Well...I am not sure what to say about this one except that perhaps I should've saved it for the beach. The stories were very light and I was tempted to skip over the descriptions in order to get to the dialogue, which I did too often I am afraid. The stories were good, don't get me wrong, but after reading The Walk and Miles to Go and some of the other hard-hitters I've read so far this year, this one did not mentally challenge me. Good grief, did I just type that?
The book was composed of 3 stories, the first by one of my favorite author's Debbie Macomber. She's a knitter and got together with two other knitter/authors to create this book. Each story centered around a knitter and, of course, romance. Macomber's story, always a light and easy read, reintroduced some of my favorite characters from Blossom Street and got me excited about a new full-length hardcover book that comes out on Tuesday. Mission accomplished.
The second story was by Susuan Mallery, who is also a favorite author of mine. Her story was not as steamy as her books, which was appropriate for this collection, and it was my favorite of the three, but that could very well be because of my affinity for Texas Cowboys. Couple one of those with a knitting store and I am hooked!
The last story was kind of sad and was written by an author with whom I am not familiar: Christina Skye. It is also the only story about which I have a criticism. It's not a fully developed story, in my opinion. The plot was developing nicely and steadily when I realized I had 10 pages left in the story to read. It was nicely and neatly wrapped up in those last 10 pages, but I think there could've been a lot more to it. Maybe this story should've been in the middle and balanced out by the other 2. Unfortunately, because I read this one last, it made me not think so highly of the book overall.
So, after reading 2 consecutive Nook books, my next one is coming off of the good old-fashioned bookshelf. It's a Jodi Picoult called Salem Falls. Her books are never light, I'd never consider her to be a beach bag author, and her books definitely challenge me. Here I go.
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