


It's implied that couples have sex by the third date. There are several references to adults drinking and sex (nothing explicit). The main character, Becky, is shallow and self-absorbed, though by the end she's a little less so. Parents need to know that, as the title suggests, this book features rampant consumerism it describes shopping trips the way a chef might wax eloquent about a gourmet meal or an artist rhapsodize about a masterpiece. And this novel is (12) about the tradition glamorous and making her become shopping addiction (shopaholic). A minor character smokes and Becky thinks "even though I don't really smoke anymore, I suddenly feel as though I could do with one myself."ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. Confessions of a Shopaholic written by Sophie Kinsella in 2009.The main character in this novel tell about young woman named Rebecca Bloomwood who have a adaptive habbit to shopping until make her life is broken. Neighbors offer her a sherry in the afternoon - "Never too early for a sherry!" - and Becky decides they're alcoholics. Looking over her credit card bill, she deems her three bottles of wine "essential." Becky keeps drinking to force herself to be attracted to a rich man she doesn't really like. There are multiple references to drinking mixed drinks (gin and tonic), champagne, and wine, sometimes in excess.
