Real Men Knit
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3.4
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Kwana Jackson
"If you're looking for an easy charmer, this is the novel for you."—Shondaland When their foster-turned-adoptive mother suddenly dies, four brothers struggle to keep open the doors of her beloved Harlem knitting shop.Jesse Strong is known for two things: his devotion to his adoptive mom, Mama Joy, and his reputation for breaking hearts. When Mama Joy unexpectedly passes away, he and his brothers have different plans for what to do with Strong Knits, their neighborhood knitting store. Jesse wants to keep the store open. His brothers want to tie off loose ends and close shop....Part-time shop employee Kerry Fuller has kept her crush on Jesse a secret. When she overhears his impassioned plea to his brothers to keep the knitting shop open, she volunteers to help. Unlike Jesse, Kerry knows the “knitty-gritty” of the business, and together they make plans to reinvent Strong Knits for a new generation.But the more time they spend together, the stronger the chemistry builds between them. Kerry, knowing Jesse’s history, doesn’t believe their relationship can last longer than she can knit one, purl two. But Jesse is determined to prove to her that he can be the man for her forever and always. After all, real men knit.
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Author
Kwana Jackson
Pages
336
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2020-05-19
ISBN
1984806513 9781984806512
Ratings
Google: 3
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"4 stars for an absolutely adorable and frustrating romance that ends happily. I loved the entire premise of this romance.<br/><br/>A single woman, Mama Joy, adopts four boys out of the foster care system and raises them into the Strong brothers. She owns a knitting shop and each of the boys grow up there living above the shop. The main character Carrie’s mom is young and not always ready to be a mom so Carrie finds a second home in Mama Joy’s knit shop growing up alongside the Strong brothers.<br/><br/>The book begins after Mama Joy passes away and the brothers have to decide what to do with the shop. It was a very endearing place to begin this story.<br/><br/>I am VERY new to the romance genre and so FYI for anyone who started off like I did reading books with awesome sex scenes, this is not one of those kind of romances. There’s flirting and a bit of fooling around, but when the two love interests finally get together and things are starting to heat up... BAM it’s the morning after. Not the explicit or illicit scene I was waiting for. For that reason I’d knock this book’s rating down some since I’m not such a sentimental gal, but if sweet is what you’re looking for—this romance is for you."
Reading into the Void
"while I loved the characters and the plot was cute, it just felt a little lack luster. Just felt unsatisfied after finishing, can’t put my finger on it though. "
Alyssa Gomez
"I thoroughly enjoyed it!"
Sandra Hasenauer