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TCL’s #SomethingDifferent Sunday #24 – All the Colors! – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Happy June! And that means today is the start of PRIDE Month. I don't usually post two days in a row, but this is a quick one just to say... Sorry about the messy spelling/capitalization here. (I stole this from a friend on Facebook.) Now... to keep this literary I've read quite a few…
The Fatal Bridge Game. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “Cards on the Table” by Agatha Christie (Battle #3 & Race #2). Summary: "A flamboyant party host is murdered in full view of a roomful of bridge players… Mr Shaitana was famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he was a man of whom everybody was a little afraid. So, when he…
Carpe Golden Diems. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “The Silver Ladies Seize the Day” by Judy Leigh. Summary: "Cecily Hamilton is months away from her ninety-second birthday. She’s lived life to the full, choosing work over romance, friendship over love. And now she has a host of silver-haired friends living nearby, ready to fill her time with picnic lunches, prosecco…
#T5T – Top Five Tuesday #18 – May 27, 2025 – Only Words! – 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, Meeghan asked us to put up our top five books with NO pictures on the…
TCL’s #SomethingDifferent Sunday #23 – Pottery & Misc. Things! – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Yes, I'm still taking a pottery classes! So, here are a couple new pieces, and a few other things as well. When I started this new year, I promised myself I'd do more work on the wheel, remember? So, how's that going? Um... not great to tell the truth. Part of this is because during…
Dressed for Espionage? – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “The Kennedy Girl” by Julia Bryan Thomas. Summary: "It's the 1960s, and the fashion culture of New York, Paris, and Milan is starting to make an impression on the mid-century American woman. Jackie Kennedy's effortless style leads the nation, although Mia's bustling bakery job doesn't often give her the time or money…
TCL’s Shelf Control #20 – Rare Welsh Bit? – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Shelf Control is a weekly celebration created by Lisa @ Bookshelf Fantasies, of the unread books on our shelves. Lisa says: "Pick a book you own but haven’t read, write a post about it (suggestions: include what it’s about, why you want to read it, and when you got it), and link up! For more…
TCL’s Spell the Month in Books #23 – May 2025 – Author Names Edition! – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
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, I held off with this post this time, because when…
Flip-Flops and Flip-Flopping. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “The Homemade God” by Rachel Joyce. Summary: "There is a heatwave across Europe, and four siblings have gathered at their family’s lake house to seek answers about their father, a famous artist, who recently remarried a much younger woman and decamped to Italy to finish his long-awaited masterpiece. Now he is dead.…
TCL joins the #20booksofsummer2025 Reading Challenge Again! – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Sign Up to Join this year's 20 Books of Summer Reading Challenge Here! About the 20 Books of Summer Reading Challenge When Cathy of 746 books announced last year that she would not host 20 Books of Summer this year after ten successful years, Emma of Words and Peace and Annabel of AnnaBookBel both volunteered…
Ardent Survivors. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “Roll the Sun Across the Sky” by Barbara Linn Probst. Summary: "From the ruins of Egypt to the privileged life of Manhattan’s Upper West Side, the story of a woman’s odyssey through the maze of love, loyalty, recklessness, and remorse, as the consequences of her acts ripple through the generations. Approaching a…
TCL’s #LetsDiscuss2025 #5 – Book Blogger Hop for May 9-15 – #DiscussionSunday 2025 #2. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Today's topic comes from the Book Blogger Hop for the week of May 9-15. The topic is... Have you ever looked at the young adult book section in a modern bookstore and felt out of touch or old? Disclaimer: These are my personal opinions. I do not expect anyone to agree with anything here, and…
TCL’s First Lines Friday #10 for May 9, 2025! – 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 to…
TCL’s WWW Wednesday #17 – May 7, 2025. – 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…
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “The Names” by Florence Knapp. Summary: "In the wake of a catastrophic storm, Cora sets off with her nine-year-old daughter, Maia, to register her son's birth. Her husband, Gordon, a local doctor, respected in the community but a terrifying and controlling presence at home, intends for her to name the infant after…
TCL’s #6Degrees of Separation for May 3, 2025. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
From “Rapture" by Emily Maguire to “The Marriage Portrait” by Maggie O'Farrell. This is a monthly link-up hosted by Kate 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 to…
TCL’s #ThrowbackThursday and #LinkParty #63 – May 1-June 4, 2025. – 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 #TopTenTuesday – One Common Title Word – April 29, 2025. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
The topic for my second #TTT for 2025 is: Books with the word "Woman" in the title! According to Jana's website: "Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of…
#ShortStorySunday – You Bet Your Future Life! – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Review for “The Veldt” a Short Story by Ray Bradbury. Summary: "The advanced technology of a house first pleases then increasingly terrifies its occupants." Age: Adult; Genres: Genre - Science Fiction; Settings: Era/s: Vintage Futuristic; Location/s: Somewhere on earth, I suppose; Other Categories: Short Story, Classics. I decided to write this Short Story Sunday post…
Bulgaria Behind the Iron Curtain. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax” by Dorothy Gilman. Summary: "While waiting for a view of her night-blooming cereus, the mild-seeming Mrs. Pollifax received urgent orders for a daring mission to aid an escape. Soon, the unlikely-looking international spy was sporting a beautiful new hat that hid eight forged passports...." Age: Adult; Genres: Genre…
