Lucy’s chocolate shop sells hope and love. Dean’s a reporter who doesn’t believe in love. He’s set on proving love isn’t real and Lucy is set on saving her shop,

Pros:
- Unique plot!
- Believable grumpy and sunshine pairing
- Chocolate descriptions that’s made my mouth water
- LGBTQ+ representation

Cons:
- Not much! It’s a truly sweet story!


If you like:
- Dual POV
- Grumpy + Sunshine
- Opposites Attract
- Chocolate
- Small Town
- Hallmark Movie vibes
- Family
- Love stories

As I was listening to this I was thinking this had to be a Hallmark movie. Yes it is! Lucy is a chocolatier and her chocolate shop has been in the family for years and known for the cupid chocolates. When a reporter decides to do a story, she wants to help. Dean wants to interview previous customers who found love. These two are so similar you would not think it would work but this is a sweet and cute story.

I don’t think I have read anything by this author before. This one was so sweet, it melted my heart like chocolate. I wish I had saved it for Valentine’s Day…but Christmas is just as fun. I really loved Lucy’s family chocolate shop that she wanted to keep alive. You can tell her heart and soul was into it. And I enjoyed the banter between her and Dean as they got to know each other through his news segments. You know exactly where this book is going to go, but it is still fun getting there!

I consumed this one via audiobook and I very much enjoyed both the male and female narrators. They really added extra to the fun and sweetness of this book. Highly recommend this version if audio is your thing!

Bottom Line: Read it!

**I received an audiobook copy from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.**

Very cute grump/sunshine story! It was a very fast listen. It was just a sweet story. And I’ll definitely check this author out again. Good narrators.

This was so cute and not just that the audiobook was so much fun to listen too! Brittany Pressley, Andrew Eiden were so perfect here!

Thank you to Lizzie Shane, Dreamscape Media, and NetGalley for a gifted copy in exchange for an honest review.

When I started listening to this, I couldn’t figure out why it sounded so familiar and then I realized I had watched the movie that was based on this story!

Cute, fun, and a bit of banter and love, it was a fun story to dive into. Who doesn’t love reading about chocolates?!? I enjoy reading about family businesses and the stories behind them and this one had that! Throw in a cynical main male and love any main female and a love story is born!

Pick this one up if you would like a cute, sweet, and fun love story that is not over the top.

3.5 rounded up!
I was so pleasantly surprised by this book! I don't know if it was my mood, the time of the year, or the fact that I was ferociously cleaning my house while listening to this book that made me devour it in a day! Think cute, hallmark, chocolate shop movie and this is exactly thay and more!
When the word is a magic chocolate can help you find true love on valentines day, handsome TV reporter Dean is sent to get the scoop. Lucy didn't mean for her
"magic" chocolates to go viral, but now that it has, everyone wants to know more. Through interviews, forced proximity, and a little chocolate, Dean and Lucy can't help but fall for each other!

Omg I loved this story. It didn’t feel nearly as cliche or cheesy as what I would expect from Hallmark while still serving up all of the swoony, butterflies in the stomach feelings. Of course there is no steam, just a kiss.

Narration: These are two top tier narrators and you should pick this one up for their performances alone.

Thanks to Dreamscape and NetGalley for my chance to review.

Thank you NetGalley, publishers, and Lizzie Shane for gifting me a copy of Sweeter Thank Chocolate in return for my honest opinion.

3/5 stars
Do the “Cupid chocolates” from Lucy’s shop
really help people meet their One True Love?
Dean, a TV reporter, has his doubts…

Lucy’s chocolate shop, How Sweet It Is, has been in her family for generations…along with the secret recipe for Cupid chocolates. Rumor has it that if you eat one on February 14, you’ll meet your soulmate. Lucy herself isn’t sure if it’s magic or just romantic optimism, but a family legend is at stake. Besides, with her grandmother to support and a rival bakery opening up across the street, it certainly doesn’t hurt to believe.

Dean, an ambitious and skeptical TV reporter, doesn’t like the idea of a business taking advantage of romantic desperation. He doesn’t count on Lucy joining him as he tracks down and interviews couples supposedly brought together by the chocolates. Together, they find that the truth can be complicated…especially when it comes to their own hearts.

My first thought while listening to this was, hey I feel like I am watching a Hallmark movie, and low and behold they made it into one! The type of book that is cute, not a heavy read, and kind of predictable. While it's enjoyable it is not very memorable. Did I enjoy listening to it yes, did I find it cute, and was I entertained yes. There are definitely overly cheesy aspects of the books and at times I was rolling my eyes from the cheeseness but it wasn't too cheesy.

I enjoyed the slow burn aspect of it but again that is something that you come to expect from a Hallmark movie and that is what you get with this book. If you enjoy Hallmark-type books then this is one for you.

A super sweet (no pun intended) story about a what I deem romantic/cynic or sunshine/grump trope that I couldn't not enjoy and sink my teeth right in to. I loved the setting, I loved the concept of the Cupid Chocolates, and I just really all in all enjoyed this fluffy read. I also enjoyed the narrators, which helped with the enjoyment immensely.

