This is the second opportunity I have had to participate in a blog tour. For those of you unfamiliar with the concept, a blog tour is a devise used to spread the word about a new book. Boggers, such as myself, are invited to participate by reviewing a certain book and posting those reviews at about the same time. For more information about the blog tour and the opportunity to win some cool prizes, check out the details at the end of this review.
Chocolate Roses. When I first heard the name of Joan Sowards newest book I knew I wanted to read it. It sounds decadent and sweet and romantic. And when I saw the cover, a partially opened box of chocolates, well I was hooked.
This sweet inspiration is an LDS parody of the classic novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Janie Rose Whitaker is a chocolatier, a candy artisan and an expert in all things related to cocoa. In her shop Chocolate Art Forever, Janie controls everything about her creamy concoctions, from hand roasting and grinding the beans to designing the clever molds that make her confections so unique. By far their most popular offering is the single chocolate rose, resting in a long tissue filled gift box just like a real long stemmed rose.
It is, in fact, the chocolate rose that brings Roger Wentworth, a handsome man without a wedding ring, into the shop every Tuesday morning.
Janie is single, and has, over the past few months, fallen head over heels in love with Roger. But despite her ardent feelings, she has yet to start up a conversation with the man who orders a single chocolate rose each week to be delivered to the mysterious Winnie at the local mental institution.
If you’re familiar with the original story, you can take it from there.
Soward adds a lot of fun characters her version. Take Flo for example, a huge Great Dane who shares Janie’s single apartment. And all the employees of Chocolate Art Forever who are unique and full of personality. And if Jane Eyre had been LDS her relief society would have been very much like the one in the nosey ward Janie attends.
Chocolate Roses is a fun read, just like Soward’s popular ghost mystery Haunts Haven that came out last year. The novel runs 225 pages, and packed with humor, suspense and romance. Plus there is the chocolate. In fact, I recommend you make sure you have some on hand before you even open the first page.
You will laugh, cry, and crave chocolate as you read this LDS parody of the classic novel Jane Eyre.
Win either a copy of the book (2 winners) or this fabulous apron created by Joan!
your blog profile) and answer the following question.
What's your favorite type of
chocolate: white, dark, or milk?
July 26
Nichole Giles--Random-ish by Nichole
Joyce DiPastena--JDP News
July 27
Deanne Blackhurst--Annie Speaks Her Mind
Tristi Pinkston--*Tristi Pinkston
July 28
Taffy Lovell--Taffy's Candy
Alison Palmer--Tangled Words and Dreams
July 29
Ronda Gibb Hinrichsen--The Write Blocks
C.S. Bezas--For the Love of the Written Word
July 30
Sheila Stayley--Why Not? Because I Said So!
LDSWomen's Book Review
August 2
Kerry Blair--Now & Here
Marsha Ward--Writer in the Pines
August 3
Kaylee Baldwin--Kaylee Baldwin
Amy Orton--Amesbury Reads
August 4
Anna del C.--Anna del C. Dye's Blog
Laurie Lewis--A View from the Other Side
August 5
Valerie Ipson--Of Writerly Things
Anna Arnett--Insights and Ramblings from Anna Arnett
August 6
Lynn Parsons --Danyelle Ferguson--Queen of the Clan
Chocolate Roses can be purchased
from Deseret Books, Amazon.com
5 comments:
milk - dark may be better for me, but it is too strong!
Milk, of course, although I do eat more dark, because it is guilt free. :)
The story sounds darling, and I'd love to win a copy for myself! I'd have to have a box of chocolates alongside me while I read, of course.
I love Jane Eyre and I love Dark chocolate. Especially when it's covering almonds.
i love milk chocolate
I love milk chocolates!
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