The Chocolate Book Tag Challenge
I've been invited to write a blog post about books and chocolate. How can I resist?
I love chocolate and I love books, not sure which I love the most. Okay, maybe chocolate would win... but maybe books... You see the problem?
Thank you to author Susan Buchanan for tagging me in this challenge. You can read Susan's blog post here: http://susancbuchanan.blogspot.co.uk/...
So the rules are that you should choose between 6-8 chocolate bars or types of chocolate and link them to books you think they might be a good accompaniment for.
Here goes:
Killing Instinct: A Michael Sykora Novel
Darcia Helle's wonderful novel uncovers a very dark and murky underworld. This dark fiction suspense is surely suited to one of the darkest chocolates out there :)
Beyond the Veil - Omnibus Edition
J. Michael Radcliffe's brilliant trilogy contains wizards and witches from the Black Order who are skilled in the darkest of magic. This omnibus edition is suited to the Black Magic selection box as there are also some short stories included. Some of the characters are good characters and some are bad, so a box of chocolates seems to be an appropriate accompaniment.
The Avalon Trilogy
Julie Elizabeth Powell's enchanting Avalon trilogy contains lots of magic, so how about a selection box from The Magic Chocolate Company to accompany this series? It's a very colourful collection, and her books contain some very fun and colourful characters.
Fastian: An Edgeweir Tale
Jay Finn's characters go in search of a key in this first adventure in the series, so a chocolate key from Not On The High Street would be perfect.
Shadows of the Realm
This chocolate dragon could probably accompany J. Michael Radcliffe's Beyond the Veil trilogy as well :)
Dionne's wonderful fantasy adventure contains dragons galore, so this lovely handcrafted chocolate dragon would go very well as a snack to eat while you read.
Metallic Dreams
All you music fans out there might like to nibble on a novelty chocolate guitar from Yummies.com while you read this 'very metal' novel by Mark Rice.
Either Side of Midnight
This cleverly written thriller about twins Naomi and Annabel, would go very nicely with a Twix bar :)
Love & The Goddess
Last but not least, for this heavenly novel featuring no less than three goddesses, how about something from the Divine chocolate range? I would suggest some dark chocolate hearts as there's lots of romance between the pages :)
This challenge has been fun! I hope you liked my suggestions.
I'm now going to tag a few of my author friends:
Helle Gade, poet and photographer. Has written three fabulous collections of poetry and is a talented photographer, as well as a chocolate addict so I am sure her choices will be very interesting! Find out more about her on her blog: http://hellegade.wordpress.com/
J. Michael Radcliffe, writer of spellbinding fantasy fiction, and cat hoarder! You can find out more about him here: http://michaelradcliffe.wordpress.com/
Darcia Helle, talented author of suspense novels and short stories. Visit her blog here: http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/
Ben Ditmars, talented poet and author of novels and plays, you can find out more about Ben on his blog: http://niceoldspice.blogspot.co.uk/
Look out for their chocolate and book choices on their blogs soon!
I love chocolate and I love books, not sure which I love the most. Okay, maybe chocolate would win... but maybe books... You see the problem?
Thank you to author Susan Buchanan for tagging me in this challenge. You can read Susan's blog post here: http://susancbuchanan.blogspot.co.uk/...
So the rules are that you should choose between 6-8 chocolate bars or types of chocolate and link them to books you think they might be a good accompaniment for.
Here goes:
Killing Instinct: A Michael Sykora Novel
Darcia Helle's wonderful novel uncovers a very dark and murky underworld. This dark fiction suspense is surely suited to one of the darkest chocolates out there :)
Beyond the Veil - Omnibus Edition
J. Michael Radcliffe's brilliant trilogy contains wizards and witches from the Black Order who are skilled in the darkest of magic. This omnibus edition is suited to the Black Magic selection box as there are also some short stories included. Some of the characters are good characters and some are bad, so a box of chocolates seems to be an appropriate accompaniment.
The Avalon Trilogy
Julie Elizabeth Powell's enchanting Avalon trilogy contains lots of magic, so how about a selection box from The Magic Chocolate Company to accompany this series? It's a very colourful collection, and her books contain some very fun and colourful characters.
Fastian: An Edgeweir Tale
Jay Finn's characters go in search of a key in this first adventure in the series, so a chocolate key from Not On The High Street would be perfect.
Shadows of the Realm
This chocolate dragon could probably accompany J. Michael Radcliffe's Beyond the Veil trilogy as well :)
Dionne's wonderful fantasy adventure contains dragons galore, so this lovely handcrafted chocolate dragon would go very well as a snack to eat while you read.
