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Screened Writings. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “Every Time We Say Goodbye” (Jane Austen Society #3) by Natalie Jenner. Summary: "A surprise phone call from her late fiance's family sends Vivien Lowry of Bloomsbury Girls off on her next adventure. Struggling as a playwright, she moves to Italy both to reckon with her past and create a new future…
#ShortStorySunday- Time & Passing! – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Review for “Cut & Thirst” a Short Story by Margaret Atwood. Summary: "Myrna, Leonie, and Chrissy meet every Thursday to sample fine cheeses, to reminisce about their former lives as professors, and lately, to muse about murder. Decades ago, a vicious cabal of male poets contrived—quite publicly and successfully—to undermine the writing career, confidence, and…
Critically Timed Moments. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “Kairos” by Jenny Erpenbeck (translated by Michael Hofmann). Summary: "Berlin. 11 July 1986. They meet by chance on a bus. She is a young student, he is older and married. Theirs is an intense and sudden attraction, fuelled by a shared passion for music and art, and heightened by the secrecy they…
TCL’s WWW Wednesday #5 – May 7, 2024. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
The WWW Wednesday meme This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and was revived by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words and is a great way to do an update on your reading and plans. I know lots of people do this one every week, but my being such…
Wheels and Wings. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club” by Helen Simonson. Summary: "It is the summer of 1919 and Constance Haverhill is without prospects. Now that all the men have returned from the front, she has been asked to give up her cottage and her job at the estate she helped run during…
TCL’s #6Degrees of Separation for May 4, 2024. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
From The Anniversary by Stephanie Bishop to The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant. This is a monthly link-up hosted by KateW at Books Are My Favourite and Best. Each month a book is chosen as a starting point and linked to six other books to form a chain. A book doesn’t need to be connected…
TCL’s #ThrowbackThursday and #LinkParty #51 – May 2-29, 2024. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
What is Throwback Thursday? I've noticed many of these memes on a few book blogs. For example, Susan Loves Books does one, which is (or was originally) hosted by Renee@It’s Book Talk. I also noticed that Lorrea @ What 'Cha Readin'?, was doing this as a monthly meme, and Reading Maria does something called "Last…
TCL’s Tell Me Something Tuesday #TMST #9 & #LetsDiscuss2024 #5 – Find Me! – April 30, 2024. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
TMST is a weekly meme with optional participation hosted by Jen Twimom @ That's What I'm Talking About. There isn't a check in and she doesn't have a linky (although you'll find one at the bottom of this post for #LetsDiscuss2024). She does encourage you to leave a link to your post on her blog…
The Classics Club Spin #ccspin #37 pick for TCL! – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Our lucky winning number for the 37th Classics Club Spin is... EIGHT! According to my announcement post, this means I will be reading... "Offshore" by Penelope Fitzgerald. According to Goodreads... "On the Battersea Reach of the Thames, a mixed bag of the slightly disreputable, the temporarily lost, and the patently eccentric live on houseboats, rising…
TCL’s Spell the Month in Books #11 – April 2024! – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Reviews From the Stacks Last year I discovered Jana and her blog Reviews from the Stacks. Jana created this fun, monthly book meme. Now, it is true that Jana runs a link party for this which is supposed to take place on the first Saturday of every month. However, that day is reserved for #6Degrees…
Singed Petals. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “The Flower Sisters” by Michelle Collins Anderson. Summary: "At birth, Violet and Rose Flowers were identical, save for a tiny bluish-purple mark gracing Violet’s slender neck. By nineteen, their temperaments distinguish them, as different as the flowers their mother named them for—Violet, wild and outgoing, and Rose, solitary and reserved. Still, they…
TCL’s #MustGetMonday #3! – Rumor has it… (and Passover Greetings)! – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Must Get Monday is something I found on Becca's blog @ The Becca Files (@thebeccafiles), which she's been doing for quite a while now. I've only joined in once before, but sometimes the time is right! Becca says: Whether it’s an upcoming release, new release, or even one that has been out for ages that…
TCL Joins the Classics Club Spin #ccspin #37! – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
To find out more about this unique reading challenge, please visit The Classics Club Blog for the rules and link-up post. Yes, I'm continuing to join in on this reading challenge! I now have a longer list than just 20 classic books that I've long wanted to read, but that just means more for later.…
