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The Chocolate Lovers' Club
Forget diamonds, chocolate is a girl’s best friend
Some women are addicted to shopping, others can’t get enough of champagne.
Some like to curl up with a good book, and others want a night out on the town.
But there’s just one thing Lucy Lombard can’t live without, and that’s chocolate—rich, creamy, sweet, delicious chocolate.
For her there’s no substitute. There’s nothing it
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Published
February 8th 2007
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(first published 2007)
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Imagine if someone told you they were going to give you a beautiful, ribbon-tied box of Godiva chocolates (or better, handmade, fresh cream-filled Mozarts flown over from Vienna that day), you'd be really looking forward to that. Imagine then if with a bright smile, they gave you a family-size bag of Hershey's Assorted Miniatures instead. There would definitely be some disappointment there, eh?
And so there is in this book. It's not Godiva, not even Lindt, it's a collection of stories, Snickers,...more
And so there is in this book. It's not Godiva, not even Lindt, it's a collection of stories, Snickers,...more
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These club books are always pretty formulaic and twee on the downside, however fun and addictive on the up.
episode 1 - white choc layer cake
episode 2 - choc charlotte
episode 3 - chocolate almond torte
episode 4 - chocolate mousse cake
episode 5 - Chocolate Brazilnut Cake
These club books are always pretty formulaic and twee on the downside, however fun and addictive on the up.
episode 1 - white choc layer cake episode 2 - choc charlotte episode 3 - chocolate almond torte episode 4 - chocolate mousse cake episode 5 - Chocolate Brazilnut Cake
The book The Chocolate Lovers' Club is definitely a 'chick' novel. This book will appeal to readers who enjoy that genre. I enjoy a 'chick' novel once in a while and this one did have some good points. It is a story of the lives of 4 very different women whose common bonds are their love of chocolate and loyalty to each other. Whenever one of them has a crisis of some type in her life, they meet together to share, comfort, and advise the woman currently suffering. What I did like about the book...more
Un romanzo d'evasione al 100%, quindi non aspettatevi credibilità o personaggi sottilmente sfaccettati, più che altro qui si parla di cioccolato, di amore e di amicizia. Il collante che unisce le quattro protagoniste di questo libro è infatti il cioccolato in tutte le sue declinazioni. Gli amori sono quelli sfortunati o inesistenti a causa dei quali le ragazze hanno un sistema molto pratico: un sms che recita "emergenza cioccolato" le richiama tutte al "Paradiso del cioccolato" un posto che non...more
Books about “clubs” seem to be trendy as of late. Throw a word that girls like in front of it (shoes, chocolate, knitting) and you have a bestseller all wrapped up. Girls with issues all meet up to discuss them. The book does center around one girl who is taking a long time to get over her long time boyfriend. The best part was when the girls get back at some dude who stole from one of the girls in the group. She slept with him and he steals all her jewellery and money and the girls set him up t...more
I am a self confessed chocoholic and when looking for a new book in the library in the week how could I walk over Carole Mathews The Chocolate Lovers Club. I also saw whilst I was there The chocolate lovers diet by the same author and I wasn't sure which one to pick up. I am lucky I picked this one up as the Chocolate lovers diet I have now found out is a carry on from this book.
I have previously read a book by Carole Mathews and I have to admit I was really not a fan, but with a title like thi...more
I have previously read a book by Carole Mathews and I have to admit I was really not a fan, but with a title like thi...more
This was the perfect book to read on my vacation to Hilton Head two weeks ago. It was pretty much the same idea as "The Friday Night Knitting Club", but with chocolate instead of knitting.
