By: Sophie Kinsella
Shopaholic Ties the Knot is the third installment of Kinsella's in the "Shopaholic" series. This book picked up where Shopaholic Takes Manhattan left off. Becky, our television financial expert turned Barney's personal shopper, is headed home to England to her best friend's (Suze) wedding, when Becky's boyfriend, PR exec Luke, proposes. Becky quickly learns that Elinor (Luke's mean mother) has plans for a big wedding at the Plaza Hotel while Becky's mom is planning a wedding in Becky's garden at home. Becky becomes entangled in her own wedding game and, in the end, comes up with a brilliant scheme to make everyone happy. I find this book to be the best of the "Shopaholic" series so far. We get heavy characterization of the villains in the book, who contrast nicely with Becky and Suze (the charming leading ladies). The book didn't revolve around the planning of a wedding, or at least not in the list-making, we need this and that sense. It made reading about weddings enjoyable and funny. Becky is even more adorable in this book, and I have to say, I'm excited to continue with the series. Review by Sarah. (Fiction) 07/29/09
