The Chocolate Lovers' Christmas

By: Carole Matthews

Narrated by: Lucy Price-Lewis

Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's Summary

Christmas is just around the corner, but the women of The Chocolate Lovers' Club have more to worry about than present shopping....

Lucy loves running Chocolate Heaven, but she hasn't spent time with her boyfriend, Aiden, in weeks. And then her ex-fiance turns up, and things become even more complicated. Nadia hasn't let herself get close to a man in a long time, yet she can't help feeling drawn to Jacob. Will he be her last chance for a happy ending?

Chantal and her husband, Ted, are besotted with their baby daughter, Lana - but she's not sure that's enough to base a marriage on. Autumn is dealing with a tragedy that has hit too close to home. But when she doesn't get the support she needs from her fiance, will she look elsewhere for comfort? Can friendship overcome all in...The Chocolate Lovers' Christmas?

©2015 Carole Matthews (P)2015 Isis Audiobooks

Critic Reviews

"I'm a Carole Matthews addict!" (Mary Berry)

"So warm, so festive." (Jenny Colgan)

"A wonderful story of friendship and romance." (Katie Fforde)

"Fabulously enjoyable...full of heart and fun." (Milly Johnson)

A bit disappointed

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I would change how Lucy was portrayed in Book 3. She seemed to have ended on a stronger note in Book 2 than how she was portrayed in this book in regards to Marcus.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

I wish the narrator (which I normally love) would have stuck with the voices she gave Lucy and Chantal in Books 1 and 2. In Book 3, Lucy had a bit of a squeaky/whiny voice, and Chantal had an English accent she didn't have in the first 2 books (considering she was an American).

Love it

I feel part of the story like I am ‘part of the Chocolate Lover’s Club”. Wonderfully written but thoroughly enjoy the audio !

What happened to Chantalle?

I enjoyed the continuation of the story, there weren't really any surprises though.

Almighty cock up with the character's accents though. In first two books, both narrated by LPL, Chantalle had a very distinct American accent with a slight husk to her voice, in this she sounds like some sort of dreadful parody of a haughty English toff, it was a little off-putting to say the least. Chantalle was my favourite character in the first two books but her voice was like nails down a blackboard in this story.

Easy read

This was a great book and so easy to listen too. I have already pre ordered the follow on book. These sort of books are all very predictable but lovely stories.

A comforting story

A pleasant easy-going story that's calming and enjoyable. A classic chick-lit story which is read clearly and worth the listen

Basic story, basic characters

I've still got 4 hours to go and I'm debating whether it's worth finishing, none of the characters are likeable, storyline is predictable and I'm not really bothered how it will end. If you're hoping for a nice Christmas read I would give this one a miss.

Enjoyable

Pleasant but predictable. It was my first audible book and I did enjoy being read to as I drifted off to sleep or relaxed in the bath.

Story is sweet but a storyline that's similar to so many others.

Narrative was clear and well read .

Excellent story, poor narrator

Great story, was delighted it went on for 90+ chapters.
unfortunately the narrator portrayed a few characters as rather whiny which after a while became irritating.

predictable

from the start to finish you could second guess what was going to happen next. I didn't like the narrator you could barely tell the different characters apart. All in all very disappointing

Change of accent

Chantal and Ted change accent in this book from American to upper class British!! Still a fantastic series though.Im just going on to last book.

A new Chantelle

Where has Chantelle gone, I thought she was American, now she has an English accent!! Very strange!!!
Other than that, great narration with an escapism narrative.

super reading

I am working my way through the 4 books ,loving every minute. Love ,love all Caroles books.