Title: Shopaholic Take Manhattan Author: Sophie Kinsella
ISBN: 978-0-385-33588-1
Recommended Grade Level of Reader: Adult Crossover (Acceptable Content for 9th and Up)
Publisher: The Dial Press
Media Type: Book
Copyright: 2002
Genre: Fiction
Reader's Annotation: Shopping. New York City. Life just keeps getting better.
Plot Summary: Becky Bloomwood is back at it again in the sequel to Confessions of a Shopaholic. One would think that after being outed as a compulsive shopper in a humiliating expose, Becky would get her credit card debt under control. Becky's frivolous, yet humorous ways, continue in Shopaholic Takes Manhattan. After Luke relocates to New York City, Becky follows and settles into life as a New Yorker. With a new shopping playground and a job as a personal shopper, Becky finds it difficult to keep her shopping impulses under control.
Evaluation: (A) Like the first book in the series, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan is lighthearted and easy to read. Kinsella maintains Becky's quirky, but genuine personality keeping it fresh and appealing. This book, as well as the rest in the Shopaholic series would make a great addition to a summertime reading book list.
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