Four women meet in London at a cafe called Chocolate Heaven and develop a friendship because of their love of chocolate. They are all very different types of women. Kind of the main character is Lucy, and her story is told in the first person. Her story/situation is pretty funny, and it's like a romantic-comed...more
Four women meet in London at a cafe called Chocolate Heaven and develop a friendship because of their love of chocolate. They are all very different types of women. Kind of the main character is Lucy, and her story is told in the first person. Her story/situation is pretty funny, and it's like a romantic-comed...more
Aug 24, 2009
Deirdre
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I love chocolate and I love good chick-lit, especially of the British variety, so I was ready and excited to dive in to this potentially delicious read. Unfortunately, good chocolate just isn't enough to carry a story when the characters are vapid, shallow and seem completely implausible as actual human beings.
The book definitely has some redeeming and hilarious moments - a fabulous break-up revenge scene and a plot-turned-caper to retrieve Chantal's stolen jewels - but it was so hard for me no...more
The book definitely has some redeeming and hilarious moments - a fabulous break-up revenge scene and a plot-turned-caper to retrieve Chantal's stolen jewels - but it was so hard for me no...more
This book sounded like the perfect light read for my vacation- a tight group of friends bonding over exotic chocolates and tales of woe should be an automatic chick-lit home run. Unfortunately, this book was more a swing and a miss to me because the main protagonist Lucy was clearly more caricature than character.
I would like to believe that no self-respecting young woman would truly be so proud of her ability to stick with a serial cheater of a boyfriend. I would like to believe no self-respect...more
I would like to believe that no self-respecting young woman would truly be so proud of her ability to stick with a serial cheater of a boyfriend. I would like to believe no self-respect...more
Apr 24, 2012
Chiara (Oscuro y Seductor Romance)
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3,5 de 5 puntos
Lo primero es aconsejar que si vais a leer el libro tengáis a mano una buena dosis de chocolate porque os entrarán unas ganas enormes de comerlo. El libro está repleto de menciones constantes a él y no es para menos cuando en el propio título nos da una pista de lo que nos vamos a encontrar.
Viviremos con cuatro amigas,Nadia,Chantal, Autumn y la protagonista, Lucy, aventuras que no imaginarías te ocurrieran en tu propia vida. No digo que no sean creíbles porque yo conozco a mucha g...more
Lo primero es aconsejar que si vais a leer el libro tengáis a mano una buena dosis de chocolate porque os entrarán unas ganas enormes de comerlo. El libro está repleto de menciones constantes a él y no es para menos cuando en el propio título nos da una pista de lo que nos vamos a encontrar.
Viviremos con cuatro amigas,Nadia,Chantal, Autumn y la protagonista, Lucy, aventuras que no imaginarías te ocurrieran en tu propia vida. No digo que no sean creíbles porque yo conozco a mucha g...more
I decided to review both books together as I read them one after another and I also believe them to just be one continuing story. They were at best okay. I found the main character Lucy to be quite irritating. A woman who never really finds herself and relies on her happiness and success to derive from men. That being said, none of the women in this book are that inspiring. The closest would be Autumn but for most of the books she spends her time being a doormat for her drug addicted brother. Ch...more
The title is pretty self-explanatory - it's a club devised by the main character, Lucy, for her and all her fabulous friendos, to go whenever they need to escape their horrible lives ridden with debt, cheating bastards, drug-addled family members, gambling spouses, and office crushes. So what is this panacea, you ask? This miraculous cure-all of all womanly ails? Well, of course - it's chocolate.
You know what you're getting into on the very first page when you think that Lucy's doing drugs or ha...more
You know what you're getting into on the very first page when you think that Lucy's doing drugs or ha...more
Aug 28, 2011
Deviki
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I really wanted to like this novel. Who doesn't like the idea of chocolate. In reality, as should be, the chocolate wasn't the star of the novel. The story centered around the lives of four women, and the complicated relationships they had with their husbands, boyfriends, or family.
The two married women had seriously flawed relationships with their husbands. I think that these were realistic situations, but overblown in the case of the couple not having sex, which drove the wife to illicit sexu...more
The two married women had seriously flawed relationships with their husbands. I think that these were realistic situations, but overblown in the case of the couple not having sex, which drove the wife to illicit sexu...more
Tenemos a este grupo de cuatro amigas, quienes a pesar de todos los problemas de sus vidas, hay algo que la une y que las relaja: El chocolate.
