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* MoneyDumb: It follows a woman that has severe compulsion for buying clothes and luxury items, leading her to be entirely in debt for the most part of her adult life. All of her purchases are frivolous and/or unnecessary (though she always rationalizes for what she needed to buy it). It crosses into AmbiguousDisorder as she shows symptoms of having Compulsive Buying Disorder, especially in the movie, where the mannequins actually talk her into buying stuff.
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* MoneyDumb: It follows a woman that has severe compulsion for buying clothes and luxury items, leading her to be entirely in debt for the most part of her adult life. All of her purchases are frivolous and/or unnecessary (though she always rationalizes for what she needed to buy it). It crosses into AmbiguousDisorder as Gradually she shows starts showing symptoms of having Compulsive Buying Disorder, especially in the movie, where the mannequins actually talk her into buying stuff.
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** Becky daydreams leading her to thinking that she'll be known as 'The Girl in [insert clothing item here]'
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** The original Rebecca, who traveled with Graham, Brent, Corey and Randall during their life-changing road trip
** Corey's eldest daughter, Rebecca, who he named after the above Rebecca as he was in love with her and never quite got over losing her to brent.
** Corey's eldest daughter, Rebecca, who he named after the above Rebecca as he was in love with her and never quite got over losing her to brent.
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** The original Rebecca, a young woman who traveled with Graham, Brent, Corey and Randall (check) during their life changing road trip
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* NiceHat: Elinor apparently always has a hat with her when she travels and so is prepared for Suze and Becky's 'friend' wedding. What's more is that she's surprise that no-one else does the same.
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* AbusiveParents:
** Elinor was emotionally neglectful towards Luke by abandoning him after divorcing his father and refusing to see him again until he can be of use to her. Luke even attempted to meet her as a young teenager, only for Elinor to coldly ignore him. It's left Luke with a lot of issues and he goes from idolising his mother to only reluctantly talking to her when he has to.
** Jess's step-father to some extent; he believed in raising his children to be able to fend for themselves, and as a result Jess was forced to work from an early age if she wanted to go on school trips and buy her own school supplies, and she often had to make her own way to school no matter how dangerous and bad the weather was.
* ActOfTrueLove: Elinor forbids Becky from telling Luke that it was her who helped make Luke's birthday party such a spectacular event, even if it would surely soften Luke's stance towards her. Elinor instead lets Becky, and Tarquin, take full credit and quietly slips away into the night.
** Elinor was emotionally neglectful towards Luke by abandoning him after divorcing his father and refusing to see him again until he can be of use to her. Luke even attempted to meet her as a young teenager, only for Elinor to coldly ignore him. It's left Luke with a lot of issues and he goes from idolising his mother to only reluctantly talking to her when he has to.
** Jess's step-father to some extent; he believed in raising his children to be able to fend for themselves, and as a result Jess was forced to work from an early age if she wanted to go on school trips and buy her own school supplies, and she often had to make her own way to school no matter how dangerous and bad the weather was.
* ActOfTrueLove: Elinor forbids Becky from telling Luke that it was her who helped make Luke's birthday party such a spectacular event, even if it would surely soften Luke's stance towards her. Elinor instead lets Becky, and Tarquin, take full credit and quietly slips away into the night.
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* AffectionateNickname: Suze fondly calls Becky 'Bex'.
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* AffectionateNickname: AffectionateNickname:
** Suze fondly calls Becky'Bex'.'Bex'.
** In turn, Suze is never called by her full name 'Susan' by those close to her.
** Becky and Suze call Tarquin 'Tarky'.
** Suze fondly calls Becky
** In turn, Suze is never called by her full name 'Susan' by those close to her.
** Becky and Suze call Tarquin 'Tarky'.
* BatmanGambit: The plan to get Corey to finally pay Brent the money that he's morally owed works because Becky knows that Corey adores his wife Cindy and would never want her to see him in a bad light. So she orchestrates a situation where they're in adjoining meeting rooms and just happens to open the partition separating them at the critical moment. [[spoiler: Becky even figures out that Corey will still try to squirm his way out of paying and so has the original Rebecca on stand by, threatening to tell Cindy the truth about Corey if he doesn't pay Brent what he's owed. And this ''works''.]]
* BetaCouple: Suze and Tarquin. Interestingly enough, they got married before Becky and Luke did, despite having dated for a shorter amount of time.
* BetaCouple: Suze and Tarquin. Interestingly enough, they got married before Becky and Luke did, despite having dated for a shorter amount of time.
