Becky Bloomwood is back in this humorous sequel to Confessions of a Shopaholic. She's now host of a financial segment on a popular TV show. She's dating wealthy entrepreneur Luke Brandon. And she's running up her credit cards again, the same cards she'd previously paid off.Luke decides to start a branch of Brandon Communications in New York City, and asks Becky to go with him. Of course, Becky's in heaven! There are so many trendy shops in the city! And even though Becky's set a budget for herself, it doesn't take much to convince her to buy the latest hot items.
Everything's going swimmingly, until a very unflattering article (with pictures!) about Becky surfaces in one of the newspapers. Becky's secret is out: she's awful at keeping within a budget and dreadfully in debt. What the heck is she doing dispensing financial advice when her own finances are such a disaster?
The article angers Luke; not only has Becky been lying to him about her spending habits, but the prospective financial backers for Brandon Communications' NYC division are getting cold feet. Becky and Luke have a major "row" (a big fight; I really"fancy" the words Brits use, by the way!) and Becky flies back to London, leaving Luke behind in New York.
Is this the end for Luke and Becky? Will Becky ever be able to curb her excessive shopping habits? Will her job still be waiting for her back home? There's only one way to find out -- read the book. Well, I guess two ways, since you could also ask someone who's read it.
Another amusing read from Sophie Kinsella! Don't overthink things too much; just laugh about the scrapes Becky gets into and enjoy the book for what it is.
3.25/5
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