Brenna B. (demiducky25) reviewed on 4/21/2010 + 161 more book reviews

This is the second book in the Shopaholic Series. Becky and her new boyfriend Luke end up visiting NYC in preparation for Luke's expanding company and Becky's potential job opportunities as a TV financial journalist. You would think that after the first book, Becky would have learned her lesson about debt. No, that's not the case at all. In fact, she's gotten herself into even WORSE debt this time around because of her higher salary and the fact that she feels "foreign money doesn't count, so you can spend as much as you'd like" in a Monopoly money sense. So with this in mind, she discovers the joys of big spending and sample sales in NYC. Everything comes to a head though when photos of Becky's NYC spending sprees and her debt is made public in London. She's overseas and can't defend herself, the American job opportunities dry up, and Luke finds out about her spending and this threatens his career plans as well as their relationship. What can Becky do to get out of the jam this time?

I enjoyed this book even more than the first book. Perhaps it's because Becky's shopping addiction is made public and she's really forced to deal with it, as compared to the first book where it's swept under the rug. You also realize how lucky Becky is to have wonderful friends, especially her London flatmate Suze, Tarquin, and Luke's business partner Michael. Finally, as with the first book, the letters from Becky's creditors and her responses that start off many of the chapters, are just hilarious! :-)

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