* BirthdayPartyGoesWrong: Becky is determined to throw Luke a fabulous surprise birthday party in ''Mini Shopaholic'' but she's destined to fail from the very start; she has a strict budget to work with, she's fallen out with her mother who would usually be her biggest asset, all of her attempts to barter for goods keeps falling through and the surprise part is nearly ruined when a mass email is accidentally sent out to all of Luke's contacts. Then the surprise is ruined completely when a drunken associate of Luke happens to run into him and Becky shortly before they're due to arrive at the party. [[spoiler: Turns out Becky had planned a bigger and better surprise party away from the simple one at home with Elinor's help, and she's able to genuinely surprise Luke after all.]]
* BoardingSchool: Tarquin attended an all boys one, and Danny seems to think this makes him not 'completely' straight.
* BorrowedCatchPhrase: Usually it's Becky saying 'OK. Don't panic' at the start of every book but in ''Shopaholic to the Rescue'' it's Luke saying it instead.
* BorrowedCatchPhrase: Usually it's Becky saying 'OK. Don't panic' at the start of every book but in ''Shopaholic to the Rescue'' it's Luke saying it instead.
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* {{Bridezilla}}: Surprisingly averted with Becky. While in the end, she ends up having two weddings in order to please both her mother and mother-in-law, neither of them was the wedding that she actually wanted. She realises that she just wants to be married to Luke and even briefly debates about eloping with him instead.
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* {{Bridezilla}}: {{Bridezilla}}:
** Surprisingly averted with Becky. While in the end, she ends up having two weddings in order to please both her mother and mother-in-law, neither of them was the wedding that she actually wanted. She realises that she just wants to be married to Luke and even briefly debates about eloping with him instead.
** Alicia is such a demanding bride that she's actually dropped by vendors, and this only gets worse when Becky accidentally gets the perfect wedding that Alicia wanted. It's later revealed that Alicia then got her marriage annulled less than an hour after saying her vows, because she met an even richer man at the reception.
* BrokenPedestal: Luke's blind worship of his mother comes crashing to a halt when he finds proof that it was Elinor who didn't want to see him after moving to America, and not her new husband; if anything he actually encouraged Elinor to make time for Luke. While Luke remains cordial with her, their relationship never is the same after that revelation.
** Surprisingly averted with Becky. While in the end, she ends up having two weddings in order to please both her mother and mother-in-law, neither of them was the wedding that she actually wanted. She realises that she just wants to be married to Luke and even briefly debates about eloping with him instead.
** Alicia is such a demanding bride that she's actually dropped by vendors, and this only gets worse when Becky accidentally gets the perfect wedding that Alicia wanted. It's later revealed that Alicia then got her marriage annulled less than an hour after saying her vows, because she met an even richer man at the reception.
* BrokenPedestal: Luke's blind worship of his mother comes crashing to a halt when he finds proof that it was Elinor who didn't want to see him after moving to America, and not her new husband; if anything he actually encouraged Elinor to make time for Luke. While Luke remains cordial with her, their relationship never is the same after that revelation.
* CharacterDeath: Luke's beloved stepmother Annabelle dies from an illness shortly after Minnie's birth.
* CigaretteOfAnxiety: Becky's given up smoking, but during some stressful moments she wishes that she could light up.
* CigaretteOfAnxiety: Becky's given up smoking, but during some stressful moments she wishes that she could light up.
* {{Cliffhanger}}: Almost every other novel;
** ''Abroad/Takes Manhattan'' ends with Becky and Luke possibly rekindling their relationship.
** ''Sister'' ends with the revelation that Becky is in the early stages of pregnancy.
** ''To the Stars'' ends with the rather ominous 'We're all called Rebecca' in reference to the cult Graham and Tarquin have apparently found themselves in.
** ''Christmas'' has Becky telling Luke [[spoiler: that she's pregnant.]]
* ContrivedCoincidence:
** Becky just happens to be at Brandon Communications when Alicia is openly discussing the location where she plans to open up her new PR firm and then she just ''happens'' to stumble into the exact same road after lunch with Zelda and then is then fortunate enough to run into a member of staff who can confirm Alicia's plans to poach Luke's biggest client the Bank of London.
** The sheer amount of times that Becky and Alicia run into one another after she's fired by Luke; they both have the same wedding planner in New York and end up running into one another a few times throughout the city. Then when Becky and Luke move back to America, their daughter Minnie just happens to go to the same exclusive daycare as Alicia's daughter.
* ConvenienceStoreGiftShopping: When none of the presents Becky ordered online turned up at Christmas, she has to buy last minute presents to replace them. Turns out Danny stole them as they were delivered when neither Becky nor Luke was home.
* CrazyPrepared: Robyn has emergency rose petals to hand when Becky and Luke's exit from their wedding is initially ruined by Alicia storming in and threatening to tell the truth about them not really being married. Becky later discovers that Janice also has emergency rose petals at her Oxshott wedding, and notes that she would make a good wedding planner.
