Chocolates that are better than sex. Chocolates you have to order a year in advance? Melanie Peters is a food writer with Sexology magazine and she wants to know more about the Sommer chocolates and their elusive creator Maksim von Sommer for an article she’s writing.

Being a ‘bean to bar’ connoisseur, Melanie knows her stuff and being determined, she meets Maksim. He is a man who has lost his ‘chocolate focus’ but has secrets, big commitments and a mysterious butler called Jeeves.  

Will their connection through confectionery go further?

It’s a good light read, with plenty of action and some entertaining moments. The characters are engaging and keep you interested. 

3.5⭐️

This book just didn’t do it for me. I couldn’t get past how much I disliked the characters, and how forced their scenes were. 

First of all, for me, having the heroine think of kissing the guy, is not permission for the guy to jump and kiss her! Now, when the guy does do this, and when she does not immediately respond, it’s definitely an issue. Please write some body-language cues that justify these actions. 

This part is where I checked out. The book got progressively stranger and more ridiculous. It was definitely funny at times, but those scenes were not enough to make up for the things I disliked. 

There was also a lot of repetition on the chocolate stuff - while I know the book is centered around it,  having them talk bean to bar and bonbons without sharing any new information really put me off. 

I struggled to keep focus past 30% of the book. I think it might have honestly been more enjoyable in the latter stages, however, the initial interactions really stopped me from enjoying their story! I wanted to like this book…and I might actually give it some time, and reread it later to see if I change my mind. But for now, some of the issues I had were not easily surmountable. 

The thing I LOVED was the setting. I loved the description of the small whimsical village in Germany - it was beautiful and I wanted to visit so bad! I liked the author’s writing style as well, I just wish the story was stronger, and the characters better developed!

Thank you Netgalley for an ARC of The Chocoholic’s Guide To Getting It On.

I rate this book 3.5 stars, really wish it gave that option.
It started out a little slow. From there it turned to good then witty. The more you read into the book the more stuff spilled out. It’s like the grandmas bag from Halloween Town, there was a never ending supply well in this case there was a never ending supply of secrets and who’s that what’s this so on and so forth. Just so much stuff was wrong with Mr. Sommer. If this book was a dating show it would the show Baggage from GSN. 

This book wasn’t all bad now. I did learn something really interesting I did not know. The whole snozzberry thing. Now that was a eye bulge And a laugh out loud moment.

This is a cute little love story. Very much the rom com genre that is popular right now. That being said I enjoyed it, and did have a few laughs.
If you want a light read that will entertain you this could be the book for you.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher

Melanie Peters is a savvy food journalist currently following a story on sex worthy chocolates. Unfortunately for her, her own expertise is shoddy on the sex and heavy on the chocolate. As she navigates the chaotic world of famous chocolatier Maksim Von Sommer, she is thrust into an unexpected world of bingo biddies in beads, midnight shoot outs and a secretive town full of mystery. Can she save the chocolatier without loosing herself?

The romance genre is quite a hit or miss situation for me and Renae's "The chocoholic's guide to getting it on" definitely felt pretty underwhelming; quirky, one-sitting read that's not particularly memorable.