The Chocolate Lovers' Club, with a title like that I just had to pick up and read this book. The cover, the title and the strapline - 'Forget diamonds - chocolate is a girl's best friend' all give a very clear indication of the kind of book this is. That's right, this is chick lit - a genre that although often predictable, if you're a fan like me, you can also find a comforting read. Carole Matthews has produced the ingredient that I think is vital for a good chick lit novel and that's a likeable main character who you actually care about. In this book it's Lucy Lombard. The story is based around Lucy and three friends, all of whom she met in her ...  Read the complete review

The Chocolate Lovers' Club is written by Carole Matthews and has the fantastic sentence on the cover: Forget Diamonds - chocolate is a girls' best friend. Written in 2007 this is a very modern fictional chic lit and was easy and enjoyable to read. The book follows the lives of 4 friends, who all met through their love of chocolate. Lucy is the main character of the book, and all chapters written about Lucy are told from her own perspective. We also have Chantal, Nadia and Autumn who are the other 3 friends. They believe there is nothing chocolate can't cure, from heartache to a headache. Whenever there is a crisis in any of their ...  Read the complete review

Introduction I got this book from my local library and finished reading it last night. I have never previously read any books from the author, but she has written several, including The Difference A Day Makes and All You Need Is Love. The Plot The book follows Lucy, Autumn, Nadia and Chantal. Together, the four women are the members of The Chocolate Lovers' Club and firmly believe that no crisis cannot be solved by chocolate. Lucy is in a relationship with her boss "Crush" (Aiden) who she strongly suspects is cheating on her while he is working in Australia and has a persistant ex-boyfriend in the form of womaniser Marcus. Autumn is a ...  Read the complete review