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Mystery, Mayans and Mayhem: Looking for chocolate, love and an international art thief in all the wrong places.
Chocolate addict Kalena Boyko wasn't prepared for this. Heading to work at Canada's largest museum as an administrator, she hoped for quiet and uninterrupted access to her secret chocolate stash. Instead she's assigned to manage the high-profile Treasures of the ...more
Chocolate addict Kalena Boyko wasn't prepared for this. Heading to work at Canada's largest museum as an administrator, she hoped for quiet and uninterrupted access to her secret chocolate stash. Instead she's assigned to manage the high-profile Treasures of the ...more
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This book makes me giggle helplessly at times and also keeps me completely absorbed - the pace is just right. Even non-chocoholics would be swept along (and perhaps tempted) and for anyone with the slightest susceptibility, well, I hope you have some in the house.
I defy anyone to read this book and not feel better and more cheerful for having done so, even if they do also feel fuller ;) I'm looking forward to the next instalment. ...more
I defy anyone to read this book and not feel better and more cheerful for having done so, even if they do also feel fuller ;) I'm looking forward to the next instalment. ...more
The perfect anecdote to yet another cloudy wet Sunday afternoon. Mystery, intrigue, a quirky heroine and a love of chocolate....deliciously good fun!
Suspense, Humor, Mystery, A Dashing Englishmen, A Flattering Younger Man, the Wonder of a Museum's Backstage, and Chocolate... what's not to love about this story!
Luba Lesychyn is an extremely talented writer. She understands how to dangle details in ways that have you looking forward to more excitement, without anxiety. She's a comfort writer. Pull up a cozy blanket and dive right in. I immersed myself reading her pages at night, after a day of work... shunning the rest of the real world, and ...more
Luba Lesychyn is an extremely talented writer. She understands how to dangle details in ways that have you looking forward to more excitement, without anxiety. She's a comfort writer. Pull up a cozy blanket and dive right in. I immersed myself reading her pages at night, after a day of work... shunning the rest of the real world, and ...more
Kalena is a fun main character to follow. At times she presents as a ditzy woman who's love for chocolate stands in the way of everything else in her life. At other times she is the strong museum administrator who is able to handle all the problems thrown at her as the Mayan exhibit comes to her museum.
Throughout it all Kalena is surrounded by men that love her and hate her. Geoffrey is a rich, sexy administrator from the London office. Kalena spends a glorious few days with him in London only ...more
Throughout it all Kalena is surrounded by men that love her and hate her. Geoffrey is a rich, sexy administrator from the London office. Kalena spends a glorious few days with him in London only ...more
I love museums, a good mystery novel, especially one about an international art heist and chocolate, not necessarily in this particular order. A difficult request to fulfill, I know, but I got it all in Theft by Chocolate! While the book is mainly fiction the heist reference at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is real. The thief was never apprehended and the stolen gems (opals) appeared many years later in Hong Kong on the black market. Hmmm...with every page the mystery darkens and so does the ch
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I loved reading Theft By Chocolate! It was well written, funny, and a good mystery. The author's descriptions of Toronto and London were wonderful and I felt like I was there with Kalena, the heroine, as she chased suspects by taxi or walked miles in spiked heels with heavy suitcase in tow. There is also a little romance that happens (all closed door), enough to satisfy this romance reader.
And did I mention the chocolate? Kalena is addicted and we share that addiction with her throughout the sto ...more
And did I mention the chocolate? Kalena is addicted and we share that addiction with her throughout the sto ...more
This book was funny and light a fun read for Summer. I found that I wanted to eat more chocolate when I was reading tho. I review the book on my blog here if you want to read more and get a good brownie recipe.
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I really thought this was going to be a slam-dunk read. I mean, first off - chocolate?! Hello?? I love chocolate. Second it's set in a fictionalized version of the museum in my city - the Royal Ontario Museum, which I also love. And yet . . . it just didn't work for me. I didn't end up finishing this.
I gave the book to page 100 which is nearly a third, so I feel I was more than reasonable in giving this the chance to grab me.
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I gave the book to page 100 which is nearly a third, so I feel I was more than reasonable in giving this the chance to grab me.
Re: the chocolate-loving main character; the constant mentions of choco ...more
I live in Toronto, near Yorkville, and spend time at the museum this is based on so when I saw the author at Word on the Street I had to buy her books. I have to say that I did find Kalena a little annoying with her chocolate obsession, evn though I am myself a chocoholic, but over all the book was fun.
I thought I had things figured out and although I did know Richard Pritchard was a bad guy I did not figure out what he was up to.
This was a fun book and I will read the next in the series.
I thought I had things figured out and although I did know Richard Pritchard was a bad guy I did not figure out what he was up to.