** ''Abroad/Takes Manhattan'' ends with Becky and Luke possibly rekindling their relationship.
** ''Sister'' ends with the revelation that Becky is in the early stages of pregnancy.
** ''To the Stars'' ends with the rather ominous 'We're all called Rebecca' in reference to the cult Graham and Tarquin have apparently found themselves in.
** ''Christmas'' has Becky telling Luke [[spoiler: that she's pregnant.]]
* ContrivedCoincidence:
** Becky just happens to be at Brandon Communications when Alicia is openly discussing the location where she plans to open up her new PR firm and then she just ''happens'' to stumble into the exact same road after lunch with Zelda and then is then fortunate enough to run into a member of staff who can confirm Alicia's plans to poach Luke's biggest client the Bank of London.
** The sheer amount of times that Becky and Alicia run into one another after she's fired by Luke; they both have the same wedding planner in New York and end up running into one another a few times throughout the city. Then when Becky and Luke move back to America, their daughter Minnie just happens to go to the same exclusive daycare as Alicia's daughter.
* ConvenienceStoreGiftShopping: When none of the presents Becky ordered online turned up at Christmas, she has to buy last minute presents to replace them. Turns out Danny stole them as they were delivered when neither Becky nor Luke was home.
* CrazyPrepared: Robyn has emergency rose petals to hand when Becky and Luke's exit from their wedding is initially ruined by Alicia storming in and threatening to tell the truth about them not really being married. Becky later discovers that Janice also has emergency rose petals at her Oxshott wedding, and notes that she would make a good wedding planner.
* CrossingTheBurntBridge: When Becky mistakenly thinks that she and Luke are over, she quickly realises that the one good thing about it is that she no longer has to be polite to his mother. She informs Elinor that they're planning to tattoo the baby at birth and that they're thinking of Armageddon or Pomegranate as potential names. When Becky confesses what she did to Luke, he seems deeply amused more than anything, and Elinor herself never brings it up again; likely putting it down to Becky being hormonal.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Luke's parents divorced when he was young and his mother then abandoned him the moment she left for America. It's effected him quite badly and he later has a mental breakdown when he realises that his mother really didn't want to see him, and it wasn't her new husband like he had initially thought.
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* DiggingYourselfDeeper: Becky talking about how everyone in Elinor's apartment complex is rude and look down on people like they smell. She continues ranting while Michael tries to subtly warn her that Elinor is stood within earshot. Whereupon Becky hastily adds 'except Elinor' but it's not all that convincing.
* DisproportionateRetribution: A mild example, but when the make up artist on ''Morning Coffee'' purposefully makes Claire look pasty and washed out beneath the studio lights. Claire has done nothing to deserve it, while she ended up taking Becky's job it was only because Becky herself was 'let go' by the studio for her reckless spending despite being a financial advisor on the show. Even Becky herself realises this and sincerely congratulates Claire on getting the job.
* DisproportionateRetribution: A mild example, but when the make up artist on ''Morning Coffee'' purposefully makes Claire look pasty and washed out beneath the studio lights. Claire has done nothing to deserve it, while she ended up taking Becky's job it was only because Becky herself was 'let go' by the studio for her reckless spending despite being a financial advisor on the show. Even Becky herself realises this and sincerely congratulates Claire on getting the job.
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* FashionHurts: Becky frequently ends up with shoes that actually pinch her feet or are hard to walk in, but she still loves how they look and willingly suffers the pain. She also mentions some clothes that are uncomfortably tight that will hopefully 'break in' over time.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Becky's colleague on ''Morning Coffee'' was revealed to have a false degree, the ''Daily Word'' ruined his reputation so brutally that she actually feels quite sorry for him, and expresses how surprised she is as she always thought they were one of the better tabloids. [[spoiler: She later experiences how cruel they can be first hand.]]
* FriendshipMoment: Frequently between Becky and Suze, who remain very close to one another throughout the years. The most notable moments are Suze letting Becky live with her for years without paying full rent and Becky buying so many of Suze's frames that she can eventually branch out into her own business.
* FriendshipMoment: Frequently between Becky and Suze, who remain very close to one another throughout the years. The most notable moments are Suze letting Becky live with her for years without paying full rent and Becky buying so many of Suze's frames that she can eventually branch out into her own business.
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* FriendsWithBenefits: Suze and Tarquin try this for a while but eventually end up falling into a genuine relationship that ends up with them married with children.
* TheFriendsWhoNeverHang: Suze and Luke are close enough for him to be able to ask her if he can propose to Becky at her wedding, but they don't actively spend a lot of time together unless they're with Becky and Tarquin. Asides from not having a lot in common, Suze also used to work for Luke and was subsequently fired by him when she ended up promoting their rival company.