This was my first Lizzie Shane's book, and won't be my last. Lucy and Dean's story is beautifully written, sweet, and heartwarming. Lucy is sweet, smart, and caring. Dean is very handsome. They are perfect together. I loved Lucy's grandmother. The characters are great, and interesting. The storyline is engaging, and easy to listen to. Brittany Pressley and Andrew Eiden did an excellent job bringing this story to life. I enjoyed it. I received a copy of this book through NetGalley, a Dreamscape Media Audio production, for an honest review.

4.5⭐️

How Sweet It Is, is Lucy’s family chocolate shops, that she now runs. One of her families most secret recipes is for the “Cupid Chocolates” and if you eat one of these special chocolates on February 14th, you’ll meet your soulmate. But there is a family legend surrounding the cupid chocolates, so the family has kept it a secret. Until a high end bakery moves in across the street, Lucy must decide if she should market the cupid chocolates and run the risk of the legend. Thats until ambitious and skeptical TV reporter Dean shows up to bring down the business for lying to their customers. Together, Lucy and Dean will uncover the truth of the cupid chocolates and see if they actually work.

Sweeter than Chocolate is a dual 3rd person POV, grumpyxsunshine, small business, dislike to lovers, slow burn, HEA with no steamage romance book.

Its pretty obvious that this book was made by Hallmark, it’s literally on the cover but it is so cute and SWEET! While you can probably guess where the story goes, its still very entertaining and is a very light easy read. Lucy and Dean were great characters, they were well rounded and had interesting backstories. The side characters are also so entertaining! Lucys grandma is everything!

The narration by Brittany Pressley and Andrew Eiden was so well done! Both narrators did an excellent job and kept me engaged the whole time. I finished this in one day so I highly recommend!

Thank you NetGalley, Dreamscape Media & Hallmark Publishing for an advanced audio copy for an honest review. I love you guys 💕

Super cute but not overly memorable sadly. I loved the chocolate storyline cause who doesn’t love chocolate but besides that this one wasn’t a winner for me really. A good palette cleanser romance but overall fairly forgettable.

This review has been added to Goodreads, Literal and Storygraph, as well as Barnes & Noble and Amazon. This will be posted to my instagram (@manymerrybooks) within the week.

Thank you for allowing me to listen to this story!!

This was a good meet cute and I always love chocolate love stories around valentines day. I liked the heroine better than the hero though

This is a book that is most certainly made for and by hallmark. If you didn't know before starting it you do once you're about 50 pages in. its not that its a bad book. its just predictable.

Okay, set your expectations, the cover specifically advertises published by Hallmark, so we are guaranteed a happy ending, but that doesn’t stop someone from viewing an inevitably happy ending hallmark movie, so don’t let that stop you from picking up this book. I am a big fan of grumpy/ sunshine romances and listened to this audiobook in 5 short installments. A very cute love story!

The first and foremost word that comes to mind about this book is SWEET!💝🍫

It's a cute Hallmark romance book. A little cheesy but in a perfect sort of way! The narrators, Brittany Pressley and Andrew Eiden are particular favourites of mine and did a fantastic job as usual.

Lucy's chocolate shop, "How Sweet It Is" has been in the family for years and the family's "Cupid Chocolates" are selling like hotcakes around Valentine's Day thanks to a post that has gone viral. Legend has it after eating one of these "Cupid Chocolates" you will find love 💘 Enter Dean a local news reporter that is sceptical but has been ordered to write a feel-good piece on the shop.

Sparks fly with Lucy and Dean and will the magic Cupid Chocolates help them to fall in love? Read or listen to this cute story to find out❣️

This has been made into a Hallmark movie that will air on March 18, 2023.. I'm keen to see how the movie plays out.

I'd like to thank NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for granting me access to this Advance Listener Copy.

Available from January 17, 2023 and onwards

If you need a book to read around Valentine’s Day, choose this one!

Many times in this book, I was reminded of a Hallmark movie in the best way possible. Depending on your experience with Hallmark movies, that might be a little too cheesy at time but around Valentine’s Day, I found it to be the perfect amount of optimistic romance. I think part of the reason it reminded me of a Hallmark movie is that this book is from Hallmark Publishing (which I did not even know existed until I read this book.

I loved the dynamic between all the characters. The “magical chocolates” and the superstition behind them were handed in a unique way. I enjoyed the field reports and the other romance stories that were related to the chocolates.

I highly recommend this book, especially near Valentine’s Day!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Sweeter than Chocolate is exactly that, a good sweet book to get you through the long days and nights. The chocolate shop in town has been passed down through the generations, just as the recipes have, Especially the one for Cupid Chocolates which when eaten are supposed to help you find true love.. However, as with any good magic there are rules that must be followed because of the curse.
This was a cute book that Hallmark is turning into a movie, so if you don't have time to read, or you want to read before you watch, you better hurry.

Thank you so much for the opportunity to read this book. It was super sweet, and was the best way to celebrate valentines day.

I thought that the characters were fun, and matched the Hallmark movie vibe that I adore. (Grandma was my shining star. The Mexican hot chocolate was amazing!)

Super cute, and I can't wait to read more.