Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library Reader Advisory Blog: Amour et Chocolat

Dig into the Amour et Chocolat love series this Valentine's Day.

In the latest addition to the series, The Chocolate Heart, main character Summer Corey takes ownership of the Parisian chocolatier where sexy heartthrob Luc Leroi works...it doesn't take long before their workplace scrabbles turn into private passions.

"The book's theme of submitting to sweets and other seductions makes it racier than Florand's previous novels. But all the elements of her successful recipe for reading pleasure—headstrong heroine, dashing hero, sinful desserts, and sultry situations—come together in another deliciously entertaining offering." (Booklist Reviews)

Listed below are the first three books in the Amour et Chocolat series:

The Chocolate Thief (Book #1)

The Chocolate Kiss (Book #2)

The Chocolate Touch (Book #3)

Jouir!

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Genre: Adult Non-Fiction
Rating: 5 out of 5

"Being Mortal is about the limitations of what modern medicine can provide for people as their lives draw to a close. Gawande argues that the objective of medicine should not merely be treatment and survival; medical care should also ensure dignity in death and having control over one's final moments. He argues that instead of aggressively fighting the inescapable realities of aging, we should ask the hard questions of ourselves and our loved ones -- What makes life worth living? When should we try to extend our lives, and when should we choose a better quality of our remaining days over extending their quantity?

This book is difficult to read. Not because of the way Gawande writes -- his style is highly engaging, and he never lapses into excessively scientific jargon or overly simplistic explanations -- but because of the tough subject matter. Gawande draws on his own experiences as a doctor and peppers his book with honest and humane stories of his patients, friends, and family; the stories he tells make the book more accessible, and also more heartbreaking. (And that's not a bad thing.)

No one likes to think about their loved ones', or their own, impending mortality. But it's important to have these hard conversations, because as Gawande says, "endings matter." - Amanda

Amour et Chocolat

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