Shopaholic (novels)

Shopaholic is a series of novels written by the UK author Sophie Kinsella, who also writes under her real name Madeleine Wickham. The books follow protagonist Rebecca Bloomwood, an idealistic, but intelligent and hard-working financial journalist through her adventures in shopping and life. Each book typically centers around a large shift in Becky's personal or work life and details the trouble that ensues as a result of her quirky personality and unrealistic goals. As of October 2019, the series has ten books. The novel series has been optioned by a Hollywood studio, with the first Shopaholic film being released 13 February 2009.

The Books

 * The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic (2000) also published as Confessions of a Shopaholic (2001)
 * Shopaholic Abroad (2001) also published as Shopaholic Takes Manhattan (2002)
 * Shopaholic Ties the Knot (2002)
 * Shopaholic & Sister (2004)
 * Shopaholic & Baby (2007)
 * Mini Shopaholic (2010)
 * Shopaholic on Honeymoon (2014)
 * Shopaholic to the Stars (2015)
 * Shopaholic to the Rescue (2016)
 * Christmas Shopaholic (2019)

Film
The first Shopaholic film, Confessions of a Shopaholic, was released on 13 February 2009 and was based on the first and second books. Directed by P. J. Hogan, the film stars Isla Fisher as Rebecca and Hugh Dancy as Luke.

Confessions of a Shopaholic has received generally negative reviews from critics. As of March 6, 2009, the film holds an average score of 38, based on 30 reviews on the web site Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a rating of 25%, based on 165 reviews with an average score of 4.37/10. The site's consensus reads: "This middling romantic comedy underutilizes a talented cast and delivers muddled messages on materialism and conspicuous consumption."