Knit the Season by Kate Jacobs

Kendra's Comments: Kate Jacobs has come out with the latest installment of the Friday Night Knitting Club series, Knit the Season (check status at GPL). As a knitter, I enjoyed the first book in the series, Friday Night Knitting Club while on vacation a few years ago. I loved her second novel (unrelated to this series) Comfort Food.

Knit the Season is focused on Dakota this time, which is nice. If you have read the other two books in the series, you do get caught up with several of the characters and what they have been up to in recent years. Knitting does not play as crucial of a role as the other two books. It’s just sort of part of the background, not a key role in the storyline. In fact, there is only one knitted bookmark pattern in the back of the book this time, which is unfortunate. But still, it’s nice to read about women of all ages and backgrounds incorporating knitting into their daily lives (even if they are fictional). The other issue I didn’t like is the large number of flashbacks incorporated into the story. She just needs to let some things (characters) go now.

If you are a series lover, then read this book and enjoy. Don’t try to read it as a stand-alone, however. You will be disappointed. Even with all the follies, I will probably go ahead and read the next one that comes out. I just love knitters, what can I say?

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