I hate to knock a mystery with a good eBay reference, and this book contains a great one: When our heroine's newly acquired dog (who formerly belonged to the murder victim) has to have a wadded ball of knitted yarn removed from her intestinal tract, our heroine is horrified by the vet's offer to let her take it home in a jar as a souvenir. "You don't want it?" asks the shocked vet. "Man, that's the first thing people ask me about. I don't know what they do with them, sell them on eBay?" LOL Unfortunately, the eBay reference is pretty much the most original writing in Anne Canadeo's by-rote whodunit. The characters are standard issue: the wise and revered yarn-shop owner, the hip college-student employee, the busy professional woman buddy who knits to relax, the supermom buddy who knits to help clothe her children. Even the murder victim — nasty owner of a rival yarn shop — is a cliché. The storyline moved along engagingly enough, despite its cardboard cast, but with one major flaw: I guessed who the murderer was as soon as I got to the eBay reference. Not to give anything away, but if you're paying attention, then you probably will too. If you're a hard-core cozy and/or knitting fan, then you'll probably enjoy "While My Pretty One Knits". It definitely qualifies as a mindless summer read. But if you've got a critical turn of mind, then consider yourself forewarned. Thank you for reading my review. If you found it helpful, please vote by clicking "Yes" below!Read full review
Loved reading this book.
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