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dollycas's review against another edition
4.0
Dollycas’a Thoughts
Welcome to Arborville, New Jersey, just in time for the holidays . . . and a . . . MURDER!
When Pamela gets a frantic call from her daughter Penny saying she found a dead body while out hiking and sketching Pamela and the Knit and Nibblers rush to her side. Pamela identifies the body as none other than craft shop owner, Millicent Farthingale. With just a little digging many suspects are found but Pamela believes a scarf recently given to the victim and missing from her body is a key clue to finding the killer. With the Nibblers on the case, they hope to knit all the clues together and wrap up the case before their holiday celebrations.
I really enjoy catching up with these characters. If the Knit and Nibble group was real it would be one I would love to join. The members are diverse, all with their own quirks. They come together to create wonderful knit items, eat delicious snacks and snoop into the latest death that has taken place in their fine town. With each story, the author delves a little further into the lives of this eclectic group. She also introduces new characters in the form of suspects. She unveils more about them as the clues drop and the investigation continues.
In Silent Knit, Deadly Knit, the murder mystery is pretty straight forward and for me was more of a subplot. The main plot this time was more about the lives of the knitting group and the holidays. While the mystery was interesting I think this time the author’s writing style which is very descriptive took over pushing it into the background. I did enjoy all the baking and cooking, Pamela’s quest to find the perfect tree, and her trying to spend as much time with her daughter as possible. There were some funny and sentimental moments and the story did have a good flow. I just wish the mystery would have had as much depth as the characters I have come to love.
Pamela and Bettina make a great team whether sleuthing, butting into each other’s lives, or taking care of their friends. Following these ladies around through these pages is always entertaining. I do encourage the author to tighten up her writing a bit and put more focus on the mystery. I really liked the premise of a unique scarf as a strong connection. It really grabbed my focus. I also loved the description of the tunic Pamela was making for Penny. It sounds gorgeous!
Silent Knit, Deadly Knit is a nice addition to this series. To really get to know Pamela and the rest of the Knit and Nibble group you really need to read the series from the beginning.
Welcome to Arborville, New Jersey, just in time for the holidays . . . and a . . . MURDER!
When Pamela gets a frantic call from her daughter Penny saying she found a dead body while out hiking and sketching Pamela and the Knit and Nibblers rush to her side. Pamela identifies the body as none other than craft shop owner, Millicent Farthingale. With just a little digging many suspects are found but Pamela believes a scarf recently given to the victim and missing from her body is a key clue to finding the killer. With the Nibblers on the case, they hope to knit all the clues together and wrap up the case before their holiday celebrations.
I really enjoy catching up with these characters. If the Knit and Nibble group was real it would be one I would love to join. The members are diverse, all with their own quirks. They come together to create wonderful knit items, eat delicious snacks and snoop into the latest death that has taken place in their fine town. With each story, the author delves a little further into the lives of this eclectic group. She also introduces new characters in the form of suspects. She unveils more about them as the clues drop and the investigation continues.
In Silent Knit, Deadly Knit, the murder mystery is pretty straight forward and for me was more of a subplot. The main plot this time was more about the lives of the knitting group and the holidays. While the mystery was interesting I think this time the author’s writing style which is very descriptive took over pushing it into the background. I did enjoy all the baking and cooking, Pamela’s quest to find the perfect tree, and her trying to spend as much time with her daughter as possible. There were some funny and sentimental moments and the story did have a good flow. I just wish the mystery would have had as much depth as the characters I have come to love.
Pamela and Bettina make a great team whether sleuthing, butting into each other’s lives, or taking care of their friends. Following these ladies around through these pages is always entertaining. I do encourage the author to tighten up her writing a bit and put more focus on the mystery. I really liked the premise of a unique scarf as a strong connection. It really grabbed my focus. I also loved the description of the tunic Pamela was making for Penny. It sounds gorgeous!
Silent Knit, Deadly Knit is a nice addition to this series. To really get to know Pamela and the rest of the Knit and Nibble group you really need to read the series from the beginning.
jessalyn's review against another edition
2.0
As ever, this book has a quiet mystery in the midst of quiet lives, where the importance of eating and day-to-day routines far outweigh justice for murder.