* TheFriendsWhoNeverHang: Suze and Luke are close enough for him to be able to ask her if he can propose to Becky at her wedding, but they don't actively spend a lot of time together unless they're with Becky and Tarquin. Asides from not having a lot in common, Suze also used to work for Luke and was subsequently fired by him when she ended up promoting their rival company.
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* GoneHorriblyRight: Becky gives Tarquin a mini-make over before he and Suze attend a party, sincerely hoping that he'll find someone and get lucky. And he does, with Suze herself. When Suze says that she doesn't know how it happened but Tarquin just looked so much more handsome and polished than he usually does, Becky wails that it was her fault because she was the one who made him look cooler.
* HonorBeforeReason: One of Becky's zany schemes leaves her at a fancy hotel with no clothes to wear other than an old grey t-shirt that only just serves as a minidress. She's given the opportunity to go into the nearby city to do some shopping, but decides not to because she had promised Suze that she wouldn't spend any more money on clothes.
* HonorBeforeReason: One of Becky's zany schemes leaves her at a fancy hotel with no clothes to wear other than an old grey t-shirt that only just serves as a minidress. She's given the opportunity to go into the nearby city to do some shopping, but decides not to because she had promised Suze that she wouldn't spend any more money on clothes.
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* IgnoredConfession:
** Happens to poor Becky quite a lot when she tries to tell the truth about whatever trouble she's gotten herself into. And always, she'll refuse to repeat it and instead make up some lie about what she was really saying.
** Becky really does try to tell Luke about the fact she's booked two weddings and isn't sure how to get out of either of them but it turns out that Luke isn't listening; he's too caught up in the fact that he was lied to as a child and that it was Elinor who never wanted to see him while growing up. Becky then doesn't have the heart to burden Luke when he's already suffering.
* ImaginaryLoveTriangle: Between Luke, Becky and Venetia; Becky and Luke are married, but Becky is led to believe that Luke and Venetia are having an affair together when Venetia herself tells Becky that they are. However it isn't true, and Luke is disgusted with Venetia once he finds out exactly what she's been telling Becky.
* InsaneTrollLogic:
** Some of Becky's justifications for shopping and buying clothes borders on this. This also goes for when Becky omits the truth about certain events in her life.
** Unable to tell Minnie no when she wants a toy pony, but also wanting to save face in front of a judgmental mother who is watching nearby, Becky comes up with the idea of using Minnie's pocket money to pay for it. As Minnie is two years old and hasn't received pocket money before, it means that she's got a considerable amount of back payment to use. Which isn't so bad, but then Becky immediately comes up with the idea that Minnie can use her future pocket money too, and keeps buying Minnie countless new toys with this in mind. It comes to a head when Nanny Sue works out that Minnie has used up all of her future pocket money for the next century.
** Happens to poor Becky quite a lot when she tries to tell the truth about whatever trouble she's gotten herself into. And always, she'll refuse to repeat it and instead make up some lie about what she was really saying.
** Becky really does try to tell Luke about the fact she's booked two weddings and isn't sure how to get out of either of them but it turns out that Luke isn't listening; he's too caught up in the fact that he was lied to as a child and that it was Elinor who never wanted to see him while growing up. Becky then doesn't have the heart to burden Luke when he's already suffering.
* ImaginaryLoveTriangle: Between Luke, Becky and Venetia; Becky and Luke are married, but Becky is led to believe that Luke and Venetia are having an affair together when Venetia herself tells Becky that they are. However it isn't true, and Luke is disgusted with Venetia once he finds out exactly what she's been telling Becky.
* InsaneTrollLogic:
** Some of Becky's justifications for shopping and buying clothes borders on this. This also goes for when Becky omits the truth about certain events in her life.
** Unable to tell Minnie no when she wants a toy pony, but also wanting to save face in front of a judgmental mother who is watching nearby, Becky comes up with the idea of using Minnie's pocket money to pay for it. As Minnie is two years old and hasn't received pocket money before, it means that she's got a considerable amount of back payment to use. Which isn't so bad, but then Becky immediately comes up with the idea that Minnie can use her future pocket money too, and keeps buying Minnie countless new toys with this in mind. It comes to a head when Nanny Sue works out that Minnie has used up all of her future pocket money for the next century.
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* LamazeClass: Becky attends a birthing class but Luke is unable to join her at the last minute so Jane and Janice join her instead. They then proceed to tell Becky and the rest of the class what giving birth is really like, and that all the spiritual thoughts and controlled breathing in the world won't do anything for the pain. In fact, they advise that all the expectant mothers take as much pain relief as they can get, much to the distress of the teacher.
