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, there are ten books in the series. The entire series has been optioned by a Hollywood studio. The first Shopaholic film was released 13 February 2009.
Film.
The first "Shopaholic" film, "Confessions of a Shopaholic", was released on 13 February 2009 and was based on the first and second books. It is directed by P. J. Hogan and 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."