Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood) thought motherhood would be a breeze and that having a daughter was a dream come true - a shopping friend for life! But it's trickier than she thought - two-year-old Minnie has a quite different approach to shopping. She can create havoc everywhere from Harrods to Harvey Nicks to her own christening. She hires taxis at random, her favourite word is 'Mine', and she's even started bidding for designer bags on ebay. On top of everything else, there's a big financial crisis. People are having to Cut Back - including all of Becky's personal shopping clients - and she and Luke are still living with Becky's Mum and Dad. To cheer everyone up, Becky decides to throw a surprise birthday party - on a budget - but then things become really complicated. Who will end up on the naughty step, who will get a gold star and will Becky's secret wishes come true?
In this book we jump ahead two years, and Becky is juggling a toddler, a job, a husband, finding a home and most of all, planning the surprise party of the century for Luke. As always, Bex has so many adorable episodes during the course of the book, which had me laughing out loud and smiling from ear to ear. It was nice to see yet another side of Luke as they consider adding to their family, as well as, how he is dealing with some personal issues. There are several encounters that remind me why I love Luke and Becky as a couple.
The drama in this book is a lot lower level from the last book, which I prefer. I like the humor and lightness of these books and depend on them for keeping my spirits high.
In a nutshell: classic Becky Brandon and her crew giving me tons of reasons to laugh.
