Shopaholic & Sister (Shopaholic Series, 4) Hardcover – September 28, 2004

Rebecca Brandon (nee Bloomwood) is back and ready to shop in Sophie Kinsella's "Shopaholic and Sister." Becky and Luke are still on their honeymoon, 10 months after the wedding. Unbeknownst to Luke, the honeymoon has actually been one, very long, world-traveling, shopping spree for Becky. When the happy couple returns to London, Becky finds her familiar world has turned upside down. Suze, Becky's best friend, has replaced her with an insuffrable woman named LuLu. Luke, who had been totally laid-back and relaxed on the honeymoon, has returned to his uptight and condescending businessman attitude. And Becky's parents deal her the final blow: Becky has a sister.Apparently, Becky's dad Graham fathered a child several years before he met Becky's mum. The child, Jessica, is now a grown woman and has sought Graham out. Becky is thrilled by the news. At first anyway. But then Becky meets Jessica and finds out the worst news yet: Jessica hates shopping.Becky Bloomwood is a hysterical, bumbling, and completely endearing character. Kinsella has created a character that is totally loveable, because of her many flaws. Kinsella's works are a fabulous addition to the chick lit genre and I look forward to each of her novels!I highly recommend this novel and all of Kinsella's other works.

The adventures of Becky Bloomwood, now Becky Brandon, continue. Becky and Luke are finishing up their monster round-the-world honeymoon (in a great scene, Becky has a moment of enlightenment when she runs barefoot across hot coals in pursuit of souvenir bracelets) and have to return to "real life." But a huge surprise is waiting for Becky upon her return--she has a secret sister!As others have noted, the basic premise of all these stories is the same: Becky can't control her spending or her tendency to fib in order to avoid confrontation and spare the feelings of others. With the introduction of her sister in this book, another trend, one that ties this series in with other popular "chick lit" series (e.g., Twilight, 50 Shades), emerges: female relationships. These kinds of books are generally noted for their male-female relationships, normally with the heroine snagging a rich handsome husband, but equally important in my opinion, if less obvious, are the relationships between the heroine and her female friends and relatives. Part of their "coming of age" story is that of a woman finding her place in a community of other women, and negotiating her relationships with them. As part of the growing-up process, our heroines have to learn to recognize the similarities between them and other women, especially other women in their families, and that's what happens here with Becky and Jess. Which is not to say that this isn't largely a lighthearted description of Becky's shopping trips and the crazy scrapes she gets herself into, because it is, but it's also about something much more important (and female-friendly) than that.

Becky and Luke have tied the knot and are on a ten month world-wide honeymoon (and shopping adventures if you know our girl, Becky). Of course, Becky keeps the trip's treasures cost a secret from Luke, including an exclusive Angelbag a gift from a stranger. What harm is free? Returning home Becky finds the world has gone on without a hitch. In fact, it seems no one really missed them, only replaced them. Becky's Mum and Dad are acting strangely suspicious with good cause. It seems Becky has a previously unknown half sister thanks to Dad's dalliance some years ago. Becky being Becky embarks on fantasies of doing each other's nails and hair, giggle filled sleepovers and most important a mutual obsession with looking smart and shopping. Uh, not so fast. Those were just daydreams. Will Becky and her sister eventually develop similar tastes? Could they become sisters in the real sense of the word?This read ends on a high note with a wonderful message about all the different expectations we have about our relationships.Enjoy the read!

I love the Shopaholic series, and although she can be annoying at times, Becky Brandon has an endearing quality and I can't help but like her. Yes, I do want to strangle her at times for being so darn naive and overenthusiastic, and I feel that in this book she is so over the top. But, even more annoying was her sister, Jess...what a b----! Of course, I knew it would work out in the end, but I couldn't stand Jess on her high horse. And, who the heck is so darn cheap?! I'm all about being thrifty and finding a good bargain, but she was acting like a homeless person! Other than those annoying points, overall, it was good and I enjoy Kinsella's style & wit. I did like the earlier books in the series better, but still a fun, easy read.

This book is the fourth in a series of Shopaholic books that follows the life of Rebecca Bloomwood.In this book Rebecca and her husband are on their honymoon when they get an invitation to the christning of the twins of Suze (Becky's friend) They decide to go back to England and surprize everybody, but they dont expect how things have changed since they have been gone.Fist Suze has a new best friend andBecky's father has another daughter whom she did not know aboutWhen Becky tries to get to know Jessie (her sister) things do not go as planned. Jess is the opposite of Becky and that causes some problems between the two of them. When Luke (Becky's husband) goes out of town Becky goes to visit Jess, but finds her unwilling to forgive her for the things that she said to her. She even goes so far as to say that they might not even be sisters.After being stranded on a mountain in a rainstorm they form a sisterly bond and Becky helps Jess work on a protest. The book ends at the protest when Becky relizes two things. One, that Luke is one of the people involved with the opposition of the protest and two-that she is pregnant

I give it 4.5 stars as it starts off slow and it was hard to motivate myself to read it. Then it gets better and becomes as funny as the first 2 books.

Easy to read, funny and all over good book. Great addition to the shopaholic series.

I love the Shopaholic books and the fourth book in the series is just as enjoyable and funny as the rest. This book is something of a 'filler' between the wedding and the fifth book in the series (won't spoil it just in case). But this is an important book in the series - not only is Becky settling into married life and trying to hide some of her shopping habits from her new husband Luke, but this book sees the introduction of Jess. It turns out Becky has a half-sister she and the rest of her family did not know about.Whilst we all know what Becky is like with shopping (assuming that you know what Becky is like if you have managed to get as far as Book 4), then Jess is something of a contrast. She cannot stand shopping for fun and is very careful with how she spends money. But it turns out that Jess has passions of her own and Becky needs to try to understand this in order to build a relationship with her new sister. It brings a new balance to the series but it is still as funny as ever - Becky wouldn't be Becky if she wasn't getting into some mishaps.Overall, another great read in the Shopaholic series and a book I read when I want something light-hearted, laugh-out-loud funny and if I just need cheering up then this brings a smile to my face.

This is one of the better books in the series as Jess arrives. Far more sensible than Becky, she injects some normality into proceedings. I myself am very much like JessMuch better story than previous books in this series too, far more believable and just more interesting in general

I have actually cried at least three times in this book which is a first for me, I feel as though I know Becky after coming this far with her on her journey in life and can see parts of me (mostly the dippy things she does lol) in her as I'm sure a lot of readers can. I can't wait to read the next one in the series but I never want it to end........ Please don't ever stop the shopaholic series and we can all grow old together lol. Thank you soooo much Sophie for this amazing series. Xxxxx