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* MakingRoomForBaby: Deciding that Luke's apartment isn't an ideal place to raise a child, he and Becky try to buy a house but have tremendously bad luck with actually finding one where the deal doesn't fall through for some reason or another. They end up moving in with Becky's parents for a couple of years and then move from rental property to rental property depending on where Luke's job takes him. [[spoiler: They still don't have a permanent residence as of ''Christmas'' and Becky has fallen pregnant again.]]
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* {{Neologism}}: While trying to one-up a snooty customer looking down on the Leatherby Hall gift shop's 'hygge' display, Becky swiftly informs them that it's actually 'sprygge' which she claims means that warm feeling of relief you get after narrowing avoiding a troublesome situation. It then takes off as a genuine trend.
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* NiceHat: Elinor apparently always has a hat with her when she travels and so is prepared for Suze and Becky's 'friend' wedding. What's more is that she's surprise that no-one else does the same.
* NoBisexuals: Sometimes Becky's descriptions of other women verge into outright attraction; she even states that if she were a man she'd want to date them. Her sexuality is never stated, but she's certainly open minded.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Nanny Sue the celebrity nanny who assesses Minnie's behaviour is clearly based on ''Series/SuperNanny''.
* NoBisexuals: Sometimes Becky's descriptions of other women verge into outright attraction; she even states that if she were a man she'd want to date them. Her sexuality is never stated, but she's certainly open minded.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Nanny Sue the celebrity nanny who assesses Minnie's behaviour is clearly based on ''Series/SuperNanny''.
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* NotSoGreatEscape: Becky is inspired by ''Film/DieHard'' and tries to escape the pet store she's been locked in by climbing up into the ceiling and out of the skylight. She unfortunately gets stuck, and as she's dressed like Santa Claus's wife, people assume she's just partaking in a charity stunt.
* NotWithThemForTheMoney: Luke is very wealthy but Becky isn't with him for his money, even if she does enjoy the benefits of it. Whenever Luke's company gets into financial difficulties she's more concerned for her husband than anything else, and is always willing to cut back and partake in a more moderate lifestyle if needed. She also insists on earning her own money to fund her love of shopping.
* OnceDoneNeverForgotten:
** The Music/{{WHAM}} incident is never ever mentioned in the Bloomwood household, to the extent that their music is turned off if it happens to come on the radio. But Becky's frustrated parents finally bring it up again after losing their patience with her and it's revealed that, as a child, Becky lied to her school friends and said that Music/GeorgeMichael would be attending her birthday party. Becky is horrified when it's bought up and as a show of good faith Becky's mother promises that they won't bring up the incident again.
** As a child, Becky once stole several pairs of doll shoes from a store and had to send them back with an apology letter. Bought up a couple of times after Becky witnesses a shoplifter.
* NotWithThemForTheMoney: Luke is very wealthy but Becky isn't with him for his money, even if she does enjoy the benefits of it. Whenever Luke's company gets into financial difficulties she's more concerned for her husband than anything else, and is always willing to cut back and partake in a more moderate lifestyle if needed. She also insists on earning her own money to fund her love of shopping.
* OnceDoneNeverForgotten:
** The Music/{{WHAM}} incident is never ever mentioned in the Bloomwood household, to the extent that their music is turned off if it happens to come on the radio. But Becky's frustrated parents finally bring it up again after losing their patience with her and it's revealed that, as a child, Becky lied to her school friends and said that Music/GeorgeMichael would be attending her birthday party. Becky is horrified when it's bought up and as a show of good faith Becky's mother promises that they won't bring up the incident again.
** As a child, Becky once stole several pairs of doll shoes from a store and had to send them back with an apology letter. Bought up a couple of times after Becky witnesses a shoplifter.
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* OneSteveLimit: Averted with ''Venetia'' of all names; Suze mentions a friend called Venetia in ''Secret Dreamworld/Confessions'' and Becky later meets Luke's ex-girlfriend Venetia in ''Baby''.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** Becky is deeply concerned when Luke goes from being a workaholic to avoiding it completely in favour of drinking and giving away his possessions to people on the street. He's rattled by the revelation that Elinor really hadn't wanted him around after divorcing his father and takes some time to recover, although Becky notes that he's different now she's seen him at his most vulnerable.
** Distraught at her father and Tarquin going missing, and mistakenly blaming herself for it, Becky is no longer able to get any pleasure from shopping for herself. Once Suze, Luke and Jane realise what's going on, they're incredibly worried and eventually discover that Becky is so depressed that she doesn't feel as if she deserves to treat herself like that.
