anyone else to know I was reading it. Consequently, I knew I had found my “guilty pleasure” book.
In high school, I avidly read Sophie Kinsella’s books, including several others in the Shopaholic series and Undomesticated Goddess. I think that over the years since then I forgot that the series existed. And as much as I may have initially been ashamed to admit to reading this book, I really do enjoy Sophie Kinsella as an author. Her writing is always witty, she is great at capturing the essence of her characters, and her novels are hilarious. And Shopaholic to the Stars is a worthwhile book.
First of all, this is the perfect book to read as a treat. I was feeling bogged down from the heavier subject matter in some of the other books I’ve been reading, and this novel provided a relaxing alternative. If you are going to ready a fluffy, cotton-candy, and fun book – this is the one to read. Her novels are consistently enjoyable and lighthearted but Sophie Kinsella also demonstrates a keen talent as an author. Her writing skill stands out from that in other novels of this genre.
Regarding the plot, I did have some doubts upon starting the novel. I wondered if the protagonist (Becky) would ever grow or learn to resolve her problems. Luckily, Becky does develop as a character and, while her addiction remains relevant, it falls into the background towards the end of the novel. Being a “Shopaholic” is not the novel’s only focal point.
Finally, Kinsella ends the novel with a cliff-hanger; many of the problems and questions opened in the problem remain unresolved and unanswered. The reader is set up to be eager to read the next book before it has even been released.
I have no regrets and no shame (anymore) about reading this novel. And I’m totally going to read the sequel, too.
I had planned out most of my “to-read” list in advance, but for the longest time was uncertain in regard to this particular category. That is, until I walked into the library and saw this blindingly yellow cover featured on one of the entryway shelves. Just like the protagonist in the Shopaholic series, I knew that I immediately had to have this book! But I also knew that I didn’t want anyone else to know I was reading it. Consequently, I knew I had found my “guilty pleasure” book.
In high school, I avidly read Sophie Kinsella’s books, including several others in the Shopaholic series and Undomesticated Goddess. I think that over the years since then I forgot that the series existed. And as much as I may have initially been ashamed to admit to reading this book, I really do enjoy Sophie Kinsella as an author. Her writing is always witty, she is great at capturing the essence of her characters, and her novels are hilarious. And Shopaholic to the Stars is a worthwhile book.
First of all, this is the perfect book to read as a treat. I was feeling bogged down from the heavier subject matter in some of the other books I’ve been reading, and this novel provided a relaxing alternative. If you are going to ready a fluffy, cotton-candy, and fun book – this is the one to read. Her novels are consistently enjoyable and lighthearted but Sophie Kinsella also demonstrates a keen talent as an author. Her writing skill stands out from that in other novels of this genre.
Regarding the plot, I did have some doubts upon starting the novel. I wondered if the protagonist (Becky) would ever grow or learn to resolve her problems. Luckily, Becky does develop as a character and, while her addiction remains relevant, it falls into the background towards the end of the novel. Being a “Shopaholic” is not the novel’s only focal point.
Finally, Kinsella ends the novel with a cliff-hanger; many of the problems and questions opened in the problem remain unresolved and unanswered. The reader is set up to be eager to read the next book before it has even been released.
I have no regrets and no shame (anymore) about reading this novel. And I’m totally going to read the sequel, too.