Confessions of a Shopaholic (Bookray)
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Book 1 in Shopaholic series.
From back cover:
Becky Bloomwood has what most 25 year olds only dream of: a flat in London's trendiest neighborhood, a troupe of glamorous socialite friends, and a closet brimming with the season's must-haves. The only trouble is, she can't actually afford it--not any of it. Her job writing at Successful Saving magazine not only bores her to tears, it doesn't pay much at all. Still, how can she resist that perfect pair of shoes? Or the divine silk blouse in the window of her ultra-trendy boutique? But lately Becky's been chased by dismal letters from Visa and the Endwich Bank--letters with large red sums she can't bear to read--and they're getting ever harder to ignore. She tries cutting back; she even tries making more money. But none of her efforts succeeds. Her only consolation is to buy herself something...just a little something...
Finally, a story arises that Becky actually cares about, and her front-page article catalyzes a chain of events that will transform her life--and the lives of those around her--forever.
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This was the first in the "shopaholic" series. Becky Bloomwood is just a nut! So ironic that she is supposed to be an expert in finances professionally, when her personal finances are in a shambles! So hilarious.
I read this one a few years ago, but when I saw this nearly pristine copy on sale for 50 cents at the library, I had to buy one because I know there is someone who will enjoy this book!
Book 1 in Shopaholic series.
From back cover:
Becky Bloomwood has what most 25 year olds only dream of: a flat in London's trendiest neighborhood, a troupe of glamorous socialite friends, and a closet brimming with the season's must-haves. The only trouble is, she can't actually afford it--not any of it. Her job writing at Successful Saving magazine not only bores her to tears, it doesn't pay much at all. Still, how can she resist that perfect pair of shoes? Or the divine silk blouse in the window of her ultra-trendy boutique? But lately Becky's been chased by dismal letters from Visa and the Endwich Bank--letters with large red sums she can't bear to read--and they're getting ever harder to ignore. She tries cutting back; she even tries making more money. But none of her efforts succeeds. Her only consolation is to buy herself something...just a little something...
Finally, a story arises that Becky actually cares about, and her front-page article catalyzes a chain of events that will transform her life--and the lives of those around her--forever.
This was the first in the "shopaholic" series. Becky Bloomwood is just a nut! So ironic that she is supposed to be an expert in finances professionally, when her personal finances are in a shambles! So hilarious.
I read this one a few years ago, but when I saw this nearly pristine copy on sale for 50 cents at the library, I had to buy one because I know there is someone who will enjoy this book!
This is an International Bookray for Confessions of a Shopaholic by: Sophie Kinsella. The list of participants may change, so please check the journal before mailing to the next person.
1. When you receive book, please make a journal entry.
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8. At the end please continue the Bookray or give it to another bookcrosser.
9. Most importantly have fun and enjoy the book!! Thank you!
JennyC1230
Participants:
1. southernfryed/US preferred (US)
2. FarheenAltaf/Intl. (Pennsylvania)
3. Shelly3110/Intl. (Australia)
4. SazzyMCH/Intl. (UK)
5. elpis/Europe pref. (Greece)
6. ana-b/Intl. (Netherlands)
7. daisyflower123/Europe pref. (Germany)
8. Triscani/Intl. (Brazil)
<---Book has been travelling for 1 year!
9. criswolff/Intl. (Brazil)
10. FrancesinSA/Intl. (South Africa)
11. Jonniboi/UK only (UK)
End of the Bookray!
krl112 - Found a copy, would like to be skipped.
Shausha - Would like to be skipped
solskinn (Austria) - Received a copy, would like to be skipped.
pitluv4/Intl. (Canada) *Skipped*
Schneefee/Intl. (Germany) - Would like to be skipped
Calimade/Intl. (US) - Would like to be skipped
1. When you receive book, please make a journal entry.
2. PM the next person on the list for their address. (Always check to make sure the list hasn’t changed.) Make sure the person is able to take the book.