* OppositesAttract:
** The compassionate and somewhat ditzy Becky with the serious but thoughtful Luke.
** Suze is cheerful and confident and ends up married to the anxious and fretful Tarquin.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** Becky is deeply concerned when Luke goes from being a workaholic to avoiding it completely in favour of drinking and giving away his possessions to people on the street. He's rattled by the revelation that Elinor really hadn't wanted him around after divorcing his father and takes some time to recover, although Becky notes that he's different now she's seen him at his most vulnerable.
** Distraught at her father and Tarquin going missing, and mistakenly blaming herself for it, Becky is no longer able to get any pleasure from shopping for herself. Once Suze, Luke and Jane realise what's going on, they're incredibly worried and eventually discover that Becky is so depressed that she doesn't feel as if she deserves to treat herself like that.
* OppositesAttract:
** The compassionate and somewhat ditzy Becky with the serious but thoughtful Luke.
** Suze is cheerful and confident and ends up married to the anxious and fretful Tarquin.
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* PowerOfFriendship: Becky ends up getting out of the majority of her scrapes because she's surrounded by friends that love her and would do anything for her. She has a knack for making friends, from her clients at work to a young teenager she meets while staying in Jess's village and even her former bank manager. Each one of them has helped Becky out at least once, helped by the fact that for all her faults, Becky is a sweet and generous friend.
* PrizedPossessionGiveaway:
** After falling into debt for the second time, and without a job to help pay it off, Becky decides to sell her possessions to make money. She auctions them off and the final item just happens to be the Denny and George scarf that bought her and Luke together. Suze pleads with Becky to keep it, but Becky insists on selling it too, believing that she and Luke are over. [[spoiler: Turns out both the people bidding on it were doing so on Luke's behalf, and when he meets Rebecca again he returns the scarf to her.]]
** When Luke is going through his midlife crisis, he starts giving away his expensive shoes and clothes to people on the street. They're not exactly prized possessions, but it's still extremely out of character for him and a clue that he's more distraught than he's letting on.
* PrizedPossessionGiveaway:
** After falling into debt for the second time, and without a job to help pay it off, Becky decides to sell her possessions to make money. She auctions them off and the final item just happens to be the Denny and George scarf that bought her and Luke together. Suze pleads with Becky to keep it, but Becky insists on selling it too, believing that she and Luke are over. [[spoiler: Turns out both the people bidding on it were doing so on Luke's behalf, and when he meets Rebecca again he returns the scarf to her.]]
** When Luke is going through his midlife crisis, he starts giving away his expensive shoes and clothes to people on the street. They're not exactly prized possessions, but it's still extremely out of character for him and a clue that he's more distraught than he's letting on.
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* PursueTheDreamJob: After a failed career as a financial advisor and not being able to find work as a personal shopper, Becky decides to become a celebrity stylist. Ignoring Luke's offer to introduce her to some people who could help, Becky instead buys clothes for her potential clients and randomly shows up where famous stylists might be, hoping that they'll take her on. Eventually Becky gets extremely lucky when Luke's client Sage Seymour agrees to take her on as a stylist, but further attempts to get herself known in Hollywood fails because all anyone is interested in is that Becky witnessed Lois Kellerman shoplifting. After pushing her friends and family away when they desperately need her in the name of her career, and realising that being famous is terribly lonely when she has no-one to share it with, Becky decides that being a celebrity stylist isn't for her.
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* SignificantNameOverlap: There are ''four'' Rebeccas in ''Stars'' and 'Rescue'' and they're all linked to one another
** The original Rebecca, a young woman who traveled with Graham, Brent, Corey and Randall (check) during their life changing road trip
** Corey's eldest daughter, Rebecca, who he named after the above Rebecca as he was in love with her and never quite got over losing her to brent.
** Becca, Brent and the original Rebecca's daughter who was named after her mother.
** Becky, who actually wasn't named after the original Rebecca; if anything Graham pleaded with Jane to call her something else. This Rebecca was named after the [[Literature/{{Rebecca}} the book]].
** The original Rebecca, a young woman who traveled with Graham, Brent, Corey and Randall (check) during their life changing road trip
** Corey's eldest daughter, Rebecca, who he named after the above Rebecca as he was in love with her and never quite got over losing her to brent.
** Becca, Brent and the original Rebecca's daughter who was named after her mother.
** Becky, who actually wasn't named after the original Rebecca; if anything Graham pleaded with Jane to call her something else. This Rebecca was named after the [[Literature/{{Rebecca}} the book]].
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* [[WhatDoesSheSeeInHim What Does He See in Her?]]: Luke is asked this frequently about Becky, especially in the wake of her causing yet more trouble by not thinking about the consequences of her actions
-->'''Luke''': Becky’s instincts match no one else’s. Becky has ideas no one else has. Her mind goes to places no one else’s does. And sometimes I’m lucky enough to go along with her. Yes, she shops. Yes, she does crazy things. But she makes me laugh. She makes me enjoy life. And I love her more than anything else in the world.
