The Knitting Diaries. Debbie Macomber, Susan Mallery, Christina Skye (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
If I had known this book was a collection of three cheesy romance stories when one of my knitting buddies offered to lend it to me, I would have declined. The stories are hopelessly formulaic - young single woman with some sort of tragedy in her life (the only things that got her through was knitting!!!) meets a young man with an equally tragic past and they fall instantly and madly in love, but both of them are too damaged to admit it until they simply can't contain their epic emotions any longer - and when at last I finished, I noticed on the back cover that the publisher was a division of Harlequin. Oy. Cheesy romance novels are NOT my thing, and would have given this book a single start, but I did get two interesting knitting patterns out of it. That must be worth another star. I’ve been on a kick recently to read new authors and I came across Christina Skye. I’m really enjoying her Summer Island books, and one of the stories in this book was from that series. In The Knitting Diaries, we get short stories from Debbie Macomber, Susan Mallery, and Christina Skye–all writers that I’m a fan of. These were easy readin’ and nice and short. The Skye story was, by far, my favorite. Sometimes it’s nice to not have an alpha hero, but someone who’s nice and the circumstances just aren’t right. That’s basically what that story started. Each story was simple and short, but they were all interesting and well-written.
What do You think about The Knitting Diaries. Debbie Macomber, Susan Mallery, Christina Skye (2012)?
Three different stories, by different authors, all cute and interesting. Worth reading.
—Nightplay
Fast, fun read. Made me want to finish learning to knit to make some of the projects!
—jetblak1234
Very easy read for a lazy day over the holiday break.
—Malorie