3. After you read the book, tell us what you thought of the book.
4. Send the person before you a PM and they will mail the next book to you.
5. When you mail the book, make another journal entry to let us know.
6. Try to keep the book for only a month. If you are having trouble please PM me or e-mail me.: j.chaban(at)comcast.net.
7. If you see anyone on this list who is a known staller of bookrings please let me know that too!
8. At the end please continue the Bookray or give it to another bookcrosser.
9. Most importantly have fun and enjoy the book!! Thank you!
JennyC1230
Participants:
1. southernfryed/US preferred (US)
2. FarheenAltaf/Intl. (Pennsylvania)
3. Shelly3110/Intl. (Australia)
4. SazzyMCH/Intl. (UK)
5. elpis/Europe pref. (Greece)
6. ana-b/Intl. (Netherlands)
7. daisyflower123/Europe pref. (Germany)
8. Triscani/Intl. (Brazil)
<---Book has been travelling for 1 year!
9. criswolff/Intl. (Brazil)
10. FrancesinSA/Intl. (South Africa)
11. Jonniboi/UK only (UK)
End of the Bookray!
krl112 - Found a copy, would like to be skipped.
Shausha - Would like to be skipped
solskinn (Austria) - Received a copy, would like to be skipped.
pitluv4/Intl. (Canada) *Skipped*
Schneefee/Intl. (Germany) - Would like to be skipped
Calimade/Intl. (US) - Would like to be skipped
Mailed to southernfryed today to start the Bookray via Media Mail. USPS Delivery Confirmation #03070020000131437823
Happy Travels Little Book!
Happy Travels Little Book!
This book arrived today. My Mom is having surgery on Friday-guess I know what I will be reading while at the hospital. Thanks for sharing.
3/30/08
This was such a cute, lighthearted story and just want I needed this week!
I really like Rebecca Bloomwood. I think there is a little bit of a shopaholic in all of us. Haven't we all bought things we don't really need? especially because they were such a bargain? and then three months later beat yourself up over it because you have never used it? OK-maybe I have more in common with Bex than I should admit!
Shausha no longer wants to read this book. I have pm'd FarheenAltaf.
3/31/08
This book will be on its way to FarheenAltaf tomorrow morning.
3/30/08
This was such a cute, lighthearted story and just want I needed this week!
I really like Rebecca Bloomwood. I think there is a little bit of a shopaholic in all of us. Haven't we all bought things we don't really need? especially because they were such a bargain? and then three months later beat yourself up over it because you have never used it? OK-maybe I have more in common with Bex than I should admit!
Shausha no longer wants to read this book. I have pm'd FarheenAltaf.
3/31/08
This book will be on its way to FarheenAltaf tomorrow morning.
Received it today. Thanks.
April 14, 2008:
I adored the book. I read the other books in the series so it was good to read the begining. I liked it a lot because I sometime am a shopaholic too... however I must admit I use my accounting degree better than Becky does. And I also have better handle of my finances than Becky does.
PM'd Shelly3110 for her address.
April 18, 2008:
Book is on its way to Australia.
Thanks for letting me be the part of the bookray. :)
April 14, 2008:
I adored the book. I read the other books in the series so it was good to read the begining. I liked it a lot because I sometime am a shopaholic too... however I must admit I use my accounting degree better than Becky does. And I also have better handle of my finances than Becky does.
PM'd Shelly3110 for her address.
April 18, 2008:
Book is on its way to Australia.
Thanks for letting me be the part of the bookray. :)
May 8 2008:
Recieved it today, thanks for sharing.
26 May 2008:
I really enjoyed this book, I was reading it in between writing an essay for uni and enjoyed having something fun to read in my down time. I'm looking forward to reading the other books in the series but will have to wait for another bookray or get them from the library. I have to restrain myself from buying them, there's a bit of shopaholic in me and books are a favourite purchase.
I'm sending this off in the post to SazzyMCH in the UK.
Shelly
Recieved it today, thanks for sharing.
26 May 2008:
I really enjoyed this book, I was reading it in between writing an essay for uni and enjoyed having something fun to read in my down time. I'm looking forward to reading the other books in the series but will have to wait for another bookray or get them from the library. I have to restrain myself from buying them, there's a bit of shopaholic in me and books are a favourite purchase.
I'm sending this off in the post to SazzyMCH in the UK.
Shelly
This arrived safely on Tuesday - sorry I forgot to journal then. Looking forward to reading it!
I'm glad I read this book, if only to remind me not to read anymore of them. I joined this ray because so many people rave about this series, but I just had an overwhelming urge to give Becky a good slap!!!!! It wasn't my thing at all I'm afraid.
Thanks for sharing tho! It's off to Greece today where it will hopefully receive a more favourable welcome!
