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How to Knit a Heart Back Home A Cypress Hollow Yarn Cypress Hollow Yarns A Cypress Hollow Yarn Novel Rachael Herron 9780061841316 Books

I like this book, but there were things I struggled with.
I really enjoyed the first book. This one had a lot of the same good qualities as the first, it was well written, kept my attention, I loved the main male character, Owen and the secondary characters, but I had a hard time with the heroine, Lucy.
Owen has returned to his childhood hometown. He’s come home after a career ending injury, to care for his ailing mother. He has a rough road ahead of him as he did not leave with the best of reputations. The bad seed, from a bad home. Even though he’s lost his job as a police officer, the town only sees the high school bully.
I didn’t understand Lucy. She was at times very immature. Stagnant. She was afraid of everything, heights, rats, lightning, change. She was so stuck in the past and afraid of changing anything, she was on the verge of losing her grandmothers beloved bookstore. Her low self esteem was tiresome. Yet at the same time, she was a volunteer firefighter/EMT. A job that requires you to think and act fast. A job you definitely cannot go in half hearted.
Owen and Lucy had a “moment” in high school that has stuck with both of them into adulthood.
Knitting is the thing that brings them together. Lucy finds a lost treasure in boxes of Owens donated books. And it’s knitting that helps keep Owens mother grounded and focused.
As with the first book, there is a knitting pattern included in the back of the book, that relates directly to the story. I’m not a knitter, but I enjoyed the idea of someone being able to reproduce Eliza’s sweater.


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How to Knit a Heart Back Home A Cypress Hollow Yarn Cypress Hollow Yarns A Cypress Hollow Yarn Novel Rachael Herron 9780061841316 Books Reviews

I read "How to Knit a Love Song" and wasn't really impressed, but I found this installment to be a fantastic improvement over "Love Song."

The characters in this book seemed more real to me than Cade and Abigail because they have so much more going on in their lives than each other. Lucy is a woman of many hats She owns a bookstore, volunteers with the fire department, and is in the process of writing a biography. I also liked the subplot of Owen learning to deal with his past and his mother's worsening Alzheimer's.

I still feel like the chapters narrated by Owen sounded more like a woman trying to think like a man, but he was the most believable when he spoke about his mother, his past, and his time as a police officer.

Overall, "How to Knit a Heart Back Home" is a great lighthearted read. Ms. Herron has come a long way since her first book and I expect her next novel to be even better than this one.
This author brings fictional people that are so realistic, and not the same in every book. I adore her. The best is how she begins each chapter with a quote from a knitter. (I skip love scenes, a personal choice, so if that's a part you don't want to read, you won't miss any important parts.)
Rachael Herron creates believable fictional characters. There is so much to like about her writing. One tool she employs well is the actions her characters engage in while talking. The dialogue develops character and moves the story along. The action makes the characters believable. Here are some examples from "How to Knit a Heart Back Home."

"Owen twisted the [plastic] spoon in his fingers. He would not rub the scar on his hip, which suddenly burned."

"Lucy took the now mangled plastic spoon out of his hand and then threaded her fingers through his."

"Dropping his eyes from hers, Owen watched Lucy's pulse flicker rapidly in the hollow of her throat. For a moment there was no sound but the crash of the waves below."
I enjoyed this book so much, I ended up skipping dinner AND my evening workout because I was too engrossed in the book to put it down! Then the moment I finished it, I had to come on here and rave about it! I should be sleeping right now since I have to get up early tomorrow and go to work, but the book was that good!

Where to start? I loved the premise of a kiss that was so powerful, it changed both the lives of Owen and Lucy. Speaking of which, I loved them both! Both are characters that are hurting and in the book they come to term with what has been causing them pain and holding them back.

Lucy is afraid of change and has become so afraid that she fails to notice changes that have happened and that are going on around her. She's afraid of many things and seems to be a scaredy cat, yet has an inner core of steel which will surprise you. She faces each one of her phobias head on, which makes you admire her. Owen is an ex-cop who had to take medical retirement after he was injured in raid that cost him someone he loved and trusted. He too missed changes happening around him, and now is in physical and mental pain. Plus, he's the son of the town's black sheep and so is treated very rudely on his return to town. He's the bad boy everyone was warned to stay away from. But who can resist a bad boy?

While I was expecting the romance between Owen and Lucy, I was pleasantly knocked for a loop by the great use of other members of Cypress Hollow. It was great to see and hear from Cade and Abigail, and to find out what had happened after How to Knit a Love Song. They played a small but important part in Owen and Lucy's story.
I also loved Irene and how her Alzheimer's was shown. It was very realistic and heartfelt. I laughed out loud when Toots came into the picture. She sounded like someone I'd love to meet and would be embarrassed to be around if she was my mother! I loved how we were introduced to more of Cypress Hollow's citizens and Lucy's family.

All in all, I think Rachael Herron did another great job with How to Knit a Heart Back Home. She took two imperfect people and made them foils to each other. This book is definitely a keeper for me. I'm just eager for the next one!
I like this book, but there were things I struggled with.
I really enjoyed the first book. This one had a lot of the same good qualities as the first, it was well written, kept my attention, I loved the main male character, Owen and the secondary characters, but I had a hard time with the heroine, Lucy.
Owen has returned to his childhood hometown. He’s come home after a career ending injury, to care for his ailing mother. He has a rough road ahead of him as he did not leave with the best of reputations. The bad seed, from a bad home. Even though he’s lost his job as a police officer, the town only sees the high school bully.
I didn’t understand Lucy. She was at times very immature. Stagnant. She was afraid of everything, heights, rats, lightning, change. She was so stuck in the past and afraid of changing anything, she was on the verge of losing her grandmothers beloved bookstore. Her low self esteem was tiresome. Yet at the same time, she was a volunteer firefighter/EMT. A job that requires you to think and act fast. A job you definitely cannot go in half hearted.
Owen and Lucy had a “moment” in high school that has stuck with both of them into adulthood.
Knitting is the thing that brings them together. Lucy finds a lost treasure in boxes of Owens donated books. And it’s knitting that helps keep Owens mother grounded and focused.
As with the first book, there is a knitting pattern included in the back of the book, that relates directly to the story. I’m not a knitter, but I enjoyed the idea of someone being able to reproduce Eliza’s sweater.