So I keep meaning to write book reviews, and then I forget. So I’m going to make a more concerted effort to do so because well…I read a lot. And I like to be judgmental so really the two go hand in hand now don’t they?
Anyhow, so last night I finished “Shopaholic Takes Manhattan” which…was your run of the mill chick lit book. It was cute, but my problem with this series is that while Sophie Kinsella is a great writer and I love her books, her MC’s are very…hard to like.
I mean ultimately, the MC goes through this whole crisis, and then makes everything better and comes out a better person - the whole “self-realization” part of literature. But in the lead up, they’re very hard to get excited about. For those of you who have read the first book, this book was really just the first book…but with Becky Bloomwood shopping in all the great shops of Manhattan. Eventually, the shopping catches up to her and while she starts of with a clean slate and no debt, it’s in no time at all that she racks it all up again.
For as much as I don’t like Becky’s character, I DO like the idea of her and Luke (whom you should remember from the first book) and I like the happy ending that they have. I mean who doesn’t love happy endings? But really? She’s a tough one to root for if only because she’s soooo naive.
All in all? The series is a cute, easy, light read - as it’s meant to be. It’s not supposed to be some inspirational novel (i don’t think) that provokes deep thought. I’ll probably wait a while before I get the next book in the series though. I’ve had enough of naive, shopaholics for a couple days. After all, that is in essence the definition of myself. Though I’ve gotten less naive in the past few years and I’ve toned my shopping down a lot. Though I do still have my moments…not gonna lie.
I’d give it a 3.5 out of 5
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