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teebles's review
4.0
This was so fun!
Aah! It was such a cute story!
I originally picked this book up without knowing anything about it, simply that it was set in a chocolate shop and I was sold!
If I had to sell this book in 7 words, it would be magical spy adventure in a chocolate shop.
This book follows two twins, Oz and Lily, when they move into a new chocolate shop and magical things start happening.
I loved all of the characters and found that they were all so interesting. I did prefer the chapters from Oz's perspective because I loved the Isadore plot -line.
The story on the whole was juts so interesting and had loads of things that I loved - spies, pathetic villains, friendship, siblings and, of course, chocolate!
This book was so cute and I would highly recommend picking it up!
Aah! It was such a cute story!
I originally picked this book up without knowing anything about it, simply that it was set in a chocolate shop and I was sold!
If I had to sell this book in 7 words, it would be magical spy adventure in a chocolate shop.
This book follows two twins, Oz and Lily, when they move into a new chocolate shop and magical things start happening.
I loved all of the characters and found that they were all so interesting. I did prefer the chapters from Oz's perspective because I loved the Isadore plot -line.
The story on the whole was juts so interesting and had loads of things that I loved - spies, pathetic villains, friendship, siblings and, of course, chocolate!
This book was so cute and I would highly recommend picking it up!
s_hay's review against another edition
3.0
11 year old twins Oz and Lilly have recently moved to a new home that their family has inherited. The home was once inhabited by great-uncles who were master chocolate makers. The twins soon learn that they not only made chocolate, they also did magic. An invisible talking cat and rat introduce them to their ancestors, one of whom made himself immortal and searching for something the twins might be able to find. Now the twins must help the government's magic society to stop their evil uncle.
Good for ages 9 and up
Good for ages 9 and up
kathryndouglas's review against another edition
5.0
This book is so nostalgic to me. It holds up so well from when I was a kid. Some books don’t, which makes me sad, but I’m glad this one does. It’s funny. Demerara is our dramatic kitty queen. And I love Isadore. Will always recommend. This book is my happy place and feels like the coziest warm hug in the world.
attytheresa's review against another edition
5.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this middle grade adventure, and can only imagine the delight its targeted audience would feel!
Twins Oz and Lilly with their parents move into an inherited Victorian that 70 years earlier also doubled as the chocolate shop of their deceased triplet uncles. And what a chocolate shop it was, producing chocolates with special qualities, magical ones. Immediately after moving in, Lilly meets talking cat Demerara, who at first only Lilly can see. In a flash Demerara has pulled Lilly, Oz, and the boy across the street into high adventure as agents of a super secret branch of MI6 that handles anything involving magic and the unexplained. Their adventure includes ghosts, magical creatures, family secrets, magic, chocolate, and an evil villain, as well as a delightful set of subsidiary characters. My favorite is Edwin the Elephant Ghost.
I was reminded of the Harry Potter series, of course, as it is similar. But it is also different...far lighter, less evil. I would not mind seeing a whole series.
Twins Oz and Lilly with their parents move into an inherited Victorian that 70 years earlier also doubled as the chocolate shop of their deceased triplet uncles. And what a chocolate shop it was, producing chocolates with special qualities, magical ones. Immediately after moving in, Lilly meets talking cat Demerara, who at first only Lilly can see. In a flash Demerara has pulled Lilly, Oz, and the boy across the street into high adventure as agents of a super secret branch of MI6 that handles anything involving magic and the unexplained. Their adventure includes ghosts, magical creatures, family secrets, magic, chocolate, and an evil villain, as well as a delightful set of subsidiary characters. My favorite is Edwin the Elephant Ghost.
I was reminded of the Harry Potter series, of course, as it is similar. But it is also different...far lighter, less evil. I would not mind seeing a whole series.
sue_from_stack_those_books's review
5.0
This was a fun autobiography to listen to with the kiddos. They really enjoyed it with its magical cat and rat. The mystery and detective work in the book was great. We laughed a lot.
libscote's review
4.0
I just finished this one on audio. I really liked it, although I questioned one of the twists at first. I think kids will enjoy it too.
kslhersam's review
Started this audio book with my kids, but they all said they didn't like it. I think they probably had a hard time with the reader's British accent. It was interesting to me, maybe we'll check out the book.