I just finished the recently released novel "Mini Shopoholic," the sixth installment in the Shopoholic Series by Sophie Kinsella (a.k.a Medeleine Wickham). I have now read every book Madeleine has ever written under her pen name Sophie Kinsella. Strangely I did not enjoy her novels under her real name, but Sophie Kinsella (her alter ego)'s writing is very enjoyable. The series focuses on Becky Bloomwood, a financial journalist who cannot manage her own finances. The series highlights her obsession with shopping and its resulting complications in her life. Although being a shopoholic is certainly a large part of her trouble it should be mentioned that many of her misadventures could be avoided if she did not chronically lie to avoid dealing with difficult issues. In this latest book Becky's permissive parenting style gets her and her daughter Minnie into all kinds of trouble and Becky works hard to try to prove herself to her friends and family. It was a fun easy read and the end of the novel left plenty of room for the author to continue the series if she likes. I have also read Sophie Kinsella's stand alone novels ("Can you Keep a Secret", "The Undomestic Goddess", "Remember Me?", and "Twenties Girl"). I think I actually enjoyed the stand alone novels more than her shopoholic series and hope that she comes out with more of these.
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