El personaje central es Lucy, una mujer de treinta años quien parece poseer la maldición de la infidelidad, pues todos los hombres con los que ha salido han terminado poniéndole los cuernos y ahora, cuando por fin tiene a su apuesto jefe Aiden Holby babeando por ella aparece Marcus, su antiguo ex novio con el cual tiene cinco años de historia y en una nav...more
El personaje central es Lucy, una mujer de treinta años quien parece poseer la maldición de la infidelidad, pues todos los hombres con los que ha salido han terminado poniéndole los cuernos y ahora, cuando por fin tiene a su apuesto jefe Aiden Holby babeando por ella aparece Marcus, su antiguo ex novio con el cual tiene cinco años de historia y en una nav...more
Four friends have joined together to form an exclusive group called the Chocolate Lover's Club. The only rule pretty much is that you have to be willing to drop everything if someone is in need of a supporting shoulder and of course...chocolate! Now that you now the rule, let me introduce you to the ladies. First there is Lucy Lombard. She is the founding member of the club and a fan of anything chocolate. Next comes Autumn, who's darkest desires can only be clamed by rich, dark chocolate. Then...more
I have always liked Carole Matthews. She writes enjoyable dialogue between characters. It was hard to believe that the main character, Lucy Lombard, would be attractive to all these good looking guys especially when she eats chocolate like water and does not have a chance to exercise.
Lucy is in a no win relationship with Marcus who at the beginning of the book is found cheating with another woman. He explains to Lucy that when the relationship with Lucy gets too comfortable, Marcus freaks and...more
Lucy is in a no win relationship with Marcus who at the beginning of the book is found cheating with another woman. He explains to Lucy that when the relationship with Lucy gets too comfortable, Marcus freaks and...more
It took me a while to get interested in this book and then a while longer to finish it. I loved how these 4 ladies got together over chocolate in a chocolate shop to discuss their lives and problems. But I really didn't think any of the ladies would really have anything in common with each other. Their friendship just didn't seem possible. The problems and adventures each person got themselves into seemed possible but do people really share their most stupid and embrassing moments with such unli...more
The whole time I was reading this book I was thinking two things: "Haven't I read this book before? and Wouldn't some chocolate be nice right now?" The book was Friday Night Knitting Club but set in a chocolate shop in London (run by two hilarious gay guys, natch) and with Bridget Jones as the main character. The other women in the club were stock characters: sexually frustrated middle aged American who turns to a male prostitute named Jazz (who hasn't done that!); do-gooder rich girl who works...more
Chicklit about chocolate... a golden combination for sure. And as the title promisses, this is an entertaining read about four women who get toghether in a coffeehouse slash chocolaterie, which is positively to die for. They share laughs and tears and complain about men, so nothing new there. Of course there is some romantic action of the 'romantic spark - misunderstanding - all will fail - surprising turn - all is well'-kind. The four main characters cover a good deal of the usual types (perfec...more
This book basically represents four women who love one thing CHOCOLATE. Every one of the is complete different, except for the chocolate bit. Lucy Lombard can't resist it - rich, creamy, sweet, delicious chocolate. The other three members are Autumn, Nadia and Chantal. That said you can guess what there club is called, yes, the Chocolate Lovers Club. With a cheating boyfriend who promises he'll change, a flirtatious boss, a gambling husband and a loveless marriage there is one thing that can cur...more
Feb 07, 2012
Laura
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3 of 5 stars
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carole-matthews
Ok so it was the chocolate in the title that drew me to pick up the book. And there was certainly a lot of talk about chocolate in the book. Found my chocolate consumption went up as I was reading the book.
I felt the book was a slow starter but it picked up in the second half and became a book I did not want to put down. The story at times was sometimes a bit unbelievable, but it was a work of fiction so go along with it and it becomes a great read.
