Purls of Wisdom

I love how desperation and misunderstanding get these two men together in time for the holidays. A nice relaxing holiday read.

Some people are crafters and others are not. I fall very heavily into the latter group. So even though my roommate very much is, we could never have a bet going like Finley and his roommate, Hazel, do. They are both artists in their own right: Finley is a painter while Hazel is a serious knitter, and in the scope of a conversation over whose art is more difficult the bet was placed. This is how Finley ends up in Noah’s yarn store begging for lessons so he can knit a respectable scarf for Hazel for Christmas.

Now, Hazel is a frequent visitor to Noah’s shop and according to her, Noah is a grumpy, rude curmudgeon who never answers with anything other than a grunt. Finley isn’t convinced because he is completely smitten with Noah right from the start. Noah, however, is a little confused as to how this adorable and very straight man convinced him to help him knit for his wife. Of course, this is a misunderstanding but a legitimate one that understandingly brought a bit of angst to both men before everything is said and done.

I was 100 percent charmed by this story. These two men are absolutely perfect for one another and my only complaint is I sure wish it was longer as I’d love to watch them move forward. Unfortunately, I wasn’t charmed so much that I felt the need to run right out and learn how to knit. *grins*

NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews

Okay, so, Noah owns a yarn shop… weird for a broody ex-soldier, but sure… He doesn’t seem like the friendliest, but he kinda grew on me, I won’t lie.

When Finley comes in looking to learn how to knit on a deadline, Noah almost says no. The man is cute, but he’s supposed to be making something for who Noah assumes is his wife. It isn’t, it’s for his best friend Hazel, who he also talks a lot about, so I can see where it’d be confusing. Agreeing to teach Finley, they meet up a couple times a week and end up getting to know each other while knitting together. We see Finley a lot with Hazel and Noah’s relationship with his mom and dad, which I really liked, even though his mom was a little obnoxious. I also found Finley just a smidge annoying, but I enjoyed the two guys dancing around their attraction to each other.

Eventually, after Finley asks Noah out, the whole misunderstanding kind of blows up in their faces, but luckily, like most friends do…. Hazel meddles a bit and gets them to see the error of their ways LOL Right on time, too, as Noah’s mom was trying to hook him up with somebody else.

Overall, it’s a cute little read and I wouldn’t mind reading more about these two. 4 stars from me.