The Chocolate Lady's Book Reviews

#booksky 📚💙 #bookstodon TCL's #ThrowbackThursday and #LinkParty #78 - July 30-September 2, 2026. Once again, I'm remembering a #bookreview of a novel by one of my favorite authors! Remember, if you have a #bookblog, you are welcome to join this #bookmeme any day of the week, all month long.

The Surveying of Soil and Skin. My #bookreview for "Land" by Maggie O'Farrell, on my #bookblog now! What can I say... O'Farrell, right? That and OMG again, of course! #histficreadingchallenge #2026NewReleaseChallenge #20bos26 #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon #TuesdayBookBlog #booktwitter

#booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon TCL's #SomethingDifferent Sunday #33 & #LetsDiscuss2026 #9 - Missing in Action! If you don't know by now, my social media accounts were hacked. Here's what's happened, together with a discussion question about how it is impacting our book blogging, or not.

#booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon She Was One of Them - my #bookreview for "Suzanne" by Michael Sexton, on my #bookblog now. This #biographicalfiction novel is about Suzanne Valadon. Thanks to the author for sending me this book. #histficreadingchallenge #2026NewReleaseChallenge #2026ParisinJuly #20bos26

#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon TCL's WWW Wednesday #31 - July 22, 2026. While July has been busy, there seems to be a mid-summer lull in my ARC TBR list! I'm sure I can fill in the blanks, though. Thanks @SamAnnElizabeth of Taking on a World of Words for #WWWWednesday #bookmeme

#BookThreads #booksky 📚💙 #bookstodon TCL's #StackingtheShelves #3! July ARC Edition! I'm once again joining this #bookmeme, hosted by Marlene @ Reading Reality. You can too! Just post about your latest book hauls, how you got them, and why you to added them to your TBR lists!

#BookThreads #booksky 📚💙 #bookstodon TCL's #SomethingDifferent Saturday #32 - A Trifecta of Treats! Yes, I'm actually updating you on all THREE of my "hobbies" - #pottery, #stainedglass, and #breadbaking, along with something #literary to keep it relevant for a #bookblog! Stop by and take a look.

#BookThreads #booksky 📚💙 #bookstodon Gardens of Calm and Turbulence - my #bookreview for When Mikan Road Was Ours by D.K. Furutani, on my #bookblog here. Thanks to @AtriaBooks for the ARC of this debut novel via @NetGalley and @Edelweiss. #histficreadingchallenge #2026NewReleaseChallenge #20BOS26

#BookThreads #booksky 📚💙 #bookstodon TCL's #T5T - Top Five Tuesday #22 - July 14, 2026 - Aw... how sweet! Thanks to @Meghan_reads for this fun #booklist topic of my Top Five Books with Cute Covers! Mine is on my #bookblog now (and they're not all children's books, surprisingly). #TopFiveTuesday

#BookThreads #booksky 📚💙 #bookstodon TCL's #DiscussionSunday & #LetsDiscuss2026 #8, #LetsTalkBookish #1 - July 2026 - Getting Discussion Ready! This is the topic for July from Aria @ Book Nook Bits, and I decided to run with it! More about my discussion posting habits, on my #bookblog here!

#BookThreads #booksky 📚💙 #bookstodon TCL's Spell the Month in Books #37 -- July 2026! Thanks to Jana @ Reviews from the Stacks for this fun, monthly #bookmeme Since Jana just returned from her leave, we have another Freebie month. #SpelltheMonth #bookX #booklists #BookTwitter #bookX #bookfriday

#BookThreads #booksky 📚💙 #bookstodon Treading Water or Moving Forward? My #bookreview for "Man Overboard!" a novel by Kathleen Rooney on my #bookblog now. Thanks to @GalleryBooks for the @Edelweiss ARC of this very surprising #novel. #2026NewReleaseChallenge #20bos26

#BookThreads #booksky 📚💙 #bookstodon Race to the End of the Battle! My #bookreview for "Sparkling Cyanide" (aka Remembered Death) by @AgathaChristie on my #bookblog now! Finally, I finished my personal #BattleRace challenge, as well as #BeatTheBacklist #CloakDaggerChal #TheClassicsClub #20BOS26

#BookThreads #booksky 📚💙 #bookstodon TCL's #6Degrees of Separation for July 4, 2026. Find out how I went from "Yesteryear" by Caro Claire Burke to "Daisy Miller" by Henry James, on my #bookblog now. Thanks to KateW @ Books are My Favourite and Best, for my favorite, monthly #bookmeme!

#BookThreads #booksky 📚💙 #bookstodon TCL's #ThrowbackThursday and #LinkParty #77 - July 2-29, 2026. Once again, I'm remembering a #bookreview of a novel by one of my favorite authors! Remember, if you have a #bookblog, you are welcome to join this #bookmeme any day of the week, all month long.

#BookThreads #booksky 📚💙 #bookstodon Announcement: TCL's #2026NewReleaseChallenge Q3 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 Q3 Link party starting July 1 through September 30.

#BookThreads #booksky 📚💙 #bookstodon A Tough Neighbourhood - my #bookreview for "Brilliant Blue" by Karen Stevens on my #bookblog now! Thanks to Barbican Press for this surprizing collection of #shortstories via @Edelweiss about #workingclass Brits. #2026NewReleaseChallenge #20BOS26