Synopsis: Becky Brandon, née Bloomwood, is back and larger than life (literally! Her bump is is getting bigger by the month). At the end of the last book, she found out she’s pregnant, and at the start of this one, she’s super excited and buying five prams (all of them necessary, of course). When she finds out that there’s a celebrity obstetrician in London, she just has to switch baby doctors. She might meet Kate Winslet! However, Dr. Carter turns out to be an ex-girlfriend of Luke’s from Cambridge, and Becky starts to suspect something is going on. They even text in Latin! Does fac me laetam mean what she thinks it means?? Meanwhile, They’ve found the house of their dreams (it has the coveted Shoe Cupboard!), but the owners accepted another offer while they’re looking at it. Becky must have it – can her fashion connections give her an edge? On top of that, Becky works for The Look, which is a joke of a clothing store. The press are calling the store cursed for all of the misfortunes that have happened, and every day the store is deserted. Becky has the bright idea to bring her now-famous designer friend Danny in to do an exclusive, but, considering how flaky he is, is it really such a wonderful idea?
Rating: Laugh-out-loud funny!
Opinion: Kinsella really delivered another good one with the latest Shopaholic. I adore this series, and I was afraid that the later books in the series wouldn’t be as good, but my fears were unfounded. Becky’s shopping obsession has another outlet – baby supplies. It’s a whole untapped market for her! Jess is also back and encouraging Becky to make her own nappies from rags and rent her baby crib and pram, while Becky secretly orders a £1200 crib. The situations Becky gets herself into made me laugh out loud, literally. I hope the next one will be as good as the rest.
Synopsis: Kiley, Lydia, and Esme are three very different girls who end up being nannies (surprise!) and friends. Kiley is seventeen and on her way to win the latest reality show, Platinum Nanny, the winner of which gets the job of nanny to the children of Platinum, a washed-up rock star. Lydia has just returned from eight years in the Amazon with her do-gooder parents to nanny her nephew and niece. Esme stumbles on a nanny job with her parents’ rich employers because she speaks Spanish fluently; they have just adopted two Spanish orphans. They all feel like a fish out of water in Los Angeles, which draws them together. They further bond when they help Esme out of trouble connected to Hispanic gangs she is peripherally involved with. The ending obviously leaves room for further plot and character development in sequel.
