A fun story set in Paris, with yummy recipes included! I liked the dual narration and the author's writing style. Recommended.

This is a cute romantic story, divided between Anna's story in the present day and Claire's from the past. Anna is injured and is re-introduced to her French teacher Claire in the hospital. Claire arranges for Anna to go to Paris to work in the chocolate shop run by Claire's old flame Thierry.
Overall, this is a nice tale, a story of love found, lost, and reignited again. There's not a large amount of depth, but it is a sweet book that will make the reader feel good. It's not up to what I expect from Colgan's more recent books, but it's definitely worth reading for a bit of escapist romance.

I just did not find the story line to hold my attention. It wasn't a bad book but it just wasn't a stand out book.

From my blog: Always With a Book:

This is the first book I've read by Jenny Colgan and it certainly won't be the last. I fully admit I was drawn to this book because of the title alone - Chocolate and Paris - completely sold...and luckily, the story was charming and had just enough substance to keep me entertained.

I adored the characters in this book. They were charming and quirky and kept the story from becoming too predictable. I loved how Anna and her high school French teacher, Claire, are thrown together in quite an unusual circumstance and strike up a unique friendship. I think that is what they both needed at the time and it gives Anna just the push and some direction in her life that she needed at just the right time.

Having the story move back and forth in time from the present to the past was a bit confusing at first, but then when I finally figured it all out - the past is Claire's story of when she used to live in Paris as a young girl - it all made sense. I did like how it all comes together at the end - and as I mentioned above, this story does have substance. It has some feels to it, and it has chocolate. It had me craving chocolate while I was reading it like there was no tomorrow!

I definitely enjoyed this book and will certainly be looking into Jenny Colgan's other books, especially if she combines food and a fun story like this one. If you've read her other books, do you have a favorite one to recommend?

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