''Shopaholic'' is a series of

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s written by the UK author Sophie Kinsella, who also writes under her real name Madeleine Wickham. The books follow protagonist Rebecca Bloomwood, an idealistic, but intelligent and hard-working financial journalist through her adventures in shopping and life. Each book typically centers around a large shift in Becky's personal or work life and details the trouble that ensues as a result of her quirky personality and unrealistic goals. As of October 2019, the series has ten books. The novel series has been optioned by a Hollywood studio, with the first Shopaholic film being released 13 February 2009.

The Books

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The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic ''The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic'' (2000) (released in the United States and India as ''Confessions of a Shopaholic'') is a chick-lit novel by Sophie Kinsella, the first in the Shopaholic series. It focuses on Becky Bloomwood, a financ ...

'' (2000) also published as ''Confessions of a Shopaholic'' (2001) *''

Shopaholic Abroad ''Shopaholic Abroad'' (also known as ''Shopaholic Takes Manhattan'') (2001) is the second in the '' Shopaholic'' series. It is an adventure novel by Sophie Kinsella, a pseudonym of Madeleine Wickham. It follows the story of Becky Bloomwood and ...

'' (2001) also published as ''Shopaholic Takes Manhattan'' (2002) *'' Shopaholic Ties the Knot'' (2002) *''

Shopaholic & Sister ''Shopaholic and Sister'' (2004) is a chick-lit novel by Sophie Kinsella, a pseudonym of Madeline Wickham. It is the fourth book in the Shopaholic series. It follows the story of Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) and her husband Luke as they retur ...

'' (2004) *''

Shopaholic & Baby ''Shopaholic and Baby'' (2007) is the fifth novel in the popular 'Shopaholic' series. It is a chick-lit novel by Sophie Kinsella, a pseudonym of Madeline Wickham. It follows the story of Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) and her husband Luke as t ...

'' (2007) *''

Mini Shopaholic ''Mini Shopaholic'' (2010) is the sixth book of Shopaholic series. It is a chick-lit novel by Sophie Kinsella, a pen-name of Madeline Wickham. It focuses on the main character Rebecca (Becky) Bloomwood, her husband Luke Brandon and their daug ...

'' (2010) *''Shopaholic on Honeymoon'' (2014) *''Shopaholic to the Stars'' (2015) *''Shopaholic to the Rescue'' (2016) *''Christmas Shopaholic'' (2019)

Film

The first ''Shopaholic'' film, ''Confessions of a Shopaholic'', was released on 13 February 2009 and was based on the first and second books. Directed by

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, the film stars

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as Rebecca and

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as Luke. ''Confessions of a Shopaholic'' has received generally negative reviews from critics. As of March 6, 2009, the film holds an average score of 38, based on 30 reviews on the web site

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics. On

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the film holds a rating of 25%, based on 165 reviews with an average score of 4.37/10. The site's consensus reads: "This middling romantic comedy underutilizes a talented cast and delivers muddled messages on materialism and

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."Confessions of a Shopaholic Movie Reviews, Pictures
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Bibliography

*Sophie Kinsella, ''The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic'' (Black Swan, September 2000). First edition. *Sophie Kinsella, ''Confessions of a Shopaholic'' (February 6, 2001) First US edition of ''Secret Dreamworld'' *Sophie Kinsella, ''Shopaholic Abroad'' (Black Swan, September 3, 2001) First edition. *Sophie Kinsella, ''Shopaholic Takes Manhattan'' (January 29, 2002) First US edition of ''Shopaholic Abroad'' *Sophie Kinsella, ''Shopaholic Ties the Knot'' (Black Swan, July 1, 2002) First edition. *Sophie Kinsella, ''Shopaholic & Sister'' (Bantam Press, June 1, 2004) First edition. *Sophie Kinsella, ''Shopaholic & Baby'' (Bantam Press, February 1, 2007) First edition. *Sophie Kinsella, ''

'' (The Dial Press, September 21, 2010) First edition.

References

External links

Publisher's Sophie Kinsella page
Novel series Chick lit novels British novels adapted into films {{2000s-novel-stub