Well, I was today years old when I learned that Hallmark had a publishing company and that you could have the Hallmark Channel experience in a book, best news ever! I loved Sweeter Than Chocolate! It was the perfect escape when I was nursing post medical procedure pain and discomfort. It was like comfort food in a book, as all Hallmark stories are. Lizzie Shane gave me characters I could root for and delight in their love story unfolding. I loved watching them learn to believe in love and find their own HEA! It was narrated by audiobook pros Brittany Pressley and Andrew Eiden. I have listened to many books by both of them and they always do a great job. I'm not gonna lie, after my first book or 2 narrated by Andrew Eiden, I went looking for more to keep listening to his voice... Give yourself a treat and indulge in this sweet romance!

*I recieved this audio book as an ARC!*

I absolutely loved this book! It is a perfect read around Valentines Day, was exactly what I was looking for!!

The relationship between the two main characters was a perfect mix of grumpy/sunshine but in a way they were also super similar in their outlooks on love. It was a very realistic story of how they got together in the end, rather than a love at first site take.

All of the characters were great! I especially loved Nana and Georgie!

I definitely pulled out some great quotes to add to my reading journal!!

Such a good read and I will definitely recommend to others!

3.5! This was a super sweet story for Valentine’s Day! We have our FMC who runs her family chocolate shop, it has been in her family for years and she will do anything to keep her going. She also bakes the chocolates her self, but her Cupid chocolates have always been the big seller when it comes to Valentine’s Day as the legend goes if you eat one on February 14 you will find your true love. She is sceptical of this story always reminding her grandmother who loves to tell the story that it is not a guarantee thing but just a silly legend. But when her best friends who eats a chocolate and gets engaged tells her story on line the shop gets so much business with everyone hoping to find true love. This gets the attention of the local news and they send Dean down to do a story on it. Dean is use to doing stories about con artist and people who fraud others and has always been Leary of love after watching his parents fail over the years. But as he meets our FMC and hears all the stories from all the people who have ate the chocolates and found true love he starts to think differently but mostly it’s our FMC who has him thinking things about love he never thought before, and she is thinking them to but knows how he feels and doesn’t try to change his opinion. But as February 14 gets closer will they let their guard down and finally give in to the love they both deserve!

I adored this book! If you want a feel good romance look no further.

This story is told in dual POV with both a male and female narrator. Both narrators fit their perspective characters and did a good job telling the story.

This story was the perfect amount of sweet romance without being cheesy. I've been to Belgium and I especially enjoyed when it was mentioned. Belgian chocolate is delicious! The characters were lovable and I couldn't help but cheer for the main characters.

This is the perfect book for Valentine's Day! Or any day you need a good romance.

Dreamscape Media, Hallmark Publishing and NetGalley for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook.

I listened to the entire book in ONE day (plus simultaneously reading it)! This story is perfect for the month of February completely wrapped around Valentine’s Day, chocolate hearts, cupids & love. Heartwarming, feel good, descriptions so detailed about chocolate that the listener and/or reader can smell & taste the goodness. Descriptions of love & magic so powerful the listener and/or reader will fall in love with love & magic. Lizzie Shane always manages to delight with her stories of love & hope. I simply smiled in the end because it is absolutely perfect. Maybe chocolate cupids do bring love, maybe they don’t but after listening (and reading!) I am absolutely willing to believe in the magic.

This book was magical. I absolutely loved Lucy as her cute chocolate shop that was passed down to her. I loved Lucy's relationship with her family and friends, especially her grandma. At first, I wasn't the biggest fan of dean however I definitely warmed to him as he became more the rude news broadcaster. This story was cute and sweet without being overbearing or cheesy. I loved lucy and dean as a couple and their sweet romance. This book was the perfect read for valentines day and now I just want to go watch the hallmark movie.

Grumpy sunshine, small town, misunderstanding each others feelings. This book has everything you want in a hallmark Christmas movie, but for Valentine’s Day. It turns out it feels like this because it is this and the movie was just released by the hallmark channel. I have no watched it, but I would like to. The book is always better though.

Lucy’s friends and family make up a cozy background cast that will have you looking up the shop to see if you can visit.

I really enjoyed this book. It was a light fun read that I couldn’t put down. Make sure you have some chocolate nearby when you read this book.

Rating- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- listened on audio- 3rd Dual POV- cute Valentine’s Day rom com- gave me Hallmark vibes- enemies to lovers- Would definitely recommend if you’re looking for a fun, quick read!
Thank you Netgalley for the ARC.

Sweeter Than Chocolate
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Genre: Romance
Format: Audiobook
Date Published: 1/17/23
Author: Lizzie Shane
GR: 4.05

I requested a digital advanced readers copy from NetGalley and Dreamscape Media and providing my opinion voluntarily and unbiased.

My Thoughts: Lucy’s chocolate shop has been in the family for generations. Lucy could not be happier being a chocolatier. Her shop is famous for the Cupid chocolate, the rumor is if you eat it on Valentine’s Day, you will find true love. Lucy isn’t convinced if it is actually magic or coincidence, but she makes the chocolates because it makes her happy. Dean is a reporter and his editor is making him do a human interest piece on the Cupid chocolate and he does not believe in love.

The story is narrated by Lucy and Dean, in third person POV. I love it when you get both sides of the picture. Lucy is fiercely independent, caring, and focused. Dean is a skeptic on love, would do anything for his sister, and career focused. The characters were developed well with depth, witty banter, chemistry, and creatively built around the Cupid chocolate. The author’s writing style was complex, swoony, funny, and engaging. The MCs are both likable and relatable. The supporting characters were also wonderful, I really enjoyed Lucy’s grandmother and Dean’s sister.