The story centres around 4 women and their sha...more
I felt the book was a slow starter but it picked up in the second half and became a book I did not want to put down. The story at times was sometimes a bit unbelievable, but it was a work of fiction so go along with it and it becomes a great read.
The story centres around 4 women and their sha...more
May 01, 2013
Denisa
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This was by far the worst, weakest, stupidest book I ever read in my life. Imagine reading a book where you have the most predictable and stereotypical cast of characters, who live the most uninteresting lives and make the most predictable decisions in absolutely inane situations who constantly stuff their faces with chocolate and you wonder "how are they not morbidly obese or suffering from diabetes", then The Chocolate Lovers' Club is your best choice. I'm sorry I wasted so many hours reading...more
What can I say?? - Sex and the City meets Stephanie Plum. In fact, by the time I was finished I could map the 4 main "Chocolate" characters to the 4 Sex and the City girls. And provide, similarities on the relationships/events/mishaps between the Chocolate Girls and Sex and the City Girls and Stephanie Plum. Even down to Lucy going down under as Carrie went to Paris. I can only imagine it will turn out better for Lucy. So... all in and all --- it was light reading and if you liked Sex and the Ci...more
This is the best novel I've read so far...first thing is because of the chocolate thing...and second, is the storyline...not too heavy or messy, just nice and the flow is very smooth...
The core story is entertaining in that British chick lit kind of way, but the chocolate schtick gets really old.
I spent most of the book trying to figure out which character I am most like. I don't quite relate to any of the characters right now in my life but, definitely have in the past (Autumn and Lucy) and hope I do not in the future (Chantal and Nadia).
I felt there should have been one more chapter, kind of like a one year later Chocolate Lover' Club gathering, where the girl's get together and update each other on how their lives are going.
I did love the last page where each girl picks a chocolate....more
I felt there should have been one more chapter, kind of like a one year later Chocolate Lover' Club gathering, where the girl's get together and update each other on how their lives are going.
I did love the last page where each girl picks a chocolate....more
The story centers on four different women who are brought together by their love of chocolate. It's a story about love, friendship, life's hurdles and of course, chocolate. Think 'Bridget Jones' Diary' meets 'Sex and the City'.
For someone like me, who doesn't read chick novels very often, this one was a very enjoyable and easy read. With these kind of books I find them being a lot more entertaining if you can apply some of the situations from it to your own life. The good thing is you don't have...more
For someone like me, who doesn't read chick novels very often, this one was a very enjoyable and easy read. With these kind of books I find them being a lot more entertaining if you can apply some of the situations from it to your own life. The good thing is you don't have...more
This was a good "beach read" book. Stanton actually picked this book out for me when he was at the library, because he knows how much I love chocolate :) My one confusion/complaint with the book is that the women in this book eat all kinds of chocolate, from gourmet to Twix ... As someone who is a little bit of a chocolate snob, I really can't imagine eating a Twix bar after eating something more Vosges quality. That really seems unrealistic to me ... but that's just my opinion on chocolate and...more
An enjoyable read. It can become a little too complicated at times as there are four main characters each with their own love life and problems!
The central character Lucy Lombard was like-able if a little whiny and often a pretty pathetic excuse for a modern woman - she is always at the mercy of her more knowledgeable and competent men-folk friends which irked me a little.
The ending was enjoyable and it did leave me wanting to find out about what happens with Crush! The love story between Lucy a...more
The central character Lucy Lombard was like-able if a little whiny and often a pretty pathetic excuse for a modern woman - she is always at the mercy of her more knowledgeable and competent men-folk friends which irked me a little.
The ending was enjoyable and it did leave me wanting to find out about what happens with Crush! The love story between Lucy a...more
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Carole Matthews is an international bestselling author of hugely successful romantic comedy novels. Her unique sense of humour has won her legions of fans and critical acclaim all over the world.
A Minor Indiscretion and A Compromising Position both reached the Top 5 in the Sunday Times bestseller chart in the UK. You Drive Me Crazy reached number 8 in the original fiction charts. The novel Welcom...more
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