Book: Shopaholic to the Stars
‘Shopaholic to the
Stars’ is the 7th book authored by Sophie Kinsella in the shopaholic
series. It is the story of shopaholic Rebecca Brandon (Becky) who moves to LA
with her family and her best friend Suze, and tries to make it big in Hollywood
as a celebrity stylist. Everything from Hollywood celebrities to yoga retreats
to paparazzi to red carpet fashion, all of which Becky had always dreamt of, features
in this book and the reader gets to find out whether Becky gets to live her
dream.
I own every one of
Sophie Kinsella’s books. Becky, the quirky, loveable shopaholic around whom all
Kinsella’s Shopaholic books are based on,
had always been a good hearted, happy-go-lucky girl, even though she goes on careless shopping sprees, which culminates
into hilariously worded consequences.
‘Shopaholic to the Stars’ is not a book I was
hooked on to, because this time around, Becky is so super annoying and insensitive
that when I reached to one-thirds of the book, I was just wishing that this was
over. Like every one of Sophie Kinsella’s other books, I hoped that there would
be a twist wherein Becky would be redeemed from her shallow deeds, but the
protagonist goes from annoying to vain to almost evil. Even the ‘shopaholic’
factor that keeps the series going is missing from the premise. The book concludes
on a cliffhanger that hints to a sequel.
Sophie Kinsella
has a knack for humor and her writing is light hearted and seamless throughout the book.
The unappealing character of the protagonist, the
massive diversion from the ‘shopaholic’ theme and the reduced number of
laugh-out-loud moments makes this book incomparable to Sophie Kinsella’s super
hit series.
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars.
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