The narration was amazing, the narrators pull you into the story and you feel like your watching a movie. This was a cute, fun, sweet read that I really enjoyed. While reading this book, I had pictured a Hallmark actress as Lucy and I was right on the money as Hallmark just released the book in a movie featuring the actress. I would recommend reading the book first, then seeing the movie. I have not had a chance to watch the movie yet, but plan on it.

Sweeter Than Chocolate by Lizzie Shane is absolutely SWEET! (fyi no spice, it is Hallmark after all!). This romance is lighthearted and an easy read/listen for Valentine's Day... or any day you're looking to remind yourself of the magic and hope in new love. The characters were easy to love, their eventual romance was an adorable, fun story line. Dual POV and narration was fantastic. I'd love to see this as a romcom movie!

Thank you to Dreamscape Media, Hallmark Publishing and NetGalley for this ALC!

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to listen to this amazing book. Although I do not watch many Hallmark movies, this book really drew me in and had me invested until the very end. If you are looking for a sweet Valentine's Day dislike to love romance, then this is the book for you. It is so lighthearted and so sweet. And it was very easy to read and was very relaxing to listen to. I absolutely loved it, and I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a lighthearted romance for this Valentine's Day season.

Sweeter Than Chocolate was a sweet rom com that felt especially appropriate before Valentine's Day. I listened to the audio version and thought the narrators did a great job. I thought Lucy was a lovable character overall and appreciated the change in Dean's priorities over the course of the story.

This was a pretty straight-forward story with a few little twists but nothing that made me say, "Oh my!" or left me surprised in any way. If you're looking for a light-hearted romance that celebrates chocolate in all its awesomeness, this one's for you!

Would be a great beach read. Now I just need a beach ...

This book is very Hallmark like. Honestly, even more G rated than a typical Hallmark story. Zero spice.

What I liked...
-Lucy was very likeable
-Dean is adorable
-the idea of "magic chocolates" is perfect for this time of year
-very easy to listen to, the narration was great (listened on 1.5)
-love the dual points of view

What didn't do it for me....
-not much action
-waiting 40+ chapters before the connection deepens between the two characters
-the amount of time the word chocolate was mentioned or used as a comparison made me roll my eyes
-just a meh story line

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Thank you NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Lucy Sweet is the owner of her family's chocolate shop, How Sweet It Is. Her shop is known for the Cupids that are rumored to find you love if you eat them on Valentine's Day. After her best friend finds love, her friend promptly posts this on social media stating that it was because of the Cupid. Lucy is hesitant to admit that the Cupids have any real powers and says so when Dean, a reporter, reveals his feelings about the Cupids without knowing who she is. Dean is a reporter for the local news and is mostly known for uncovering fraud but with the morning news slot opening up and being considered for the position, he is being on being able to report all kinds of segments. This is how he ends up doing a piece about the How Sweet It Is Cupids and there history with love. Eventually Lucy and Dean end up becoming friends and falling for each other as Dean's assignment with the shop is extended and they end up having their own Cupids do the trick for them too. It was a fun and sweet listen. The narrators did great and I really enjoyed it.

When chocolate shop owner, Lucy Sweet, crosses paths with tv reporter, Dean, who is skeptical about the shops ‘magical’ chocolates sparks fly. Legend has it that when you eat a ‘Cupid chocolate’ on Valentines Day you find true love. Dean is skeptical about all things love and Lucy is afraid to try the chocolates she makes, but when they are thrown together to create an interview to promote the shop, maybe they both will change their minds.

I found this to be the perfect Hallmark romance! The characters were easy to like, the atmosphere was charming and the chocolate had me craving to visit the store. This was a good, quick romance rad and was the perfect thing for the beginning of February. I’m not a huge Valentines Day fan, but this book had me loving the season and the feelings of hope the magic chocolates brought out in people. If you are looking for a sweet, Hallmark romance read for February, this is for you!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an audiobook version of this book!

Sweeter Than Chocolate is the sweetest of reads, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
“How Sweet It Is,” a family chocolate shop now run by Lucy, with the help of her Grandmother, is about to get some extra attention when the legend of their “Cupid’s Chocolates” goes viral. The legend is, if you eat one of these chocolates on Valentine’s Day, you’ll find love. Enter reporter and skeptic, Dean, who thinks Lucy is a con artist and the chocolate is nothing more than a few simple ingredients. When Dean is assigned to cover the story of the shop and the so-called magic chocolates, the pair get to know each other, debate the existence of magic and true love, and find out if the chocolate legend is true. This story was super sweet (no pun intended) and as i was reading it, it was very clear that this would be adapted into a Hallmark movie. Lucy is charming, if not a little neurotic, and Dean’s guarded pessimism made for good balance. As a Hallmark lover, this contained all the usual twists (and very, very slow burn) expected, and delivered exactly what the reader will want it to. The narrators were both fantastic, as usual.

Such a great story. I loved everything about it. Definitely a great Rom Com. Highly recommend this book to my friends who love a great rom com.

From the very beginning, this story flowed so well and was cute without being overly so that I thought it would make a great Hallmark movie - and it will (in production). At first I didn't warm to Dean; he was way too cynical for his own good but he starts to grow on you at the same time that Lucy starts to fall for him and it's exactly the way it should be. The story is perfect for Valentines Day. Highly recommended for fans of Hallmark movies and happy ever afters.

Super cute and perfect for the valentine season. Definitely made me wish I had some chocolate to snack on though.

Sweet romance , A bit of a magical tale for the cupid chocolates making people fall in love, cute story .