Metallic Dreams
All you music fans out there might like to nibble on a novelty chocolate guitar from Yummies.com while you read this 'very metal' novel by Mark Rice.
Either Side of Midnight
This cleverly written thriller about twins Naomi and Annabel, would go very nicely with a Twix bar :)
Love & The Goddess
Last but not least, for this heavenly novel featuring no less than three goddesses, how about something from the Divine chocolate range? I would suggest some dark chocolate hearts as there's lots of romance between the pages :)
This challenge has been fun! I hope you liked my suggestions.
I'm now going to tag a few of my author friends:
Helle Gade, poet and photographer. Has written three fabulous collections of poetry and is a talented photographer, as well as a chocolate addict so I am sure her choices will be very interesting! Find out more about her on her blog: http://hellegade.wordpress.com/
J. Michael Radcliffe, writer of spellbinding fantasy fiction, and cat hoarder! You can find out more about him here: http://michaelradcliffe.wordpress.com/
Darcia Helle, talented author of suspense novels and short stories. Visit her blog here: http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/
Ben Ditmars, talented poet and author of novels and plays, you can find out more about Ben on his blog: http://niceoldspice.blogspot.co.uk/
Look out for their chocolate and book choices on their blogs soon!
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Tori wrote: "Inspired work, Maria. I love your choices and their yummy accompaniments. Now I don't need to feel guilty when I pair my two favourite things: eating chocolate with reading. The two are a natural c..."Hahaha!! You had me a bit worried there with the driving & reading!! ;)
I agree that the best and safest option is chocolate!!
You'll love Beyond The Veil :) xx
Great choices Maria, and since I actually have Mary's book, and still haven't read it (please don't kill me, Mary!) I am making that my next read. Now where can I get those Divine chocolates?!!
Susan wrote: "Great choices Maria, and since I actually have Mary's book, and still haven't read it (please don't kill me, Mary!) I am making that my next read. Now where can I get those Divine chocolates?!!"Thanks, Sooz! I loved Mary's book! I'm sure you will too :) Check out the Divine website: http://www.divinechocolate.com/uk/
I actually won a whole box of Divine chocolates in a competition a couple of years ago. They are delicious!!
Ben wrote: "I want that chocolate dragon."LOL It's great, isn't it? :)
Thank you for mentioning The Avalon Trilogy, great choice of chocolate!
Julie wrote: "Thank you for mentioning The Avalon Trilogy, great choice of chocolate!"Thanks, Julie! Brilliant trilogy :) x
Thank you for including Love & the Goddess in this delectable challenge. No Susan, I won't kill you. I have several books, including Sign of the Times on my kindle. Will get around to it soon :) x
Mary wrote: "Thank you for including Love & the Goddess in this delectable challenge. No Susan, I won't kill you. I have several books, including Sign of the Times on my kindle. Will get around to it soon :) x"Hahaha! It's always hard to find time to read all the books we want to read. I absolutely loved Love & the Goddess & hope this blog will help get the word out to a few new readers :)
Thanks so much for including my work, Maria! I so appreciate the kind words! :)And nothing goes better with reading than chocolate. I think I'll have to do a LOT of research before writing my blog post... *sneaks out to buy 50 lbs of chocolate*
:D
J. Michael wrote: "Thanks so much for including my work, Maria! I so appreciate the kind words! :)And nothing goes better with reading than chocolate. I think I'll have to do a LOT of research before writing my b..."
LOL yes, you'll need lots of chocolate to help you write your blog :) Looking forward to reading it!
Thank you so much Maria - you are an absolute treasure.
Mary wrote: "Thank you so much Maria - you are an absolute treasure."you're welcome xxx
Whereas.........
Eating a meal and simultaneously reading is tricky. This is well-tested, I assure you. Concentration is required for knife/fork use, which unavoidably drags the eyes away from the book/Kindle. Not ideal, especially at an exciting part (of the story - not the meal. You've never tried my cooking!!). Accidents can happen. Also, as one who has dropped books in the bath, this - though clearly very tempting - is far from a wise choice.
Then there's.......
Driving and reading! Well let's not go there. Red lights should not be an invitation to whip out the Kindle and frantically flick. No, no, no! Similarly, I find that ones spouse does require eye contact during special moments and not the sneaky reading of a couple of paragraphs behind his back!
So.......
I conclude that you have done some very important work on our behalf here, Maria, and I for one intend to honour your suggestions very fervently as soon as possible. I'm particularly attracted to the Beyond the Veil/Black Magic combo!! Very intriguing.