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The Vampire Knitting Club by Nancy Warren
4.0
funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

As a witchy woman who recently took up knitting, this is the perfect comfort read! 
I listened to this while knitting and it was just so delightful to be able to recognize terms, visualise the yarns and actually understand what's going on!

While I wish the book would've gotten more into the vampires, it hasn't done too bad with world building for such a short book.

It is somewhat predictable, but honestly, that was to be expected.
I definitely didn't see Peter Right (?) being the murderer! I suspected Violet or possibly Sylvia! 
I also feel like the trial for the grimoire was a bit rushed. What has Violet been training for years if Lucy can just be told she's a witch and voilà: she can make things happen without a hitch. I personally prefer the type of magic system that drains new wielder. It makes more sense to me and I think it would've been fitting here.
 

This book is a cozy little murder mystery with a magical element, but it felt a bit too rushed for all the plotlines that got introduced. Kind of like someone successfully having completed their first row of knitting only to immediately cast off again.

Even so, I liked the book and really hope the lore gets built on more in the subsequent books. Only one way to find out though... :p