This is the first book in the new Handcrafted series by Holly Quinn. I like the idea of the Community Craft store, which is like a craft mall and sells the various handmade items of the town’s people. It sounds like a fun gathering place! The book takes place in early spring in Wisconsin.
My Goodreads review:
A Crafter Knits a Clue by Holly Quinn
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I might sound like a repeat when I say that I really wanted to love this book as much as I do some of the other handcrafted books about knitting or crocheting, but I just can’t truthfully say that. I liked it, but that was all. It was a good mystery, and I was interested in following it through to the end. But I couldn’t get that attached to the characters. They seemed somewhat juvenile, especially the arguments that Sammy and Det. Nash had. I couldn’t really imagine talking to a detective like that and not getting tossed in jail lol.
I did love the idea that Sammy had taken over her best friend Kate’s shop and carried on her idea of selling the town’s handmade goods. I thought a store like that in a town would be really cool, a fun gathering place. The town’s basketball star worked for Sammy, and she thought of him as her little brother since he was Kate’s little brother. When the yarn shop owner was killed and Sammy saw a suspicious man hanging around, she and her cousin Heidi and her sister Ellie decided to make like detectives and investigate.
One line intrigued me and I’m wondering if that was purposely a teaser or just a killer lashing out. I won’t say what the line is, but if you read it, I think you’ll know what I mean!
Disclaimer: I read and voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book provided by the publisher and NetGalley. My opinions are my own.
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