Welcome to this week's edition of Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week the topic is Books with [___] On the Cover (Pick a thing (a color, an item, a place, an animal, a scripty font, a sexy person, etc.) and share covers that have that thing on the cover.) My thing is chocolate! Originally I was thinking about posting this last week in honour of Easter but then I saw that this was the next theme it seemed perfect for this week!
I'll start with the chocolate themed books I have read, then a few that I want to read.
Friends, Lovers, Chocolate by Alexander McCall Smith - The second book in the Isabel Dalhousie series set in Edinburgh (review here)
Bread and Chocolate by Philippa Gregory - I read this short story collection more than 15 years ago. I don't remember a thing about it though! (review here)
The Chocolate Run by Dorothy Koomson - I read several Koomson books and then haven't read another for years. I do remember really liking this one
The Chocolate Thief by Laura Florand - Laura Florand has an entire series of books with chocolate titles, and then a couple of others. If you love foodie romances, especially set in France, then this series is for you. (review here)
The Chocolate Tin by Fiona McIntosh - This book was chock-full of chocolate history, set just after the end of WWI.
Chocolate Cake for Breakfast by Danielle Hawkins - I've been known to have chocolate cake for breakfast on occasion! (review)
The Chocolate Chip Murder by Joanna Fluke - This ws the first book in the Hannah Swensen cozy mystery series. I read about 8 books in the series until I got annoyed with the love triangle. There are now 28 books in the series, many with chocolate titles, but I won't be going back seeing as it appears that the love triangle thing is still going.
The Chocolate Promise by Josephine Moon - Last year I read The Jam Queens by this author, and I still have this on my Kindle to read at some point.
The Chocolate Maker's Wife by Karen Brooks - I have this book sitting on my Kindle for a while too.
The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris by Jenny Colgan - I have read a number of books by Jenny Colgan over the years, but this one is still on the TBR list.
Have you read any other chocolate themed books?
I like that you were able to find books that weren't baking cozies that had chocolate mentioned in the title. Fun idea!
ReplyDeleteOnly one Mia!!
DeleteI'd add two children's books: The Chocolate Touch and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
ReplyDeleteGood additions to the list Deb!
DeleteYou’re making me so hungry! haha. :) Chocolate is the best.
ReplyDeleteMy post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-with-curly-haired-characters-on-the-cover/
You don't have to be hungry to eat chocolate!
DeleteI like that first one a lot. And all the cookie themed ones as well... :)
ReplyDeleteI always like the covers on the Fluke mysteries.
They are all so cute Greg! And there were several chocolate titles from the series that I could have chosen too..
DeleteIf you're interested in chocolate non-fiction, Deborah's Cadbury's Chocolate Wars is fascinating.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds really interesting. Thanks for the suggestion.
DeleteI should NOT have scrolled through this list! Now, all I want is chocolate. It's pretty much my favorite food :)
ReplyDeleteHappy TTT!
Susan
www.blogginboutbooks.com
Me too Susan!
DeleteI love your choice , you can't go wrong with chocolate
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https://seriesbooklover.wordpress.com/2022/04/26/top-ten-tuesday-books-with-images-of-outer-space-on-the-cover/
Thats very true!
DeleteDelicious choices!! Love these. I don't know the Philippa Gregory one, will need to take a look.
ReplyDeleteLike Water for Chocolates and Chocolat could have slot in here perfectly as well.
Happy TTT!
Elza Reads
I thought of both of those two books too!
DeleteAs a self-professed chocolate lover, this topic is perfect. I've never heard of that collection from Philippa Gregory, but I really enjoy her work. I recently read The Spanish Daughter which also features a former chocolate shop owner!
ReplyDeleteI had completely forgotten about the Philippa Gregory book until I was looking through the spreadsheet Jordan
DeleteNow I really want chocolate, LOL! Great topic, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteIt was a fun topic to put together Cindy!
DeleteAnd now I'm craving chocolate. Good thing I don't have any!
ReplyDeleteI' m not sure that is a good thing Deanna!
DeleteThere's a childrens book called The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier.
ReplyDeleteI have heard of that one!
DeleteDelicious! This just made me crave some chocolate too. :)
ReplyDelete~Lex (lexlingua.co)
I hope that you have some in the house.
DeleteWhat a fun topic! Too bad I'm reading this just before my lunch break--guess what I now want for lunch? Lol
ReplyDeleteMaybe as an accompaniment to lunch rather than your whole lunch! lol
DeleteAn irresistible theme if ever there was one. :-) All of these look so good--and not just because of the mention of chocolate (although that helps).
ReplyDeleteIt certainly helps!
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