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A review by novelstorian
Knit One, Die Two by Peggy Ehrhart
2.0
Pamela’s knitting club has just welcomed their newest member, Caralee Lorimer, an amateur actress in town to perform her role in A Tale of Two Cities. Caralee seems like a very colourful, different kind of character that makes Pamela quite hesitant around her. Things take a turn for the worse when Caralee is found dead during an evening theatre rehearsal. It’s up to Pamela to find the killer before they pounce again.
This book was an alright read. It definitely had the cozy mystery elements that I enjoy in a lot of other cozy mysteries such as the small town setting, the hobby based plot and the light murder mystery. However, I did feel like the characters weren't fully developed- so much that some of the characters were pretty forgetful after one chapter. I understand that this is the third book in the series so it would be a wise idea to read the previous books before this one, but for someone like me who randomly stumbled across this book and is reading this book as her first introduction to the series- it’s not a very well done introduction.
There were also some parts where the character kept doing the same mundane things repeatedly which the book could have done without and were completely irrelevant to the development of the overall plot- almost felt like filler pages.
This is my first time reading a cosy mystery where the protagonist isn't a restaurant owner, chef, or a food blogger, so the whole knitting element did not really appeal to me. However, I’m sure there are others who are into that, so I would recommend this book to those who like the hobby.
The mystery was better than expected. It was well-written and paced nicely, but the ending was something else- I’m still not sure how I feel about that ending.
2 stars
Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books for providing me with an advanced reader’s copy of ‘Knit One, Die Two’ by Peggy Ehrhart.
This book was an alright read. It definitely had the cozy mystery elements that I enjoy in a lot of other cozy mysteries such as the small town setting, the hobby based plot and the light murder mystery. However, I did feel like the characters weren't fully developed- so much that some of the characters were pretty forgetful after one chapter. I understand that this is the third book in the series so it would be a wise idea to read the previous books before this one, but for someone like me who randomly stumbled across this book and is reading this book as her first introduction to the series- it’s not a very well done introduction.
There were also some parts where the character kept doing the same mundane things repeatedly which the book could have done without and were completely irrelevant to the development of the overall plot- almost felt like filler pages.
This is my first time reading a cosy mystery where the protagonist isn't a restaurant owner, chef, or a food blogger, so the whole knitting element did not really appeal to me. However, I’m sure there are others who are into that, so I would recommend this book to those who like the hobby.
The mystery was better than expected. It was well-written and paced nicely, but the ending was something else- I’m still not sure how I feel about that ending.
2 stars
Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books for providing me with an advanced reader’s copy of ‘Knit One, Die Two’ by Peggy Ehrhart.