Missing Vocabulary. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “The Dictionary of Lost Words” by Pip Williams. Summary: "Motherless and irrepressibly curious, Esme spends her childhood at her father's feet as he and his team gather words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary. One day, she sees a slip of paper containing a forgotten word flutter to the floor unclaimed.…
TCL’s #T5T – #TopFiveTuesday #15 for April 16, 2024 – Different Minds! – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Top Five Tuesday was originally created by Shanah @ Bionic Book Worm, but is now hosted by Meeghan @ Meeghan Reads. To participate, link your post back to Meeghan's blog or leave a comment on her weekly post. This week's topic: Top 5 Books with Neuro-diverse Characters! Meeghan says: "April is National Autism Awareness…
TCL’s #LetsDiscuss2024 & #DiscussionSunday #4 & #LetsTalkBookish #2– Retellings. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Today's topic comes from Let's Talk Bookish for the week of April 12-18, which is... Can there Be Too Many Retellings? Disclaimer: These are my personal opinions. I do not expect anyone to agree with anything here, and in fact, I'm certain that many will disagree and/or even hate many of the things I've written…
Behind the Curtains. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “Bloodshed on the Boards” (Morwenna Mutton #2) by Judy Leigh. Summary: "There is excitement in the air as the travelling theatre arrives in Seal Bay. When The Spriggan Travelling Theatre Company arrives in Seal Bay to perform a Cornish version of King Arthur the locals flock to be entertained. But for Morwenna…
TCL’s WWW Wednesday #4 – April 10, 2024. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
The WWW Wednesday meme This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and was revived by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words and is a great way to do an update on your reading and plans. I know lots of people do this one every week, but my being such…
Dangerous Spills. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “The Tumbling Girl” by Bridget Walsh. Summary: " 1876, Victorian London. Minnie Ward, a feisty scriptwriter for the Variety Palace Music Hall, is devastated when her best friend is found brutally murdered. She enlists the help of private detective Albert Easterbrook to help her find justice. Together they navigate London, from its…
TCL’s #6Degrees of Separation for April 6, 2024. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
From Stranger on a Train by Jenny Diski to The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis. This is a monthly link-up hosted by KateW at Books Are My Favourite and Best. Each month a book is chosen as a starting point and linked to six other books to form a chain. A book doesn’t…
TCL’s #ThrowbackThursday and #LinkParty #50 – Apr. 4-May 1, 2024. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
What is Throwback Thursday? I've noticed several of these memes on a few book blogs. For example, Susan Loves Books does one, which is (or was originally) hosted by Renee@It’s Book Talk. I also noticed that another fellow blogger, Lorrea @ What 'Cha Readin'?, was doing this as a monthly meme for her blog. Then…
Announcement: TCL’s #2024NewReleaseChallenge Q2 Link Party is OPEN! – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
What is New Release Reading Challenge? The New Release Reading Challenge was developed and run by (un)Conventional Bookworms, a book blog run by the talented and beautiful Bookworm Brandee and Linda Tiliagren. They've been hosting this year-long reading challenge for several years, but life has gotten in the way of their continuing. After consulting with…
TCL’s #SixforSunday #14 – Green Book Covers. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Yes, I know today is Saturday, but I didn't find anyone doing a meme for this day of the week (aside from #6Degrees of Separation, and Spell the Month in books, both of which I've already done this month), so I'm jumping the gun and posting this one a day early! What is #SixforSunday? #SixforSunday…
Castle Knoll Files #1. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “How to Solve Your Own Murder” by Kristin Perrin. Summary: "It’s 1965 and teenage Frances Adams is at an English country fair with her two best friends. But Frances’s night takes a hairpin turn when a fortune-teller makes a bone-chilling prediction: One day, Frances will be murdered. Frances spends a lifetime trying…
TCL’s Tell Me Something Tuesday #TMST #8 & #LetsDiscuss2024 #4 – Starting Unending Series – March 26, 2024. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
TMST is a weekly meme with optional participation hosted by Jen Twimom @ That's What I'm Talking About. There isn't a check in and she doesn't have a linky (although you'll find one at the bottom of this post for #LetsDiscuss2024). She does encourage you to leave a link to your post on her blog…
TCL’s joins Begorrathon 2024 or the Reading Ireland Month 24 challenge. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “Amongst Women” by John McGahern. Summary: "Moran is an old Republican whose life was forever transformed by his days of glory as a guerilla leader in the War of Independence. Now, in old age, living in the country, Moran is still fighting - with his family, his friends, even himself - in…