This was a fun book and I will read the next in the series.
A fun little read. It was neat to see settings around the ROM that I have a passing familiarity with. I enjoyed it enough I'll read the next one as well. As an added bonus, while Googling something I'd read in the book I learned that the ROM has an online visual database of its collections. I'll be looking into those in the future too.
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I read this book for a book club and I look forward to the food at our meeting with great anticipation. If the book hadn't been chosen by a good friend, I would not have finished this book. However, the author does write well, I learned some things about museums, and I craved chocolate for several weeks.
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More like a 2.5. Figured it would be fun with the ROM and chocolate, but I found Kalena more irritating than amusing, though there were some good bits.[ETA] Figured out the problem last night—most of the humour is physical, slapstick even, which I’ve never been fond of...
A bit like a w network movie, cute but unreal. The fact that it’s based in Toronto was interesting to follow along with.
4.5 stars.
Theft By Chocolate is a hilarious romp through Canada and London as we follow the adventures of Kalena Boyko, museum consultant, as she tries to unravel the suspicious actions of her colleague, Richard Pritchard. Is he really trying to steal from the Treasures of the Maya exhibit, or is he just a soulless jerk? Along with her (dare I say) sidekicks, Marco and Geoffrey, Kalena is determined to find out and save the Museum's reputation.
Luba Lesychyn creates a perfect mix of humor, romanc ...more
Theft By Chocolate is a hilarious romp through Canada and London as we follow the adventures of Kalena Boyko, museum consultant, as she tries to unravel the suspicious actions of her colleague, Richard Pritchard. Is he really trying to steal from the Treasures of the Maya exhibit, or is he just a soulless jerk? Along with her (dare I say) sidekicks, Marco and Geoffrey, Kalena is determined to find out and save the Museum's reputation.
Luba Lesychyn creates a perfect mix of humor, romanc ...more
I don't read cozy mysteries so don't know where these fall in the spectrum... All I do know is that I enjoyed this story. Still days later, the main character Kalena talks in my head. And I wonder what she's up to next. Hope the author has another story about Kalena and her museum capers on the works! I should add that I also enjoyed the setting of Toronto and the rarified air of a national museum. Also loved the European angle. I could relate to Kalena's 40 year old body issues and digged her c
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I received this book through the first-reads program. Kalena is a museum worker with an addiction for chocolate so one can imagine her excitement when her museum is going to show the world's oldest piece of chocolate and her terror when it ends up going missing. She is the main character- sassy, smart, and spontaneous.
There is plenty of good mystery in this book as the reader learns of characters' secretive back-stories and obscure current actions, the different men vying for Kalena's attention ...more
There is plenty of good mystery in this book as the reader learns of characters' secretive back-stories and obscure current actions, the different men vying for Kalena's attention ...more
Since I work in a museum myself, I wasn't sure what to expect from this book, but it was a fun read. It is fast-paced and entertaining, and gives the reader a glimpse "behind-the-scenes" in a big museum. The main character is someone you would like to meet, and her obsession with chocolate adds to her quirky personality. By the end of the book, you are hoping that the story will be turned into a movie. You can imagine it up on the big screen. Looking forward to a sequel.
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Comparing previous book that I read 'Already Home' and this one - I enjoy reading this book more. It's lighter, funner and doesn't make you cry. I like Kalina, her chocolate addiction and obsession is similar to my coffee obsession. Of course you only notice how bad you are when you read about other addict...
p.s. looking forward to the next book about Kalina (hope there will be one).
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p.s. looking forward to the next book about Kalina (hope there will be one).
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3.5 stars. A fun mystery with a quirky protagonist. Her obsession with chocolate caused me to raid my own dark chocolate stash more than a couple times. I enjoyed reading a book that takes place in Toronto in a museum that is obviously modeled after the ROM, one of my favourite places in the city.
Sep 17, 2013
Martha Fergusson
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A funny light read that reminded me of all things Toronto- Ontario. It was a great read and enjoyable for a summer afternoon.
I would give it as a gift with toblerone and other chocolate delights As a read you want some it handy..
I would give it as a gift with toblerone and other chocolate delights As a read you want some it handy..
I wanted to give it a three star rating but settled on a two. The story was a bit spastic for me and well I felt some plot lines were good but others were introduced and dropped or interrupted the flow. I did enjoy the museum setting.
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Luba grew up in the Hamilton, Ontario area. Soon after finishing her graduate studies at McMaster University in history, Luba landed on the doorstep of Canada’s largest museum, the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto where she worked for more than 20 years.
Moving from positions in the Education and Programs Departments to the Museum’s consulting branch, she concluded her career at the institution in ...more
Moving from positions in the Education and Programs Departments to the Museum’s consulting branch, she concluded her career at the institution in ...more
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