Thanks for sharing tho! It's off to Greece today where it will hopefully receive a more favourable welcome!
Journal Entry 9 by elpis from Thessaloniki - Θεσσαλονίκη, Thessaloniki Greece on Friday, July 4, 2008
arrived today. i'll start reading it as soon as i finish an other bookring that i'm currently reading
Journal Entry 10 by elpis from Thessaloniki - Θεσσαλονίκη, Thessaloniki Greece on Sunday, August 3, 2008
i really enjoyed this book. it was a nice and fun company during my holidays on the island of Folegandros
although i could not believe how naive Becky was.
thanks JennyC1230
although i could not believe how naive Becky was.
thanks JennyC1230
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
send today
send today
The book arrived this morning, thanks elpis and jennyC1230.
I really wanted to read something from Kinsella. A big disappointment.
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
On its way to Germany.
On its way to Germany.
Journal Entry 15 by daisyflower123 from Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Monday, October 13, 2008
Arrived last week. Looking forward to reading it.
Journal Entry 16 by daisyflower123 from Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Wednesday, November 26, 2008
When I first started the book quite a while ago, I couldn't really get into the story, because all that shopping stuff was so far away from. After the first half of the I actually started to enjoy the book. It's a nice easy read. But I think I personally wouldn't want to read any other Shopaholic books. Travelling to Triscani today.
It has finally arrived, will read soon! :)
Journal Entry 18 by criswolff from Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Brazil on Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Got the book yesterday! Thanks a lot, Jenny.
I'm still in the middle of another bookring reading, so it might take a little while. Maybe I'll read both at the same time, and the one I can't drop will be finished first. Better be good, these confessions...
I'll keep you posted if it takes too long.
I'm still in the middle of another bookring reading, so it might take a little while. Maybe I'll read both at the same time, and the one I can't drop will be finished first. Better be good, these confessions...
I'll keep you posted if it takes too long.
criswolff,
I have been trying to contact you about this Bookray. Could you please let me know about it? If you haven't been able to finish reading it, please mail it to the next person. If you are having trouble getting someone's address let me know. If you haven't finished reading it and still want to read it, I can add you again to the end of the list so you will have more time to finish it.
Please e-mail me: j.chaban at comcast.net
Thank you!!
I have been trying to contact you about this Bookray. Could you please let me know about it? If you haven't been able to finish reading it, please mail it to the next person. If you are having trouble getting someone's address let me know. If you haven't finished reading it and still want to read it, I can add you again to the end of the list so you will have more time to finish it.
Please e-mail me: j.chaban at comcast.net
Thank you!!
Journal Entry 20 by criswolff from Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Brazil on Thursday, December 10, 2009
Finally I sent the book to South Africa (exactly one week ago). Very funny book! I'm sorry for keeping it for such a long time.
This book arrived today. Thanks, criswolff for posting it to me. Thanks also for the colourful postcard of Copacabana beach.
Becky Bloomwood is a very likeable character and many people can relate to her problems.
It’s an entertaining read but it also tells a good story and provides a lesson in the end.
I enjoyed it and will read more of the books by Sophie Kinsella.
It’s an entertaining read but it also tells a good story and provides a lesson in the end.
I enjoyed it and will read more of the books by Sophie Kinsella.
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Thanks for including me in this bookray. I will post off to Jonniboi today.
Thanks for including me in this bookray. I will post off to Jonniboi today.
Journal Entry 24 by JonniC from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Monday, February 8, 2010
This took ages to get to me! I have tonnes of books infront of this, but considering I am last on this list and so you could say I have time to read it thoroughly, thank you all very much!
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!! This book was amazing, I couldn't stop reading, I was so into this book I couldn't put it down! It was amazing. I am extremely happy to find out that I'm last on this bookray, and so I can pass this book onto my sister and then my mom, and then we can compare the book to the film (however, I'll need the 2nd book in the series, which I plan to get soon!)
My sister has been desperately trying to rob the book off me and read it herself, but I've prevented her for a while now, and since I've read it, she'll be happy to know that she can finally read it!
Thank you so much for adding me to this bookray, and I very much appreciate it, thanks!
My sister has been desperately trying to rob the book off me and read it herself, but I've prevented her for a while now, and since I've read it, she'll be happy to know that she can finally read it!
Thank you so much for adding me to this bookray, and I very much appreciate it, thanks!
