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The Strawberry Thief by Joanne Harris

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lizziea229's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

cookewitch's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.75

The final book in the Chocolat series, this one grew on me but didn’t enjoy it as much as the 1st and the 3rd book (wasn’t keen on 2nd one at all).

Michel and Michele are dicks!

📖🍓📖

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The Strawberry Thief might be my favorite of the Chocolat series. Vianne and Rosette have returned to live at the village of Lansquenet and have reopened her lovely chocolaterie. Anouk decided to stay in Paris to live with her boyfriend, which causes Vianne such heartache. Narcisse, the crotchedy florist across the street, dies and leaves behind quite a mystery. He leaves his oak wood and strawberry patch to Rosette and a confession to Francis Reynaud, which is slowly drawn out through the entire novel. Meanwhile, Narcisse's family lets the old flower shop to the mysterious tattoo artist, Morgane. Vianne immediately senses that Morgane has powers, which frightens her. Surprisingly, Vianne joins forces with Francis Reynaud against Morgane, which has consequences.

The Chocolat series has so much of what I love about the Armand Gamache series: a village full of quirky people and food. So much delicious food. I'm always inspired to get into the kitchen and cook when I read these books, which is a very helpful push! And I'm hoping that Joanne Harris writes more of these books. I simply adore them.