A Study in Chocolate by Amber Royer

 A Study in Chocolate by Amber Royer is the fifth book in the Bean to Bar Mysteries series following Felicity, Arlo and Logan on yet another murder case after a tea party. The killer plays a puzzle with Felicity basing their crimes on the Sherlock Holmes novels and getting Felicity to suspect and confront all of her 'friends'. This latest murder mystery is all on top of the expansion and ongoing business of Greetings and Felicitations, with the introduction of some new pets and characters and being reunited with others such as Knightley, Felicity's pet rabbit. Will Felicity work out who the murderer is and will she manage to save Logan? 

I have to say it is an absolute pleasure and delight to be back on Galveston Island following Felicity and her friends on their adventures. This is something I have very much missed after not reading the previous two novels in this collection. It is great to hear Felicity's business is going strong and lovely how the author incorporates chocolate in this series of books. The idea of Felicity's craft chocolates is just lovely but such a shame that we can't visit Felicity ourselves. We also continue to enjoy the romantic themes of Felicity's adventures whilst she decides whether to pursue a relationship with Logan or Arlo. As always, this is an extremely gripping book which just got me more and more excited as it went on.

The one thing I was not keen of with this book is some of the long chapters. Yes, this allowed us to get into the story more and feel more part of Felicity's adventures and life. However, not only can the longer chapters make it harder to read, but if the chapters were shorter it would help to pick up the pace of the story which would make it more exciting and have the reader on the edge of their seats even more so than the story already does. I would not take this as a large problem because the book is beautifully and artistically put together.

Altogether, I rate this book 4 stars because it really is a great story and a great adventure combining everything I personally enjoy, romance, thriller, murder mystery, chocolate and so much more. I very much look forward to the next of Felicity's adventures in book 6 where I also hope to find out whether Felicity picks Logan or Arlo to be her boyfriend. Thank you very much to NetGalley and Books Go Social for providing me with an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book in return for an honest book review.