Book Review: Christmas At The Little Knitting Box by Helen J. Rolfe
The Details
Media Type: Audiobook
Title: The Little Knitting Box
Author: Helen J. Rolfe
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Pages/Length: 7 hrs 14 min
Release Date: October 15, 2019
Source: Library Borrow
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The Little Knitting Box has been in Cleo’s family for nearly four decades, and since she arrived fresh off the plane from the Cotswolds four years ago, Cleo has been doing a stellar job of running the store. But instead of an early Christmas card in the mail this year, she gets a letter that tips her world on its axis.
Dylan has had a tumultuous few years. His marriage broke down, his mother passed away and he’s been trying to pick up the pieces as a stay-at-home dad. All he wants this Christmas is to give his kids the home and stability they need. But when he meets Cleo at a party one night, he begins to see it’s not always so easy to move on and pick up the pieces, especially when his ex seems determined to win him back.
When the snow starts to fall in New York City, both Cleo and Dylan realise life is rarely so black and white and both of them have choices to make. Will Dylan follow his heart or his head? And will Cleo ever allow herself to be a part of another family when her own fell apart at the seams?
The Narrator(s)
So the narrators in this audiobook took me a little while to get used to, but ultimately I ended up enjoying myself. I believe that the female narrator did an excellent job with her accents, and I definitely ended up loving Cleo as a character because of her.
The Review
So I will not lie, my need to read something fluffy and warm is what led to me Christmas At The Little Knitting Box. There is a soft spot in my heart for anything that revolves around fiber crafts, and after visiting New York last year I was feeling nostalgic. I hoped for something magical, that would get me into the holiday spirit. Friends, Rolfe absolutely delivered that for me.
I immediately fell in love with Cleo, and her tiny shop. Her passion for yarn, her deep love for the city she lived in, and her interactions with people around her just wrapped me up in warmth. Rolfe slowly unrolls Cleo’s past, and allows the reader a deeper glimpse into the why she is the person she is today. When she is dropped smack dab into Dylan’s path, magic happens. In fact, the chemistry between these two is absolutely wonderful from the first moment. I ate it up.
Kudos too to Rolfe for Dylan’s character. Romance novels are one of the only places I often see single dads highlighted, but Dylan is so much more than that. His love for his kids radiates from this story, and the fact that he wants to be even more in their lives than he already is made me a bit teary eyed. This is honestly the first time that I have loved both characters in a romance novel with so much fervor. I wanted them to be happy, and I wanted them to be happy together.
There were a few small things that I had qualms with, but none of them were enough to shatter the magic of this book. If you’re looking for something to take you away for a few hours, to make you remember why the Christmas season is so wonderful, this is your book. Just be prepared to sigh happily quite often.
