Such a beautiful baking book for chocolate lovers everywhere. This was filled with tips and tricks and a great variety of recipes to add to your repertoire. I really loved the variations that came with certain treats and the pictures alongside each desert were stunning. Thank you to NetGalley for this advanced copy!

The pictures in this book are gorgeous and I am now craving so many different things. I want to try to the chocolate basque cheesecake and the chocolate malt cream pie the most. The short blurbs with the recipes are good storytelling, especially because they often note the branded product that inspired the recipe, like how the author talks about jello pudding cups in relation to the chocolate malt cream pie or ghirardelli brownies and their own brownie recipe recreating them. I like that there are metric measurements throughout in addition to the typical cup measurements. It makes it more likely that I'll actually bake if there's metric measurements haha.

A wonderful collection of delicious sounding (and looking) recipes for all chocolate lovers. The recipes are well organized, easy to follow and the pictures are done nicely so you can see how the food should look. I am definitely going to try some of these recipes out soon! I give this book 5 stars out of 5!
Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for this digital ARC in exchange for my honest review. The book will be published 9/17/2024.

So many delicious looking recipes! I love that there’s pictures of pretty much all of them so I know what they look like and there’s at least one that I 100% know I’m gonna make (the peanut butter chocolate chip pie, a variation on one of my go-to bakes) and one that I would LOVE to attempt (the peanut butter chocolate buns).

Thanks to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for the digital ARC in exchange for my review.

A chocolate manual
Ms. Song instructs on type, tools and technique in addition to the recipes. Clear detailed instructions with drool worthy illustrations make this cook book a winner.
I requested and received a NetGalley ARC gratis and offer my opinion in the same.

This was pretty much the most mouthwatering cookbook. The author put a lot of effort in breaking down how versatile chocolate is on its own and in use to enhance other flavors. She also made it really digestible for novice bakers with helpful tips and lists. I look forward to slowly baking my way through the entire cookbook, which is so rare.

Chocolate Lover is a wonderful resources for chocolate lovers. It is extremely detailed and comprehensive, and yet accessible and rich.
The organisation of list of ingredients on the left and the recipes and tips on the right is handy.
There are amazing photos that accompany the recipes - I did not find all of them perfect yet most of them were great. Yet the content is 100%.

The title is pretty self-explanatory for the audience this cookbook is appealing to, and the pictures and recipes live up to it! Definitely a book for anyone who wants double-chocolate anything in their desserts (and breakfast too)! Every recipe includes chocolate in some form, from white to dark chocolate, cocoa powder, and cacao nibs, and uses it in a variety of desserts, from ganache, whipped cream, bread, glaze, cake, and everything in between. It starts with background info of the different types of chocolates and their differences, the best ways to melt chocolate and some basic techniques that will be repeated in the recipes, and recurring ingredients and suggestions on brands to buy, as well as equipment.

The recipes are organized from beginner-friendly to advanced/time-consuming, and include mostly European/American based desserts with some Asian influences in a few. The recipes are mostly easy to understand, some just one page long and others four, though most of them are written with the expectation you have a stand mixer, so might not be the best if you’re relatively new to baking. Some are a bit unclear, like ice water (is it water as cold as ice or water with ice in it, because that would change how you do things). I feel like especially around the end, when they’re describing how to braid bread, it would have benefitted from a few more pictures to explain more clearly.

Thank you Chronicle Books and NetGalley for the advanced electronic review copy of this wonderful book. This drool-worthy volume is truly a chocoholic’s delight! There is a lot of information in the beginning of the book about different types of chocolate, cocoa, sugar, and other ingredients and tools necessary to create chocolate masterpieces that follow. The rest of the book is broken down by types of treats (cookies, cakes, bars, etc) and each is accompanied my a mouthwatering photo. This book is a must have for any chocolate lover!

