A story of wit and imagination

I have listened to the entire series of the Bewitched by Chocolate books, and this one is one of my favorites. Although it is primarily a cozy mystery with humor and whimsical magic, there was a timeliness to the plot line that appealed to my sense of justice. It dealt with the dynamics of bigotry and fear of what is perceived as "other" and the idea of witch hunters as people who spread superstition and provoke persecution. In our current time, where we see fear and hatred on the rise, it's a reminder of an earlier brand of bigotry and ignorance. Double, Double, Toil and Truffle has some funny scenes that I look forward to in a book by H.Y. Hanna. There are also a couple of subplot story lines that promise to become more evolved and interesting in books to come. Together the characters, plot and humor work for me to make for a very enjoyable read.

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Magical combination

I’m enjoying all these HY Hanna/Pearl Hewitt productions. The stories are fun and light and also well written and Pearl captures the spirit and tone perfectly. They are like chocolate for the listening. And both author and narrator “get” animals. I love the side plot of Bran and Nibs.

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HY HANNA BEWITCHED BY CHOCOLATE SERIES

I LOVED ALL 6 OF THR CHOCOLATE SERIES. HY HANNA DEVELOPED THE CHARACTERS AND MAKES YOU BELIEVE

Funny light mystery series

A light mystery series with humor and a bit of romance, love the narrator, looking forward to the next in series

H.Y.Hanna

This book has been just as enjoyable as the rest in the series. I will be waiting for for more to be written.

PARANORMAL WITH A TWIST

I DO ENJOY THIS SERIES WITH IT'S MODERN LORD OF THE MANOR, TRANSPLANTED BRITISH AMERICAN PROTAGONIST, CRANKY AND MYSTERIOUS WIDOW MAGS, AND ALL THE OTHERS. AMIDST THE MURDER AND MAYHEM, THIS BOOK BRINGS US CLOSER TO RESOLUTIONS OF RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILIAL AND OTHERWISE, NOT TO MENTION A GROWING CONCERN OVER A MYSTERIOUS NECKLACE. LOTS OF THINGS GOING ON IN THIS ONE. DO NOT MISS IT!

Love love love

People in the village are getting ugly (with their actions, not their actual appearance). I wish they'd all just turn into frogs! Or toads. Even better! Sometimes I just wanna smack Evie for not doing the sensible thing. But I feel so bad for her. The teenage girls in the town are horrible to her! Rotten little turds! Pomona is even stranger in this book. I don't like her character much right now, but I'm sure someone's bewitching her or something and making her act the way she's acting.

another cozy winner

Victor is my favorite character. I love his personality.the narrator is wonderful I look forward to more stories

Enchanting 6th book in comedic cozy mystery series

Double, Double, Toil and Truffle is an enchanting 6th book in the Bewitched by Chocolate series by H.Y. Hanna. American Caitlyn Le Fey is beginning to feel at home living with her maternal grandmother in England and learning the family secret to making mouth-watering chocolates. However, Caitlyn can’t help but get involved in investigating murders that occur in the small village she now calls home. In this installment, the murder victim is newcomer Minerva Chattox who prior to her murder put on a big production posing as a witch and pretending to heal the villagers — for money of course. Caitlyn stumbles upon Minerva’s dead body, which is posed like they did in the old witch trials. Then Caitlyn learns that Lord Fitzroy’s current houseguest is a self proclaimed witch hunter. A few villagers also seem to be glomming onto the witch hunter and they have Caitlyn and her grandmother in their sights. There is also a side story of Caitlyn’s teenaged-cousin Evie turning a group of mean girls into chickens. The ensuing chaos lasts over several chapters and is quite funny. Sadly the romance between Caitlyn and James doesn’t progress at all in this book and the few scenes they were in together felt frustrating to say the least. I was so disappointed how Caitlyn treated James during their date - all because she felt her hair smelled bad (I never thought she was this petty). Pearl Hewitt did a wonderful job narrating this audiobook. She provides varying voices for all male and female characters, as well as animals. Pearl shows enthusiasm and excitement in her narrations, which is perfect for a comedic cozy mystery like this one. While this was not my favorite book in this series, I look forward to listening to other books in the series, especially to see if Caitlyn and James ever get together!

READ ALL SIX BEWICHED by CHOCOLATE MYSTERIES!

I Love eveything H. Y. Hanna has ever writing!! Now that I have read them all ... What do I do? The Very Best stories I have ever read. I love all the characters but Uncle Viktor is the most entertaining , funny and loveable of all!! I hope the next book comes out soon!! Now About Pearl Hewitt.... The Absolutely Best Narrator I have Ever heard!!! Don't know how she makes each and every character come alive with thier own distinct voice!!! What a talent!!! The voice of Viktor is so endearing I fell in love with him his first scene! THANK YOU FOR THE JOY AND FUN YOU BOTH BRING TO MY LIFE! PLEASE NEVER STOP!! I have read all of her other series. I Love Them As Much! The narrator makes or breakes so many books. My wish with some magic would be that PEARL HEWITT would narrate every book I like to read.