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.
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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon TCL’s #TopTenTuesday - My Life in Books? April 14, 2026. For my 3rd #TTT of the year, I give you 10 titles that describe me/my life! Find out which #Books I'm highlighting this time, on my #bookblog here. #bookmemes #booklist theme set by Jana @ArtsyReaderGirl

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TCL’s #TopTenTuesday – My Life in Books? – April 14, 2026.

The topic for my third #TTT for 2026 is: Book Titles That Describe Me/My Life! According to Jana’s website: “Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and…

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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon TCL's Spell the Month in Books #34 - April 2026! Thanks to Jana @ Reviews from the Stacks for this month's theme of Easter or Pastel Colors (which I'm using with my own twists) and this fun, monthly #bookmeme #SpelltheMonth #bookX #booklists #BookTwitter

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TCL’s Spell the Month in Books #34 – April 2026!

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 pla…

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#Bookthreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon A Very Irish Story - my #bookreview for "Shibby Magee" by Carrie Kabak, on my #bookblog here. Thanks Corbyn Books and Carrie for offering me the ARC of this truly lovely book. #histficreadingchallenge
#2026NewReleaseChallenge #FridayFiction #FictionFriday

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A Very Irish Story.

Book Review for “Shibby Magee” by Carrie Kabak. Summary: “When their bold and brassy mother, Vera Coffey, disappears after declaring she was born into Ireland’s Traveller community, a traditi…

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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon TCL's Shelf Control #24 - Pity the Poor Book. This weekly #bookmeme looks at unread books on our shelves to decide whether we'll read them or get rid of them. Thanks, Lisa @reader_bsf for #ShelfControl and Literary Potpourri's @MallikaRamacha1 for hosting.

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TCL’s Shelf Control #24 – Pity the Poor Book.

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 (sugge…

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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon Hm... maybe I should visit again? My #bookreview for "Apple of My Eye" by Helene Hanff. This is a real #BeatTheBacklist book that is out of my comfort zone being non-fiction, as well as about New York City, which isn't my thing! #OOCZ2026 #2026BookishBooks

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Hm… maybe I should visit again?

Book Review for “Apple of My Eye” by Helene Hanff. Summary: “A celebration of her life-long love for New York, Hanff embarked on this project as an assignment, and realized she had not been t…

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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon TCL's #6Degrees of Separation for April 4, 2026. Find out how I went from "The Correspondent" by Virginia Evans to #MyFriends by Fredrik Backman on my #bookblog here. Thanks again to KateW @ Books are My Favourite and Best, for this monthly #bookmeme!

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TCL’s #6Degrees of Separation for April 4, 2026.

From “The Correspondent” by Virginia Evans to “My Friends” by Fredrik Backman. This is a monthly link-up hosted by Kate at Books Are My Favourite and Best. Each month a book…

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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon TCL's #ThrowbackThursday and #LinkParty #74 - April 2-29, 2026. This time I remember a #bookreview of a Passover holiday relevant mystery novel! Remember, if you have a #bookblog, you are welcome to join in this #bookmeme any day of the week, all month long.

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TCL’s #ThrowbackThursday and #LinkParty #74 – April 2-29, 2026.

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 …

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#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon Announcement: TCL's #2026NewReleaseChallenge Q2 Link Party OPENS Tomorrow! Join the year-long challenge devised by Brandee & Linda of (un)Conventional Bookworms, and add your new released #bookreviews to my Link party starting tomorrow, April 1 through June 30.

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Announcement: TCL’s #2026NewReleaseChallenge Q2 Link Party OPENS Tomorrow!

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 Lind…

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#Bookthreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon TCL's #SomethingDifferent Sunday #30 - AaahCHOO! Time for an update on my pottery and stained glass classes. No update on bread baking, because Passover is coming, but I do have a relevant book for this holiday, to keep this post literary! Happy #Pesach!

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TCL’s #SomethingDifferent Sunday #30 – AaahCHOO!

Time for an update on my Pottery and Stained Glass classes. No update on my bread baking, however, since Passover is coming, and I’m not allowed to eat bread during the holiday!

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#Bookthreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon The Strongs and the Weaknesses. My #bookreview for #TheMoonshineWomen by Michelle Collins Anderson, on my #bookblog now. Thanks John Scognamiglio Books for the ARC of this #womensfiction #novel via @NetGalley #histficreadingchallenge #2026NewReleaseChallenge

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The Strongs and the Weaknesses.

Book Review for “The Moonshine Women” by Michelle Collins Anderson. Summary: “Every batch of Strong moonshine has its own special flavor, thanks to the secret ingredients that matriarch Lidy …

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