Davida (Chocolate Lady) Chazan

@ChocolateBookLady
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Retired, mildly dyslexic, poet, chocolate connoisseur, baker, ice cream maker, avid reader, feminist, aspiring novelist, and #bookblogger w/700+ #bookreviews.
The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Bloghttps://tcl-bookreviews.com/

#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon #BookX #BookTwitter TCL joins the 20 Books of Summer #20BOS26 Reading Challenge for 2026! This year, the challenge is being run by @annabookbel and Emma @wordsandpeace with NEW GRAPHICS! I'll go with 10 this year, and fingers crossed, hope I exceed that goal.

http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/05/31/tcl-joins-the-20-books-of-summer-20bos26-reading-challenge-for-2026/

TCL joins the 20 Books of Summer #20BOS26 Reading Challenge for 2026!

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 Bo…

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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon Where Angels Fear to Tread - my #bookreview for "When No One Else Will by Amanda Skenandore, on my #bookblog now. Thanks @Kensington for the @netgalley ARC of this important, heartbreaking #womensfiction novel. #histficreadingchallenge
#2026NewReleaseChallenge

http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/05/30/where-angles-fear-to-tread/

Where Angles Fear to Tread.

Book Review for “When No One Else Will” by Amanda Skenandore. Summary: “In the fall of 1939, while Europe grapples with the outbreak of war, Mimi Lukas wages a private battle in her Chicago n…

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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon TCL's #ThrowawayThursday - Yes, you read that right! Throw AWAY! What is Throwaway Thursday? Basically, it's something silly I thought of and decided to do because I don't have a #bookreview for you all today on my #bookblog, but is about books and reading!

http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/05/28/tcls-throwawaythursday-yes-you-read-that-right-throw-away/

TCL’s #ThrowawayThursday – Yes, you read that right! Throw AWAY!

What is Throwaway Thursday? Basically, it is… um… just something silly I thought of, and decided to do because I don’t have a book review for you all today. Instead, I’d tal…

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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon Trying Time and Time Again. A #bookreview for #MissedConnections by Aimie K. Runyan on my #bookblog now. Thanks @harpermusebooks for the @NetGalley ARC of this #culinaryfiction #womensfiction #magicalrealism #timetravel novel. #OOCZ202 #2026NewReleaseChallenge

http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/05/26/trying-time-and-time-again/

Trying Time and Time Again.

Book Review for “Missed Connections” by Aimie K. Runyan. Summary: “Sabrina Sorensen is 37, single, and recently let go as general manager of a posh Parisian restaurant. She heads home to Cali…

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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon The Classics Club Spin #CCSpin #44 pick for TCL! Stop by my #bookblog now to find out which book on my list will be my next #CCspin #ClassicsClub read, and why I'm looking forward to reading it. #ccwhatimreading for this spin. This time, I got #shortstories!

http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/05/24/the-classics-club-spin-ccspin-44-pick-for-tcl/

The Classics Club Spin #CCSpin #44 pick for TCL!

Hello, Classics Club Spinners… I’m here to tell you that Our lucky winning number for the 44th Classics Club Spin is…

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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon TCL's #DNF Friday #21 - Romance Not Veiled Thinly Enough. Today, on my #bookblog, I explain why I can't fully write a #bookreview for "Like Snow Before Sun" by Marianne Rabalais Sulser. My regrets to Atmosphere press who gave me the ARC of this from Edelweiss.

http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/05/22/tcls-dnf-friday-21-romance-not-veiled-thinly-enough/

TCL’s #DNF Friday #21 – Romance Not Veiled Thinly Enough.

Why I can’t fully write a Book Review for “Like Snow Before Sun” by Marianne Rabalais Sulser. Summary: “Acadia, Nova Scotia, 1755. Jeanne LeJeune stands at the crossroads of two worlds.…

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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon TCL's WWW Wednesday #29 - May 20, 2026. I'm slowly getting through my very full TBR list, but there's lots of reading to be done. Soon, June will be busting out all over! Thanks @SamAnnElizabeth of Taking on a World of Words for #WWWWednesday #bookmeme

http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/05/20/tcls-www-wednesday-29-may-20-2026/

TCL’s WWW Wednesday #29 – May 20, 2026.

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 kn…

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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon Not Always Clowning Around. My #bookreview for "700 Sundays" by Billy Crystal, on my #bookblog now! Yes, THAT Billy Crystal and yes it is non-fiction AND a memoir! I think you'll want to order what I just had! #BeatTheBacklist #OOCZ2026

http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/05/18/not-always-clowning-around/

Not Always Clowning Around.

Book Review for “700 Sundays” by Billy Crystal. Summary: “A memoir based on the Emmy-nominated actor’s Broadway play is a humorous and poignant portrayal of his youth that describes his…

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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon TCL's - #LetsDiscuss2026 #6, #BookBloggerHop #4 - May 15-28 2026 - Paging Your Print Books! Here's just a little filler post while I'm abroad on vacation with my three kids! This time we talk about how we treat our print books. Enjoy!

http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/05/16/tcls-letsdiscuss2026-6-bookbloggerhop-4-may-15-28-2026-paging-your-print-books/

TCL’s – #LetsDiscuss2026 #6, #BookBloggerHop #4 – May 15-28 2026 – Paging Your Print Books!

Welcome to another #LetsDiscuss and #BookBloggerHop post. (NOTE: I’m abroad right now, but I didn’t want to go the whole time without any posts, so I’m scheduling some “fill…

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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon TCL Joins the Classics Club Spin #ccspin #44! I'm thrilled to be at it again with the #ClassicsClub. I'm moving books around, adding some, and taking some away! We'll find out very soon which of these book I'll be reading next! #ccwhatimreading

http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/05/14/tcl-joins-the-classics-club-spin-ccspin-44/

TCL Joins the Classics Club Spin #ccspin #44!

To find out more about this unique reading challenge, please visit The Classics Club Blog for the rules and link-up post.

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