Inside Chiswell Street. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “The Bookseller's Wife” by Jane Davis. Summary: "London, 1775: The only surviving child of six, Dorcas Turton should have been heiress to a powerful family name. But after her mother’s untimely death, she is stunned by the discovery that her father’s compulsive gambling has brought them close to ruin. With the threat…
TCL’s WWW Wednesday #3 – March 20, 2024. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
The WWW Wednesday meme This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and was revived by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words and is a great way to do an update on your reading and plans. I know lots of people do this one every week, but my being such…
Grouse with Grousing? – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant” by Anne Tyler. Summary: "Pearl Tull may be dying, but she remembers well the day her husband abandoned her and left her to raise their three children--Cody, Ezra, and Jenny--by herself. Now, as these three are brought together by Pearl's nearing death, each sibling recounts the bitter…
TCL’s Spell the Month in Books #10! – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Reviews From the Stacks Last year I discovered Jana and her blog Reviews from the Stacks. Jana created this fun, monthly book meme. Now, it is true that Jana runs a link party for this which is supposed to take place on the first Saturday of every month. However, that day is reserved for #6Degrees…
TCL’s #T5T – #TopFiveThursday #14 for March 14, 2024 – Happy PI Day! – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Top Five Tuesday was originally created by Shanah @ Bionic Book Worm, but is now hosted by Meeghan @ Meeghan Reads. To participate, link your post back to Meeghan's blog or leave a comment on her weekly post. This week's topic: "14 March is National Pi Day… books about baked goods sound far more interesting…
Groundhog Evenings. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “At the Stroke of Midnight” by Jenni Keer. Summary: " It’s 1923 and in a decade that promises excitement and liberation, Pearl Glenham and her father are invited to a mysterious country house party on the Dorset coast, by a total stranger. Her father claims not to have any prior association with…
TCL’s #LetsDiscuss2024 #3 – Let’s Talk Bookish Book for Mar 8-14 – #DiscussionSunday 2024 #3. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Today's topic comes from Let's Talk Bookish for the week of March 8-14. The question is in celebration of International Women's Day and Women's History Month, which is... Who is your favorite female protagonist? Disclaimer: These are my personal opinions. I do not expect anyone to agree with anything here, and in fact, I'm certain…
TCL’s First Lines Friday #7 for March 8, 2024! – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers that was originally hosted by Emma @ (the apparently, now defunct) Wandering Words (don't click on the link, it isn't there anymore). However, the lovely Carrie @ Reading is My Superpower not only does a similar weekly meme, she also hosts a weekly link party…
Hundreds of Lights of Hope. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “Hidden Yellow Stars” by Rebecca Connolly. Summary: "Young schoolteacher Andrée Geulen secretly defies the Nazis in Belgium, who are forcing Jews to wear a yellow Star of David. Andrée is not Jewish, but she feels a maternal connection to her students, who are living in constant fear, and decides to take action.…
Pursuing the Gilder. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “The Red Notebook” by Antoine Laurain. Summary: "Bookseller Laurent Letellier comes across an abandoned handbag on a Parisian street, and feels impelled to return it to its owner. The bag contains no money, phone or contact information. But a small red notebook with handwritten thoughts and jottings reveals a person that Laurent…
TCL’s #6Degrees of Separation for March 2, 2024. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
From Tom Lake by Ann Patchett to The Last Will of Moira Leahy by Therese Walsh. This is a monthly link-up hosted by KateW at Books Are My Favourite and Best. Each month a book is chosen as a starting point and linked to six other books to form a chain. A book doesn’t need…
TCL’s #ThrowbackThursday and #LinkParty #49 – Feb. 29-Apr. 3, 2024. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
What is Throwback Thursday? I've noticed several of these memes on a few book blogs. For example, Susan Loves Books does one, which is (or was originally) hosted by Renee@It’s Book Talk. I also noticed that another fellow blogger, Lorrea @ What 'Cha Readin'?, was doing this as a monthly meme for her blog. Then…
A Truth Unconventionally Acknowledged. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “Miss Austen Investigates: The Hapless Milliner” (Miss Austen Investigates #1) by Jessica Bull. Summary: "Jane Austen—sparkling, spirited, and incredibly clever—is suddenly thrust into a mystery when a milliner’s dead body is found locked inside a cupboard in the middle of a ball. When Jane’s brother Georgie is found with some jewelry belonging…
#SomethingDifferent #15 – More Pottery by The Chocolate Lady (Second Try)! – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Yes, pottery, not poetry... I have NO idea why the first try for this post ended up totally empty! But let's give it another try, shall we? With one of my first efforts to use the potter's wheel I ended up with this bowl, which I'm using for teabags that my daughter hasn't finished using…