If you love baking with Chocolate and you love eating chocolate and you love beautiful pictures of chocolate, this is definitely the cookbook for you! So many wonderful recipes. Yum!😋 I thank Netgalley and Chronicle Books for the opportunity to read and review this cookbook.

Beautiful cookbook full of great recipes and mouthwatering photos! There are 60 recipes including cookies, brownies, cakes, tarts, sweet breads, pastries, and more, all featuring white, milk, semisweet, or dark chocolate. I enjoyed reading through it and looking at the beautiful photos. So many recipes to try and they all look amazing! I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review

YES! This book is absolutely amazing. I tend to really love cook books that focus on one ingredient, especially when they give you all of the ins-and-outs to really learn about that ingredient. Its a full learning experience, coupled with gorgeous photos and great recipes. Highly recommend this one for any Chocolate Lover!

A wonderful cookbook for chocolate lovers who are looking to level up their baking skills. This is definitely what I could consider an Intermediate level cookbook in that, even though it explains everything very well, it does seem to expect the reader knows their way around the kitchen already. I loved how Song explains the different kinds of chocolate - I had heard of black cocoa powder before but didn't know what it was until now nor that I should mix it with regular Dutch process cocoa if I don't want my bakes to be crumbly. I am also a fan of the tips and techniques explanations - when to use chips vs chopped chocolate, how to infuse heavy cream, and the caramelizing white chocolate techniques especially!
My favorite recipes are the malted hot cocoa mix (I love malted milkshakes so this was an easy one to add to my pantry), the white chocolate macadamia nut cookies made me want to immediately edit my own tried and true recipe, the double chocolate zuccini cake (I grow zuccini and am always looking for more uses for it), and the Irish cream ganache!
I was also surprised by many of the recipes as some of them, like the lemon cream tart, I would never have expected to find in a chocolate recipe book!
This book would make a fantastic addition to any kitchen library and a perfect gift for bakers and chocolate lovers.

Do you want some decadent recipes that contain chocolate - this is the book for you !

You will also learn how to make ganache, how to caramelize white chocolate and how to infuse heavy cream!

These recipes look delicious, a pro must have taken the photos! You will enjoy making strawberry matcha white chocolate bark, white chocolate macadamia nut cookies, creamy chocolate cheesecake bars, and the lucious - looking Gateau Concorde with chocolate meringue and creme fraiche mousse!

As a chocoholic, I was in heaven with this book. I was super excited to find new treats to make with my obsession and I am happy to say I was not disappointed. I have at least 5 recipes that I want to try and make now! It has so much helpful information like the different types of chocolate, tips on the different ways to bake it, and it even let you know what other equipment you need for baking.

I love when cookbooks have recipes that include a picture of the finished dish. The instructions were clear and easy to understand especially if you have never baked before. The ingredients were easily visible. I also loved the little blurbs included some of the author’s memories about the dish. I will definitely purchase this when it is released.

Thank you to Michele Song and NetGalley for this e-ARC and for feeding my obsession.

Chocolate Lover by Michele Song is amazing! The pictures are full of rich, decadent, ooey, gooey chocolate and I could not get enough! Anything and everything you could ever want in chocolate is covered. The start of the book gives all the essential background on picking the right chocolate or cocoa, some tips, and tricks, including equipment, and then the fun begins. Traditional staples are included, but I was inspired by so many new ideas. Cookies, cakes, bars, white chocolate, dark chocolate, simple, complex, light and airy and dark and heavy. Every recipe has a picture to guide and inspire your own attempts.
I received a complimentary copy from the publisher via NetGalley and opinions expressed are solely my own, freely given.

How can anyone say no to this book? The cover picture is drool-worthy and the title "Chocolate Lover" itself is good enough for me to want to read this book asap. And, this cookbook delivers everything I wanted in a cookbook! I can't wait to get my hands on this book when it's published and will probably gift it to dear friends and family members.

The author goes into depth about different types of chocolates, equipments, and ingredients and etc. for any level of bakers and the photos alone are worth reading. So beautiful and you can picture what the end result should look like which is a big plus for any bakers. I usually do not gravitate towards cookbooks that showcase one star ingredient, but this one is exceptional. There are recipes for cookies, bars, cakes for everyday and special occasions, pies, and donuts and I really appreciate it having a picture for each recipe. I also like the format and how well it's organized and written in a way the recipes look approachable and "not" intimidating. Truly a dream cookbook for any chocolate lovers and home bakers!

This cookbook is a must for anyone who loves cookbooks and I cannot recommend it enough!

* Thank you, NetGalley and Chronicle Books, for an advanced copy for review.

Pinching myself to make sure I haven't died and gone to chocolate heaven!

As I was skimming through the book I landed on something quick and simple, Anytime Chocolate Snaking Cake, OMG, it was moist and amazing. All recipes are easy to follow, with simple ingredients and an image of each recipe. I will be adding this book to my cookbook shelf. Heck, just run on over to Amazon's website and take a look at the images of this book and you'll see for yourself what surprise recipes await you.

