The Candymakers and the Great Chocolate Chase Hardcover – August 2, 2016

Pure entertainment! It's a really great story that will appeal not only to children but adults as well. Lots of twists and turns and surprises in the story that results in quite a mystery as it's written from 4 different points of view. I've ordered the sequel already. Can't wait to read it. By the way, it arrived new in beautiful condition. P.S. I'm adult and I love it.

I highly recommend this book for anyone. ANYONE.I was thrilled to discover the fact that Wendy Mass wrote a sequel to “The Candymakers,” which remains one of my favorite books of all time. Go read it. It didn’t even need a sequel, and yet . . .This book is BETTER. How did she make it better? I’m amazed. The single downgrade was Phillip using a not-so-nice language word this time around, but other than that . . . c’mon, order it already!I didn’t consider the lack of the four perspectives throughout the book to be a downgrade. I thought it was done exactly how it should of. It was focused, adventure-filled, and so well-written I actually teared up when I started reading it because it had been so long since I read a well-written book.It’s got heart. It’s got great characters. It’s got an awesome plot and an awesome adventure and I can’t praise this book enough for just how awesome it is. As soon as your child reaches a reading level where a book this thick doesn’t deter them, make sure they read it because this duopoly is close to perfection.Oh, and did I mention there’s a lot of candy . . . and chocolate? :)

Bring on book two! After all the adventures of book one, how could this book not be as fun and entertaining? I felt it definitely lived up to book one and possibly surpassed the excitement.The one problem I saw with the book is the intimidating size. My nine year old won't think twice about picking up a 300+ page book on dragons, but I've yet to get her to read The Candymakers nor The Candymakers and the Great Chocolate Chase. Because we read about the adventures from each child's prospective, the book is almost 550 pages. I have to admit, even I thought twice about reading the book when I saw the size. Let's face it, that's a lot to commit to when you're not sure if you'll enjoy it. Despite the size, the book is entertaining. My daughter enjoyed everything I told her about the book and begged me to share more. Perhaps there's hope she'll read it after all.One thing I really enjoyed about the book was the diversity of the children and the perspectives their differences brought to the book. The kids are white, Asian, rich, poor, handicap, absent parents, helicopter parents, dead parent, and yet friends who work together.I would recommend this book to anyone who has kids who love to read and they're not afraid to tackle big books. Or perhaps to anyone who just likes to read a good kid centered book.*This book was initially given to me by NetGalley for an honest review, but the book was archived before I could download it. I pre-ordered the book and read it once it was published.

Good, but book #1 better

The book came packaged very clean and nicely so it's a 5 star. But the book itself was a 2 or 3. There was too much going on and it just was so different from the first one. So many new things that were dumb or just didn't make any sense. I recommend the first book but this one was painful to have to finish.

This was one of my favorite Wendy Mass books. We loved the first in this series and hope there will be more!This story is told in pieces through the individual narratives of each character, which keeps you reading so you can fit the pieces of the story together.The characters develop and grow in this sequel in a way that makes you love them even more.This is a cute story that is fast-paced, charming and well-written. If you liked the first one, you’ll love it. Aurora steals the whole story!I read this with my daughter (age 10) and it is a great read for sharing with tweens because she loved it and I loved it, too.

We read this book together with our 8-year-old. We loved this story and are hoping for a 3rd Candymakers book! Wendy Mass is a great story teller and her stories are intricate and keep you glued to this book. The details of the trails the story lead the characters on are constantly moving and draw you closer and closer to each one. While the story can stand alone, knowing what happened in the previous book was nice because you came to know the characters so much. While the book ties up the story, it also leaves you hoping to find out what happens next in their lives.We would highly recommend this book!

A good read and enjoyed the story.