Book Review: Confessions of A Shopaholic

Review: 5*****!

Confessions of A Shopaholic is written by Sophie Kinsella, as all Shopaholic fans know. And yes! I’m excited to announce that I’m a new fan of her!!!

How could I have missed this series? Probably because I don’t really reach for mainstream fiction, you know? I look around fantasy, sci-fi and crime novels more. So it took me a little longer than usual to pick up the battered Shopaholic novel lying on the library rack.

Anyway I borrowed it because the library in my school is SERIOUSLY lacking good books. At least, I’ve read all of them. It’s so critical that I can walk in and then out without a book. Just imagine. Me, coming out from a library without a book. Anyone knowing me for more than a week will probably gasp in horror and think that the sun will come out from the west tomorrow.

So, to prove that the world isn’t coming to an end, I borrowed this book hesitantly.

And couldn’t put it down.

Yeah, you got me. I just can’t put it down. It’s so interesting reading about this woman called Rebecca (Becky) Bloomwood, who works as a finance journalist (B-O-R-I-N-G) and who spends more than she earns. She gets everything she sees, and 90% of them she doesn’t need. She is in serious debt with her bank and VISA. And then there’s this amazing entrepreneur called Luke Brandon (I love his name!!) who confuses Becky entirely, and a great housemate Suze who sticks up for Becky every time.

Okay I won’t go any further but this is a do-not-miss book!! For those who are still doubtful, go borrow a copy from a local library. It’s worth at least that much.

P.S: A little secret. I’m a shopaholic too. XDD Just ask DL.

Till then,

Michelle Yuen Ai

Book Review: Shopaholic Takes Manhattan

Review: 4****!



Anyone read the first book yet, Confessions of A Shopaholic?


This is the second in line, and it tells of Becky Bloomwood who flies to Manhattan with her boyfriend Luke Brandon because he’s opening a new branch of his company there.


The book starts off with Lucy and Tom’s wedding, where Becky was humiliated because Luke never turned up every time to meet her relatives. Therefore everyone thought she lied to everyone about him being her boyfriend.


Anyway, then Becky and Luke flew to Manhattan, and Becky is enthralled by all the shops and all the glamour there, where people rushes by and goes to sample sales. Becky loves the place, it’s her habitat. Soon she has visited all the shops and went to lots of sample sales, and met some new friends too.


Luke has some problems with his company and his mother Elinor who lives there. Becky can’t stand Elinor, but Luke is obsessed with trying to please his mother even though she dumped him the first chance she got.


Then one day a really huge disaster shattered Becky’s world. It rocked both her and Luke apart and made her flew back to London without him. Luke didn’t even contact her for weeks even when he came back to London.


Will their relationship survive?


There’s some parts in this book that really touched me. Spoiler scroll down. All I can say is, it’s a good read. Go get it. And now, spoiler. Scroll down.


























I loved the part where Luke appears at Lucy’s wedding, and shocked everyone off. That particular scene isn’t shown, but after that he told Becky and I was so satisfied the stuck-up people got shocked at him. Apparently one of the bridesmaid even screamed "God, he exists!" LOL.


I absolutely adore the part where after auctioning off all her belongings in order to pay off the debts, Becky probably will never see her Denny and George scarf (the one that brought her and Luke together) ever again.


Guess what…at the airport where Becky was going to leave for Manhattan to work there, Luke turned up, and they talked but Becky was really firm on her decision (I admire her for that). Then when Luke was leaving in despair, he turned around, took out the scarf and wound it gently around her shoulders. And he said: “You don’t want to lose this.” And she asked: “But…the other person won the bid!” He said: “Both of them were me.”


And I almost cried.


God…it’s so sad. You can actually feel his sadness. I wonder how Becky could ever get on that plane.


Maybe I’m not as strong as I thought. >< That’s a depressing thought.

Anyway, love this book!

Till then,

Michelle Yuen Ai

Favourite Song Review!!

I have been wanting to do this for ages. And as usual, never got around to doing it.

Okay well since I’m here..

My current top favourite:杨丞琳--我們都傻

Lyrics are below.

計算著為你流下了多少眼淚

就代表又對我的心 撒了 多少謊

但每次我都選擇 選擇相信

相信你是愛我的

倔強的以為我真的能改變你

看你裝無辜的眼神　我很窒息

難道你沒有看見　看見我對你的好

還是你忘了　那些數不清的愛情軌跡

你說我傻　傻在愛上 只懂愛自己的人

我說你傻傻在愛他你的眼睛騙不了人

我們都傻傻在為一段沒有未來的愛情付出

還在期待會有奇蹟出現

你說我傻　傻在愛上 沒有感情的分身

我說你傻傻在愛他就固執的奮不顧身

我們都傻傻在寧願被犧牲也不願放棄天真

還在期待會有奇蹟出現

倔強的以為我真的能改變你

看你裝無辜的眼神　我很窒息

難道你沒有看見　看見我對你的好

還是你忘了　那些數不清的愛情軌跡

你說我傻　傻在愛上 只懂愛自己的人

我說你傻傻在愛他你的眼睛騙不了人

我們都傻傻在為一段沒有未來的愛情付出

還在期待會有奇蹟出現

你說我傻　傻在愛上 沒有感情的分身

我說你傻傻在愛他就固執的奮不顧身

我們都傻傻在寧願被犧牲也不願放棄天真

還在期待會有奇蹟出現

誰沒有為愛做過傻事

只是問心無愧　諷刺也無所謂

我說我傻　傻在愛上 沒有感情的分身

你說你傻傻在愛他就固執的奮不顧身

我們都傻傻在寧願被犧牲也不願放棄天真

還在期待會有奇蹟出現

還在期待會有奇蹟出現

Review: ***** 5 stars!! I love this song. Maybe because I’m going through this right now…in my relationship…so I totally understand this song. For all you guys who doesn’t understand a single Chinese word…it’s about a guy and a girl, and their relationship changed...

He lied to her a lot…and she cries about it a lot…(first few lines)

Then she still thinks she can change him…and he still lies to her when she knows he’s lying…(I know, he’s a jerk)

She asks him if he realizes everything that she has done for him…or has he forgotten about their past and the memories they had together?

Then she says:

""""You said I’m silly for loving someone who only loves himself,

I said you’re stupid for loving her, I can see it in your eyes, you can’t lie to me

We’re both fools for giving so much in a relationship with no future

And still hoping we still have a chance, that a miracle will come and change everything.

You said I’m silly for loving someone who is insensitive to feelings

I said you’re stupid for loving her until you’re so stubborn about her until you don’t care about anything

We’re both fools for willingly let the other person sacrifice ourselves than give up our naivety in this relationship

And still hoping we still have a chance…"""

It’s SO sad ok? Especially when I listened to this when I found out he cheated on me, friends advised me to leave him and I’m all alone and don’t know what to do.

The melody is beautiful, especially if you listen to only piano.

Hz…my feelings are all written in this song…what more to say?

Till then,

Michelle Yuen Ai