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The Vampire Knitting Club by Nancy Warren

5 reviews

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A cozy murder mystery that pairs nicely with a steaming mug of tea (or coffee or cocoa). Our main character goes through a hard time only to receive word of her grandmother's passing. She gets to England, intending to sell or maybe run the shop, and discovers not all was as it appeared. This story is pretty fluffy, despite the murder. The ending was a bit predictable but the enjoyability of the rest of the story made up for it. The image of the vampires getting together to knit was equal parts funny and heartwarming- given the stereotypical image of a vampire. I don't know enough about running a business to comment on the depictions of it but I also didn't really pick up glaring issues.

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alisonvh's review

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lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I love the premise, and it’s a decent murder mystery, but the protagonist seems pretty dumb and the book contradicted itself a few times. Could have benefited from a better editor. The audiobooks narrator did a great job with all the different voices and accents.

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taaya's review against another edition

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mysterious relaxing fast-paced

4.0


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madamenovelist's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0


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sophiesometimesreads's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

This was a fun, short little story about, you guessed it, a vampire knitting club.

I listened to the audiobook version of this story. I felt the narrator was pretty good and I liked how distinct each of the characters’ voices were, but I did feel like the voice of the main character Lucy sounded a lot older than she was supposed to be.

It also took far too long to get to the vampire reveal given that it’s literally in the title of the book. We could’ve gotten to the real mystery part of the book quicker and spent longer on that and the rest of the story than trying to get to the point where they’re revealed as vampires.

Overall, though, it was a fun, light-hearted read/listen and I’d been interested in listening to more of the series in the future.

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