I need to explain something here. I'm a huge, HUGE fan of those "How Stuff is Made" programmes. I've been known to fall into black holes on YouTube for hours watching everyday items being made. So, when I spotted this on my Borrowbox library app, I thought it was interesting enough to borrow.

It's short, I think it's aimed at teenagers, and it'd be great for anyone who was doing a school project on chocolate.

"No other food has the power to evoke emotions the way chocolate does. If you don't think so, try giving someone chicken as a gift on Valentine's Day. Or try filling a Halloween bag with different kinds of cheese"

I need to come clean here and say - GIVE ME THAT BAG OF CHEESE. I am not a chocolate lover, the only feelings that this book evoke in me are ones of pure curiosity.

If you're someone who also loves those programmes, or just likes to have an arsenal of pub quiz facts at your disposal, this is a nice read. I learned all about how chocolate came to be, how it evolved, how the biggest chocolate companies in the world began, and the origins of the most popular chocolates we know today. I also learned that there isn't a scrap of chocolate in white chocolate and I feel utterly DUPED by that Milky Bar kid. I also learned why cheap generic chocolate tastes so awful, and how the success of M&Ms was partly down to World War II.

Oh, and also - MIND BLOWN - without midges, those bloody annoying little flies that bite like bejaysus, there would be no chocolate. None.