The contents are as listed: Sweet treats, cookies, brownies and bars, snacking cakes, celebration cakes, pies and tarts, morning treats, fried and chilled, and bakery favorites. Not all recipes are chocolate so something for everyone in this book.

I devoured this book with my daughter who is admittedly the one with more interest in and knowledge of things to create in the kitchen. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that this was something that taught both of us, kept both of our interest, without making either of us feel as though class was being put on hold while she caught the novices up.

The photography was stunning and as a chocolate lover, it would be worth my while to own it for that alone. I wouldn’t though because they merely showcase what she has inspired you to create as she has taught you all you need to know to recreate the recipes yourself. It is unlikely yours will turn out as picture perfect as hers at first but with such a kind textbook to guide you, I certainly won't mind going back to try it again until I do perfect it.

Thank you to Michele Song, Chronicle Books, and NetGalley to read this book and educate myself better about a subject dear to my heart (and thighs). All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Chocolate Lover
Michele Song
I only know of one person that doesn’t like chocolate…she shall remain nameless. Most people love chocolate and crave the decadent flavor of chocolate. There are 60 recipes in this book, and each will have your mouth watering. From cookies to brownies, to pastries, to cakes, etc. Chocolate Lover has it covered. This book is beautifully illustrated. Mother’s Day is just around the corner. This book will make a great gift plus maybe you will end up with a sweet treat for a thank you.
Thank you NetGalley for a copy of this book for review.

This chocoholic swooned over the luscious photos and the 60 recipes of amazing baked chocolate treats. Like
Chocolate Frangipane Croissants and Peanut Pretzel Toffee Bark and Strawberry White Chocolate Chantilly Cake. Mouthwatering to look at with easy to follow recipes, this delicious cookbook would be a great gift for the chocolate lovers in your life!

Pictures are drool worthy. Going through this for the pictures alone was worth it. But the recipes were delicious and easy enough for a novice to attempt. Really enjoyed this one!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publiher for an advanced copy of "Chocolate Lover." All opinions are my own.


This wonderful book includes a collection of 60 recipes. The photos are wonderful and clear. Recipes include: cookies, brownies, cakes, tarts, sweet breads, pastries, and more, all featuring white, milk, semisweet, or dark chocolate. This will be a great addition to any bakers cookbook collection.

Pros: The title of this book was all I needed to know I wanted to read it! I love to bake, specifically chocolate desserts, so this book dedicated to chocolate is one I need on my cookbook shelf. Almost all of the recipes appear to be accessible to cooks of all experience levels. I appreciated the photographs throughout because it is so helpful for me to have a guide of what something should look like when I am trying it for the first time.

Cons: The only con I can think of is that I was not eating something chocolate while reading this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for the opportunity to read this cookbook!

4.5 stars!

If you love chocolate and you love to bake, this is the cookbook for you!

The author goes into depth about the various types of chocolates, baking temps, and multiple other descriptions to help baking easier.

Highly recommend for those bakers!

What an amazing cookbook. You can tell how much the author loves chocolate and baking with this well planned and organized cookbook. The book is arranged by type of item like pies, cookies, etc. Each recipe includes a screen-lickingly good photo of the finished recipe as well as clear, exact instructions and ingredient list. If you are a novice baker she includes an in-depth list of recommended equipment and ingredients at the beginning of the book. I love the little blurb that accompanies each recipe that may explain why the recipe was picked or why it’s important to the author.

I’d definitely purchase this cookbook for myself or a chocolate fan in my life. I will definitely be making either the yellow chocolate chip birthday cake or the strawberry white chocolate chantilly cake for my birthday this year!

**Thanks to the author and publisher for the e-ARC I received via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.**

Chocolate lover focuses on recipes all about chocolate and its many different forms. There is information on all the different varieties and how to work with chocolate. The cookbook is extremely clear on the procedures of chocolate making and the pictures are heavenly. Such good recipes.

The sections are Sweet Treats, Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Snacking Cakes, Celebration Cakes, Pies, and Tarts, Morning Treats, Fried and Chilled & Bakery Favorites.

Each recipe has a little recipe blurb, the ingredients, the amount, directions, storing procures (if needed), and many had variations plus a picture of the treat.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This cookbook is a must for any chocolate lover or even if you just really like chocolate. This book has recipes for anything you can think of that uses chocolate. There is a listing of every kind of chocolate there is. I didn't know there was a caramelized white chocolate, or a black cocoa powder. These things really sparked an interest. I have seen and heard on cooking shows that you have to melt chocolate just right and they go into detail how to do it correctly so you won't waste any of the precious chocolate. Because you know they are saying that there could be a shortage. I learned how to bloom cocoa powder. I didn't know there was such a thing. You add cocoa powder to a hot liquid to activate the rich chocolate flavor. It keeps it from being metallic. They describe how to make ganache. This is all before you get to those lovely recipes. There's all kinds of cookie recipes, all kinds of bars, cakes both of the festive and snacking variety, pies, and donuts. There were some items I had never heard of before even on the baking competitions. I can't wait. to get started. You'll find me in the kitchen.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC. If you love chocolate, this book is for you. And the pictures are gorgeous. And the few recipes that I tired were very easy to follow.