Nurturing the Glimmer. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “Saving Vincent” by Joan Fernandez. Summary: "How did a failed belligerent Dutch painter become one of the greatest artists of our time? In 1891, timid Jo van Gogh Bonger lives safely in the background of her art dealer husband Theo’s passionate work to sell unknown artists, especially his ill-fated dead brother Vincent.…
Good Regency Trouble. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies” by Alison Goodman. Summary: "Lady Augusta Colebrook, “Gus,” is determinedly unmarried, bored by society life, and tired of being dismissed at the age of forty-two. She and her twin sister, Julia, who is grieving her dead betrothed, need a distraction. One soon presents itself: to rescue…
TCL’s #LetsDiscuss2025 #4 – Affiliate Links – yea or nay? – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Earlier this week, Lisa @ Book Shelf Fantasies wrote a post that inspired me to write this discussion post myself (with this very nice graphic). 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 Third Blue. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “The Versailles Formula” (Genevieve Planché #3) by Nancy Bilyeau. Summary: "Genevieve Sturbridge was never meant for a quiet life in the English countryside. Once an artist in the heart of London, now she spends her days in restless solitude, longing for the passion and purpose she once knew. But when a familiar…
TCL’s Tell Me Something Tuesday #TMST #14 – All About ME! – April 15, 2025. – 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. She does, however, encourage you to leave a link to your post on her blog if you participate so she and others can find you! Jen…
TCL’s Spell the Month in Books #22 – April 2025! – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
I'm so glad I discovered Jana and her blog Reviews from the Stacks, who 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, I reserve that day for my #6Degrees of Separation,…
TCL’s #DNF Friday #19 – Too Rich for My Taste. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Why I can't fully write a Book Review for “The Family Recipe” by Carolyn Huynh. Summary: "Duc Tran, the eccentric founder of the national Vietnamese sandwich chain Duc’s Sandwiches, has decided to retire. With the help of the shady family lawyer, he informs his five estranged adult children that to get their inheritance, they must…
TCL’s WWW Wednesday #16 – April 9, 2025. – 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…
Echoes of Muses. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “The Wandering Season” by Aimie K Runyan. Summary: "Veronica Stratton, a specialty food broker with a business on the cusp of brilliant success that would change the trajectory of her life, visits her parents in idyllic Estes Park for Christmas. She's fresh from a breakup with her longtime boyfriend, so she's eager…
TCL’s #6Degrees of Separation for April 5, 2025. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
From “Knife” by Salman Rushdie to “The Queen's Faithful Companion” by Eliza Knight. This is a monthly link-up hosted by Kate 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 #62 – April 3-30, 2025. – 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…
Announcement: TCL’s #2025NewReleaseChallenge Q2 Link Party is now 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 #MusicMonday #1! – The Stephen Colbert Challenge! – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Welcome to #MusicMonday! This is an opportunity to share a track of my liking with you lovely people, all in the name of #MusicMonday, the brainchild of the Tattooed Book Geek, Drew! I've never done one of these Today I'm answering one of the Stephen Colbert Challenge questions: If you have to listen to only one…
TCL’s #RandomBookishThoughts #3 – About Time! – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
What are Random Bookish Thoughts? There are many different discussion memes in the book blogosphere, but most of them come up with topics that have some level of a universal appeal to most, if not all, book bloggers or readers. However, sometimes I think of things that I believe are unique to me and my…
The Second Battle (and Bundle too)! – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “The Seven Dials Mystery” by Agatha Christie. Summary: "Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper, so the other house guests decided to play a practical joke on him. Eight loud alarm clocks were set to go off, one after the other, starting at 6.30 a.m. But when morning arrived,…
Lots of Late Life Crises. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “The Runaway Wives” by Karen King. Summary: "When the surprise holiday Dee thinks her husband has booked for her sixtieth birthday weekend turns out to be yet another solo golfing break – it’s the last straw. Meanwhile her best friend Babs’s other half has decided to move to Spain and is acting…
TCL’s #SomethingDifferent Sunday #22 – More Pottery! – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Yes, I'm still taking a pottery classes! So, here are a couple new pieces. When I started this new year, I promised myself I'd do more work on the wheel, remember? So, how's that going? Um... not great to tell the truth. However, I'm actually pretty proud of this teacup and matching saucer. What do…
TCL’s #DNF Friday #19 – Two Woman, One Man. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Why I can't fully write a Book Review for “Jackie and Maria” by Gill Paul. Summary: "Jackie Kennedy was beautiful, sophisticated, and contemplating leaving her ambitious young senator husband. Life in the public eye with an overly ambitious--and unfaithful—man who could hardly be coaxed to return from a vacation after the birth of a stillborn…
Not a Stationary Story. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “The Paris Express” by Emma Donoghue. Summary: "Based on an 1895 disaster that went down in history when it was captured in a series of surreal, extraordinary photographs, The Paris Express is a propulsive novel set on a train packed with a fascinating cast of characters who hail from as close as…
A Sporting Good Time. – The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Book Review for “The Rabbits” by A. A. Milne. Summary: "The Rabbits, as they call themselves, are Archie Mannering, his sister Myra, Samuel Simpson, Thomas of the Admiralty, Dahlia Blair and the narrator, with occasional guests. Their conversation is almost entirely frivolous, their activity vacillates between immensely energetic and happily lazy, and their social mores…