Knit Two by Kate Jacobs was like meeting up with old friends again.
In short it was wonderful and I loved it! I've been a fan of Kate
Jacobs since I first read The Friday Night Knitting Club which was
an awesome book. This past year I read Comfort Food which I also
really enjoyed. However, to find out there was a sequel to The
Friday Night Knitting Club was the best news ever for me and it
didn't disappoint in the least.
Again, Kate Jacobs draws you into all the characters lives and this
time because you already know them it's even better. This novel
finds us five years after after the passing of Georgia and this
time we get to spend time with Dakota who is 18 years old, Anita,
Peri, KC, Lucie and her now little girl Ginger, Catherine and of
course Darwin. This time we also heard a little more from the men
throughout the novel-James, Marty and others.
This time around everyone is struggling with their own issues.
Dakota is torn between what everyone in the Knitting Club wants for
her including her father to what she wants for herself. Peri, who
has been running the shop mainly for the last five years with some
help from Dakota, is wondering if this is all there really is for
her. Lucie is torn between her little girl, her mother and her
career. KC is KC-she's funny and witty-I always liked her; she is
just who she is without any apologies. Anita-who didn't love Anita.
She is the same loveable character and this time she is struggling
with her grown up children not approving of her life choices and
other personal issues. Last is Darwin who I always liked. She has
had troubles having children and is terrified of anything going
wrong now that it looks like she may have some. I think one of the
things I liked most was the character of Catherine. I had really
wanted to know more about her in the last novel and this time her
character was much more developed.
The story takes us again through the lives of these women and their
love and friendship for and with each other. Woven into the story
is little notes on their knitting and how it and Georgia brought
them together. I really missed Georgia throughout the novel but at
the same time you can feel her spirit within all the members of The
Friday Night Knitting Club in the things they say and do and in the
ways they continue to celebrate her life.
So, I've managed to write this review without giving away anything
that you can't find out about the book online other than my
personal feelings. As with reading the first novel, this one too
left me craving the kind of love and friendship these women share.
I'm a knitter myself and would absolutely love to find myself a
wonderful group of women like this to build such a lifelong
friendship with.
Knit Two will be released on November 25 and for those who've read
The Friday Night Knitting Club I have to say that reading this one
is a must. For those who haven't this book can stand on it's own.
It tracks back enough not to leave you lost but reading both leaves
you much more fulfilled with the story. Oh, and also, I do believe
that Kate Jacobs has left this story wide open for yet another
sequel-at least I hope so!