-->'''Luke''': Becky’s instincts match no one else’s. Becky has ideas no one else has. Her mind goes to places no one else’s does. And sometimes I’m lucky enough to go along with her. Yes, she shops. Yes, she does crazy things. But she makes me laugh. She makes me enjoy life. And I love her more than anything else in the world.
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The series is quite funny and written in absorbing first-person prose, though it suffers from unrealism and MoralDissonance. Despite that, it is a big seller in the chick-lit department.
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The series is quite funny and written in absorbing first-person prose, though it suffers from unrealism and MoralDissonance.dissonant morality. Despite that, it is a big seller in the chick-lit department.
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A series of chick-lit novels written by British author Sophie Kinsella, ''Shopaholic'' stars Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood), a (predictably enough) shopaholic. The first book starts out with Becky smack-dab in the middle of her addiction, living in a flat with her best friend Suze in London. Every book focuses on Becky's struggles in life, which she manages to survive with flying colors (or, more specifically, talent she doesn't realize and a lot of luck).
The series is quite funny and written in absorbing first-person prose, though it suffers from unrealism and MoralDissonance. Despite that, it is a big seller in the chick-lit department. A movie based on the first book was released in February 2009, retitled ''Film/ConfessionsOfAShopaholic'' and [[CulturalTranslation set in New York City]].
The series is quite funny and written in absorbing first-person prose, though it suffers from unrealism and MoralDissonance. Despite that, it is a big seller in the chick-lit department. A movie based on the first book was released in February 2009, retitled ''Film/ConfessionsOfAShopaholic'' and [[CulturalTranslation set in New York City]].
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A series of chick-lit novels written by British author Sophie Kinsella, Creator/SophieKinsella, ''Shopaholic'' stars Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood), a (predictably enough) shopaholic. The first book starts out with Becky smack-dab in the middle of her addiction, living in a flat with her best friend Suze in London. Every book focuses on Becky's struggles in life, which she manages to survive with flying colors (or, more specifically, talent she doesn't realize and a lot of luck).
The series is quite funny and written in absorbing first-person prose, though it suffers from unrealism and MoralDissonance. Despite that, it is a big seller in the chick-lit department.
A movie based on the first book was released in February 2009, retitled ''Film/ConfessionsOfAShopaholic'' and [[CulturalTranslation set in New York City]].
The series is quite funny and written in absorbing first-person prose, though it suffers from unrealism and MoralDissonance. Despite that, it is a big seller in the chick-lit department.
A movie based on the first book was released in February 2009, retitled ''Film/ConfessionsOfAShopaholic'' and [[CulturalTranslation set in New York City]].
* BetterThanSex: One paragraph has Becky describing the pleasure she gets from buying stuff is "like the better moments of sex".
* BiggerIsBetterInBed: When Caroline tells Becky Tarquin is "well-endowed", Becky thinks she means his fortune at first, but Caroline is quick to correct her. Apparently it runs in the family
-->'''Caroline:''' All the Cleath-Stuart men are the same. They're famous for it. Never a divorce in the family!
* BiggerIsBetterInBed: When Caroline tells Becky Tarquin is "well-endowed", Becky thinks she means his fortune at first, but Caroline is quick to correct her. Apparently it runs in the family
-->'''Caroline:''' All the Cleath-Stuart men are the same. They're famous for it. Never a divorce in the family!
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** Jess has her moments.
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* HospitalHottie: Venetia Carter is tall and beautiful with gorgeous red hair. She knows it, too.
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* HospitalHottie: Venetia Carter is tall [[StatuesqueStunner tall]] and beautiful [[HeadTurningBeauty beautiful]] with gorgeous red hair. She knows it, too.
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* [[IfIWereARichMan If I Were A Rich Woman]]: In ''Confessions/Dreamworld'', Becky decides to make more money by winning the lottery. She then daydreams about all the things she would buy with her winnings, only to get cross when she realises that she still wouldn't have enough to buy a mansion with the money that's leftover after wiping out her debts and giving various gifts to her friends and family.
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* [[IfIWereARichMan If I Were A Rich Woman]]: IfIWereARichMan: In ''Confessions/Dreamworld'', Becky decides to make more money by winning the lottery. She then daydreams about all the things she would buy with her winnings, only to get cross when she realises that she still wouldn't have enough to buy a mansion with the money that's leftover after wiping out her debts and giving various gifts to her friends and family.
