The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
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For mostly adult, literary, fiction; focusing on historical, contemporary, biographical, and women. Hi, I'm Davida. I have been writing online content (reviews and articles of all kinds) since about 1998. In 2013, I began specializing in writing book reviews.
The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
18h ago
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 ..read more
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5d ago
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 ..read more
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1w ago
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 ..read more
The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
1w ago
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 ..read more
The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
1w ago
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 ..read more
The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
2w ago
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 ..read more
The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
2w ago
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 ..read more
The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
2w ago
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 ..read more
The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
3w ago
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 ..read more
The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
3w ago
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 ..read more