(I did in one sitting, wasn't able to stop.) Also, there is a tuxedo cat named after the Phantom of the Opera, so 5 stars are basically assured here. The narration is light and quick, and the interactions are natural and endearing, with the whole thing paced so well that you could probably get through this in an hour or so even if it were longer. And the romance is so good that even the yarn-uninitiated like me can get a lot of enjoyment out of it. So, like, everything I love in a book, even if I don't know the first thing about yarn or yarn accessories - but the writer clearly does/has done the research. This is a short-but-Very-sweet novelette about precious, creative, clever girls growing closer and bonding over art, yarn nerdery, and healing past traumas.
"If I'm stuck on my planet," Danielle pointed out, "I'm gonna plant flowers there." I liked that the elements in the story were unique and that Danielle is a full-figured protagonist.I just wish it was told in a tighter more succinct way with more interactions between our two lead characters.that, or the story could've been longer, fleshing out the romance and characters more. And, I'm not crafty or Jewish so I was on the outside looking in as the author introduced me to knitting, yarn dying, and kosher foods. There's a nod to fan fiction and fan art that I enjoyed. That said, a cuteness, sweet romance factor is there in a very G-Rated sort of way, minus Danielle's penchant for swearing like a sailor. more interactions between Danielle and Clara).which it does, it just takes awhile and ends up being on the shorter side. I was left waiting for the meat of the story to kick in (i.e. The characters are likable enough but the plot meanders some, drawing our attention to things that probably aren't necessary (along the lines of yarn dying, clean up, and meeting with some friends). In general, I felt some distance from the story and it ended up being an okay read for me.
This novella is not a sparks fly romance and I would say falls into the cute category.
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