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Dirty Sexy Knitting (2009)

by Christie Ridgway(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0425228290 (ISBN13: 9780425228296)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Berkley

series

Malibu and Ewe

review 1: I realized that this was the third and final of the malibu and ewe series, but it was rather entertaining anyway. It had three sisters that just found out that they were actually sisters because their father was a sperm donor. Cassandra Riley is the main character that helps and falls in love with Gabe. Gabe is haunted by his wife and child's death of 2 years. Cassandra is the owner of Malibu and Ewe which is a knitting shop. Gabe is the landlord of the place of business and the place that Cassandra rents. Cassandra turns 30 soon and realizes that her relationship with Gabe is going nowhere fast. As soon as she decides that she is moving on with her life, Gabe realizes that he wants her. Its a nice lively environment with Nikki and Juliet, her new found half-... moresisters. I enjoyed the series. I am currently reading Unravel Me which is the 2nd series and focus on Juliet Weston and Noah Smith.
review 2: Final in the trilogy, and wrapped up well. The author always had the main romantic plot in each book, entwined with a secondary romantic plot. The secondary plot either complimented the primary one, or gave added dimension until appearing to tell its own full story in the next book. Besides the romantic elements, there was the strong theme of "family," what it is, what it's like to not have one, or to have one that isn't what you wanted... and how you create family for yourself. The yarn shop, despite the suggestion that it would be another "cozy-theme" series, wasn't all that prominent. It could have just as easily been a coffee shop, craft store, book shop, or art gallery. It was just an element/place where characters could interact. At times, Gabe's self-destruction was a bit overwhelming... but my main problem was that the "mystery bad-person" who turned up at the end seemed to be a bit too pat. The threat was vague, and I would have appreciated a bit more emphasis on wondering who was behind it and some hint that I could look back on later and say, 'OH, yeah, I can see why that person did that... and I probably should've seen it coming." Also... romances that equate happily-ever-after with herds of children are going to cost them at least one star. (Sorry, child-bearing romantics!) less

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