Just the title and the cover photo makes me salivate. I am a huge chocolate lover who tends to buy it in candy bar form or from a bakery. I am not an experienced baker by any means but this book has really helped me learn how to make delectable chocolate treats! In the first part of the book, the author gives great explanations about the types of chocolate (I learned a lot) as well as what to stock in your pantry, equipment, tools and there is a blurb explaining all the ingredients. Throughout are great recipes and photos. I did not realized King Arthur made a Malted Milk powder so I bought it and made the Salty Malty blondies - if you crave malted milk shakes like I do, this is the recipe for you! She also shares unique techniques on how create a shiny top on brownies (the key is how to dissolve the sugar). There are easy snack cakes, cookies and the recipe I want to try next is the Orange and Olive Oil Chocolate Cake! The explanations are so thorough it helped me through the baking process and gave me confidence. Recommended for all the chocolate lovers out there (would be a great gift too!)

Thank you to Netgalley and Chronicle Books for an ARC and I voluntarily left this review.

I liked the introduction to this book and the recipes all had pictures (a must for any cookbook). The recipes look delicious and I cannot wait to try a few in the next few weeks. The instructions were all clear and easy to read. I will definitely be purchasing this when it comes out.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an Advanced Reader’s Copy in exchange for an honest review.

This book is the perfect love letter to chocolate.

As someone who loves chocolate, loves baking, and lovessss food styling and food photography, THIS BOOK was such a joy to read and experience.

The recipes are easy to follow, the photos are absolutely STUNNING and you can really tell how much the author loves chocolate through this book.

Recipes are renditions of classic all-time faves with some cool new combinations that'll blow you away.

This book is definitely one worth picking up, it'll be such a joy to flip through.

Thank you to Chronicle Books, Michele Song and NetGalley for giving me an Advanced Reader Copy of this wonderful cookbook.

I love chocolate, and I can't wait to try these delicious-looking recipes in this book! The pictures are gorgeous, and my family will be glad to taste-test these chocolate recipes!

I appreciate the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

What a wonderful cookbook! I mean, who doesn't want more chocolate in their life. I loved the different combination of flavors that I never would have thought to try with chocolate! The pictures are nice and the instructions seem clear. There were definitely a few challenging recipes that I feel motivated to try after reading this cookbook.

Chocolate is my love language, and this cookbook may have well been made for me. Full of lusciously sinful recipes that will make you salivate just looking at the images, this cookbook guides you through the steps needed to turn out delectable creations. With well thought out processes and clear instructions you'll be whipping up chocolate masterpieces sure to impress anyone.

Beautifully photographed book of enticing recipes for the chocolate lover.

Not an entry level book for a home chocolate lover, but with the basics under your belt, these recipes are certainly going to up your chocolate baking and candy making game.

Novel ingredients and interesting techniques create delicious treats, worry for gift giving, and or treats for your own home.

Each recipe has it's own page, meticulously laid out with concise measurements and detailed instructions. Many recipes come with instructions for variations. Equipment is detailed, as well as chocolate and sources are given.

This book would make a lovely gift for any chocolate lover.

This is a beautifully put together guide through so many variations of chocolate treats. I love that this focuses on several types of chocolate in its many forms.

I appreciate the breakdown in the beginning of how to work chocolate in different ways. The techniques are clearly written and gave me insight into ways of working with chocolate that I haven't thought about doing before.

The photos in this book are beautiful, and I liked the variety of textures across the recipes. Some of the recipes visually look similar, but many of the recipes include ingredients which the reader can clearly see how they affect the end result of the treat.

As I am a true chocolate lover, this book appealed to me for its desserts and its breakfast goodies alike. I found several recipes which I will attempt in the near future — especially the brownies. I look forward to filling my summer with chocolate thanks to this decadent cookbook!

I’ve never met a desert I didn’t love, yet I’m always secretly wishing all deserts are chocolate. This cookbook does not disappoint! There is a huge selection of cookies, bars, snack cakes, desserts — all featuring chocolate. White, milk, and my personal favourite, dark. There are some interesting flavor combinations like miso peanut butter blondies and cookies with tahini. Everything looks delicious!

This cook book is AMAZING! I am a huge chocolate lover and I can not wait to try out all these new and delicious sounding recipes!