The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 9 books · 2000 to 2019 · Set in London

Shopaholic Books in Order

Becky Bloomwood is a financial journalist in London who gives advice on saving money but cannot stop shopping herself. Her debts, schemes and disasters, and her romance with the businessman Luke Brandon, carry the Shopaholic series. Very funny comic novels.

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Series facts

Books
9
Published
2000 to 2019
First book
The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic
Latest
Christmas Shopaholic (2019)
Setting
Set in London

The reading order

Every Shopaholic book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

9 books · Set in London
  1. 1The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic2000With Becky BloomwoodBecky Bloomwood writes about personal finance for a magazine, but cannot stop shopping, and the letters from her bank are getting harder to ignore.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2Shopaholic Abroad2001With Becky BloomwoodBecky and her boyfriend Luke move to New York, a city full of shops.Buy on Amazon
  3. 3Shopaholic Ties the Knot2002With Becky BloomwoodBecky finds herself planning two weddings at once, a grand one in New York and a small one at her parents’ home in Surrey.Buy on Amazon
  4. 4Shopaholic & Sister2004With Becky BloomwoodBecky discovers she has a half-sister, Jess, who hates shopping.Buy on Amazon
  5. 5Shopaholic & Baby2007With Becky BloomwoodBecky is pregnant, and her glamorous new obstetrician turns out to be Luke’s former girlfriend.Buy on Amazon
  6. 6Mini Shopaholic2010With Becky BloomwoodBecky’s two-year-old daughter Minnie seems to share her love of shopping, and Becky plans a surprise party for Luke in the middle of a recession.Buy on Amazon
  7. 7Shopaholic to the Stars2014With Becky BloomwoodBecky follows Luke to Hollywood, determined to become a stylist to the stars.Buy on Amazon
  8. 8Shopaholic to the Rescue2015With Becky BloomwoodBecky sets off on a road trip to Las Vegas to find her father, who has gone missing.Buy on Amazon
  9. 9Christmas Shopaholic2019With Becky BloomwoodBecky is hosting the family Christmas for the first time, and everything is going wrong.Buy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read in order, starting with The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic, also published as Confessions of a Shopaholic.

Who appears in which book

The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.

Who appears in each Shopaholic book
BookBecky BloomwoodLuke BrandonSuze Cleath-StuartJess BertramMinnie Brandon
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2 Shopaholic AbroadLLeadMMajorMMajor
3 Shopaholic Ties the KnotLLeadMMajorMMajor
4 Shopaholic & SisterLLeadMMajorMMajorMMajor
5 Shopaholic & BabyLLeadMMajorMMajor·Minor
6 Mini ShopaholicLLeadMMajorMMajor·MinorMMajor
7 Shopaholic to the StarsLLeadMMajorMMajor·Minor
8 Shopaholic to the RescueLLeadMMajorMMajor·Minor
9 Christmas ShopaholicLLeadMMajorMMajor·Minor·Minor

Characters in the Shopaholic books

5 characters from Sophie Kinsella’s chart, with the number of Shopaholic books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
Becky BloomwoodCompulsive shopper9The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic 2000
Luke BrandonPR entrepreneur, Becky's husband9The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic 2000
Suze Cleath-StuartBecky's best friend9The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic 2000
Jess BertramBecky's thrifty half-sister4Shopaholic & Sister 2004
Minnie BrandonBecky and Luke's daughter4Mini Shopaholic 2010