Christmas Shopaholic
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Sophie Kinsella
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher and Love Your Life returns with a festive Shopaholic adventure filled with holiday cheer and unexpected gifts.“Sophie Kinsella keeps her finger on the cultural pulse, while leaving me giddy with laughter.”—Jojo Moyes, author of The Giver of Stars and The Last Letter from Your Lover’Tis the season for change and Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) is embracing it, returning from the States to live in the charming village of Letherby and working with her best friend, Suze, in the gift shop of Suze’s stately home. Life is good, especially now that Becky takes time every day for mindfulness—even if that only means listening to a meditation tape while hunting down online bargains. But Becky still adores the traditions of Christmas: Her parents hosting, carols playing on repeat, her mother pretending she made the Christmas pudding, and the neighbors coming ’round for sherry in their terrible holiday sweaters. Things are looking cheerier than ever, until Becky’s parents announce they’re moving to ultra-trendy Shoreditch—unable to resist the draw of craft beer and smashed avocados—and ask Becky if she’ll host this year. What could possibly go wrong?Becky’s sister demands a vegan turkey, her husband insists that he just wants aftershave (again), and little Minnie needs a very specific picnic hamper: Surely Becky can manage all this, as well as the surprise appearance of an old boyfriend–turned–rock star and his pushy new girlfriend, whose motives are far from clear. But as the countdown to Christmas begins and her bighearted plans take an unexpected turn toward disaster, Becky wonders if chaos will ensue, or if she’ll manage to bring comfort and joy to Christmas after all.Praise for Christmas Shopaholic“Funny, charming, and the perfect read to get into the holiday spirit.”—PopSugar“Kinsella’s popular heroine, Becky Bloomwood Brandon, is back for a delightful ode to shopping, in the engaging eighth Shopaholic novel, this time with a Christmas theme. . . . Becky is as whimsical and wonderful as ever. . . . Kinsella delivers a solid and laugh-out-loud funny installment that longtime readers and new fans alike will gleefully devour.”—Publishers Weekly
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Author
Sophie Kinsella
Pages
464
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Published Date
2019-10-15
ISBN
059313284X 9780593132845
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"Wanted something Christmasy to listen to while finishing party planning, treat baking, gift wrapping, etc., and this is IT! It's hilarious and honestly embarrassing how much I relate to Becky Brandon (we even have nearly the same name 😬)."
Becca Sangwin
"Dnf early on<br/><br/>Well 2 seconds prior to this review I realized that this is a series and that I haven't read any of the others. So on that note I'm unsure if that hindered me or not but most likely it didn't help. <br/><br/>Before I go on with my review, a little bit about myself. I hate shopping, I'm definitely not a tightwad, when shopping I picture myself buying it and where it would go and 80 times out of 100 I don't get it. So spending money on discounted stuff and saying you saved money is not how math works. If you didn't buy it in the first place you saved 100% of your money.....facts.<br/><br/>So this story stressed me out so much especially when Becky was shopping under a time limit. Does this make it a bad book? Of course not it just means it wasn't for me. I wanted a light fun Christmas read and this wasn't at all funny. I kept thinking to myself if I was Becky'a husband I would have already took the kid and ran.<br/><br/>Becky had no redeemable qualities. Nothing from what I read was funny. Honestly I don't want to be stressed out in December when it's 2020 anyway and if you lived through it you know what I'm talking about."
Ashley
"Kind of hard to get into at first, however stick with it! Super funny. Good holiday book🤍"
Kirstyn Taylor
"It’s a great book for the Christmas time, if u love shopping you will relate to the book in several ways. It’s one of those books that you can just snuggle up and read. I’ve read this book over 3 times and each time I find more excitement and that fuzzy feeling inside. Definitely recommend. "
Yana Oomr
"This is a great book, but it's part of a series. It starts with Confessions of a Shopaholic. My all- time favorite author is Jane Austen, but Sophie Kinsella is my go-to when I want a light, enjoyable, feel-good read. She also writes under the name Madeleine Wickham."
Emily Babic
"This book was funny, heartwarming, and was the perfect way to get me into the Christmas spirit. I loved our main character Becky. Even though the plot wasn’t the strongest at some points I still felt very gripped by the story."
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