Let's bypass the idyllic small town and Perfect Protagonist. Let's just accept that for the annoyance that it is.
What this book desperately needs is an editor: a real editor, one who reads and strikes out whole passages of unnecessary filler and points out when the same phrases are reused within pages of each other. (Personally, I'm convinced that the author has a list of descriptions/phrases she wants to always use in reference to certain characters. It becomes even more obvious when books are read back-to-back.)
This makes the writing style like MadLibs story formula: [Pamela] + [household chore]. [Pamela] + [work email takes a while to download, works] + [break] +[co-op reference] + [detailed coffee and meal prep] + [Betina interrupts].
Sometimes the descriptions seem like she is going down the synonyms list in the thesaurus. I don't mean to be mean, but this makes the filler even more obvious, like the author isn't sure how to make a story long enough to be a book.
Let's bypass the idyllic small town and Perfect Protagonist. Let's just accept that for the annoyance that it is.
What this book desperately needs is an editor: a real editor, one who reads and strikes out whole passages of unnecessary filler and points out when the same phrases are reused within pages of each other. (Personally, I'm convinced that the author has a list of descriptions/phrases she wants to always use in reference to certain characters. It becomes even more obvious when books are read back-to-back.)
This makes the writing style like MadLibs story formula: [Pamela] + [household chore]. [Pamela] + [work email takes a while to download, works] + [break] +[co-op reference] + [detailed coffee and meal prep] + [Betina interrupts].
Sometimes the descriptions seem like she is going down the synonyms list in the thesaurus. I don't mean to be mean, but this makes the filler even more obvious, like the author isn't sure how to make a story long enough to be a book.
anubhaghoshal's review against another edition
4.0
Its a comforting mystery story is set in Arborville, New Jersey, there is this engaging knitting club which organises a sitting of a knitting hobby and also chat about the events of the society. Pamela and Bridget are the prime members of this club. This is a normal town like anyother with normal ongoings until Pamela's daughter returns to the town for summers and finds a dead body while doing her chores. And the whole town grows dark with suspicion and blame. But instead of a chilling background, the background is quite comfortable as if a bunch of grandmas are trying to solve the mystery.
anubhaghoshal's review against another edition
4.0
Its a comforting mystery story is set in Arborville, New Jersey, there is this engaging knitting club which organises a sitting of a knitting hobby and also chat about the events of the society. Pamela and Bridget are the prime members of this club. This is a normal town like anyother with normal ongoings until Pamela's daughter returns to the town for summers and finds a dead body while doing her chores. And the whole town grows dark with suspicion and blame. But instead of a chilling background, the background is quite comfortable as if a bunch of grandmas are trying to solve the mystery.
annarella's review against another edition
4.0
I love this series and I read and I liked the previous instalments. I think that this is one is enjoyable and entertaining but it's also the weakest in this series.
This would have been 3,5* but I rounded to 4 because it was a pleasant read.
I think that there were too many descriptions of everyday life actions and this made the plot a bit slow and sometimes boring.
I was more than happy to meet again the cast of characters, both humane and pets, and to read about their life. They're all likeable and well written as usual.
The mystery was solid, full of twists and turns, and it kept me guessing till the last turn. Unfortunately it sometimes takes the backseat but it was interesting nonetheless.
I look forward to reading the next instalment.
Recommended.
Many thanks to Kensington Books and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
This would have been 3,5* but I rounded to 4 because it was a pleasant read.
I think that there were too many descriptions of everyday life actions and this made the plot a bit slow and sometimes boring.
I was more than happy to meet again the cast of characters, both humane and pets, and to read about their life. They're all likeable and well written as usual.
The mystery was solid, full of twists and turns, and it kept me guessing till the last turn. Unfortunately it sometimes takes the backseat but it was interesting nonetheless.
I look forward to reading the next instalment.
Recommended.
Many thanks to Kensington Books and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
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