True confession: the Shopaholic books are usually my secret, guilty pleasure. The previous ones have been silly but fun and cute and highly entertaining. This is why I am so sad to say that this latest one was an utter disappointment!
Becky Brandon, who is entranced by fashion and shopping and has been a personal shopper for Barney’s, now finds herself in the middle of LA with a possible connection to the “star du jour,” Sage Seymour. As she fantasizes about becoming Sage’s stylist, and even a stylist for the “red carpet,” she becomes entangled in a brawl between Sage and her arch enemy, Lois Kellerton. As Becky’s is thrust into the media frenzy that is LA, she is forced to choose between her loyalty to her husband and her best friend and her career, and she is seeing the less-than-glamorous side of fame.
It’s a cute idea for the story, but the writing actually becomes boring. It is lacking the usual, amusing twists and turns, and it feels as if even the author gets bored because she just stops writing. The ending arrives with a THUD with no resolution of the most interesting part of the story!
I was really looking forward to this book and was painfully disappointed.
Really – don’t bother!
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