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* MirrorCharacter: Elinor and Jane in ''Shopaholic Ties the Knot''. They both plan Becky's wedding around their friends rather than Becky herself, they both book venues without Becky's input and they're both taken aback at the idea that she might want to get married somewhere else. Admittedly Jane is a lot more well meaning than Elinor, but she does (most likely unconsciously) guilt trip Becky into going along with her ideas. In fact, Becky actually gets more say about the New York wedding; she's allowed to choose her own theme, dress and cake, while she's only given a few catering choices for the Oxshot wedding, and even then she's guilt tripped into using a local caterer because they're a friend of the family.
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* MirrorCharacter: Elinor and Jane in ''Shopaholic Ties the Knot''. They both plan Becky's wedding around their friends rather than Becky herself, they both book venues without Becky's input and they're both taken aback at the idea that she might want to get married somewhere else. Admittedly Jane is a lot more well meaning well-meaning than Elinor, but she does (most likely unconsciously) guilt trip Becky into going along with her ideas. In fact, Becky actually gets more say about the New York wedding; she's allowed to choose her own theme, dress and cake, while she's only given a few catering choices for the Oxshot wedding, and even then she's guilt tripped guilt-tripped into using a local caterer because they're a friend of the family.
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* RichBitch
** If her fashion sense is anything to go by, Alicia.
** Venetia Carter.
** Lulu
** Elinor Sherman
** If her fashion sense is anything to go by, Alicia.
** Venetia Carter.
** Lulu
** Elinor Sherman
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** Played with in ''Shopaholic Ties The Knot''; she instead thinks that she'll be known as 'The Girl Who Changed Elinor Sherman'
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** Played with PlayedWith in ''Shopaholic Ties The Knot''; she instead thinks that she'll be known as 'The Girl Who Changed Elinor Sherman'
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* BiggusDickus: Supposedly, Tarquin is quite generous in this area.
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* {{Womanchild}}: Becky has a rather puerile habit of lying to get herself out of trouble, which only puts her into deeper trouble.
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* MorningSickness: In ''Shopaholic and Baby'', Becky mentions that she suffered from this early in her pregnancy. Naturally, she coped with it by going shopping to distract herself from the nausea.
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Dewicking per TRS.
* MirrorCharacter: Elinor and Jane in ''Shopaholic Ties the Knot''. They both plan Becky's wedding around their friends rather than Becky herself, they both book venues without Becky's input and they're both taken aback at the idea that she might want to get married somewhere else. Admittedly Jane is a lot more well meaning than Elinor, but she does (most likely unconsciously) guilt trip Becky into going along with her ideas. In fact, Becky actually gets more say about the New York wedding; she's allowed to choose her own theme, dress and cake, while she's only given a few catering choices for the Oxshot wedding, and even then she's guilt tripped into using a local caterer because they're a friend of the family.
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* NotSoDifferent: Elinor and Jane in ''Shopaholic Ties the Knot''. They both plan Becky's wedding around their friends rather than Becky herself, they both book venues without Becky's input and they're both taken aback at the idea that she might want to get married somewhere else. Admittedly Jane is a lot more well meaning than Elinor, but she does (most likely unconsciously) guilt trip Becky into going along with her ideas. In fact, Becky actually gets more say about the New York wedding; she's allowed to choose her own theme, dress and cake, while she's only given a few catering choices for the Oxshot wedding, and even then she's guilt tripped into using a local caterer because they're a friend of the family.
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* SpoiltBrat: Minnie in ''Mini Shopaholic'' is prone to tantrums when she doesn't get her own way, receives several warnings from the toddler group she attends for acting out and has been banned from four Santa's Grottos for her appallingly bad behaviour, one incident actually saw her biting Santa. She is just ''two years old''. While Nanny Sue (a celebrity Nanny along the lines of Series/SuperNanny) assures Becky that Minnie is simply a lively and intelligent child who needs some structure in her life, her naughty behaviour is never really addressed as Becky's shopping addiction somehow takes centre stage instead. Minnie does calm down when she gets older, though she's also OutOfFocus until ''Christmas Shopaholic''.
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* SpoiltBrat: SpoiledBrat: Minnie in ''Mini Shopaholic'' is prone to tantrums when she doesn't get her own way, receives several warnings from the toddler group she attends for acting out and has been banned from four Santa's Grottos for her appallingly bad behaviour, one incident actually saw her biting Santa. She is just ''two years old''. While Nanny Sue (a celebrity Nanny along the lines of Series/SuperNanny) assures Becky that Minnie is simply a lively and intelligent child who needs some structure in her life, her naughty behaviour is never really addressed as Becky's shopping addiction somehow takes centre stage instead. Minnie does calm down when she gets older, though she's also OutOfFocus until ''Christmas Shopaholic''.
