Easy listening

Thought I might struggle with this at the start, but soon got into it and thoroughly enjoyed it. Easy story to listen to and follow looking forward to book 2

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Excellent

Great production, very good with the various accents and enjoyableto listen to. Will be getting more in this series.

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the breezy feeling

it is a light, entertaining story with some twists and turns, but also a feel good story

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A wonderful read@

When I was gifted this title I wasn't sure it was going to be for me. It sounded silly. I mean can you picture a Vampire wanting to knit? Let alone actually Knitting ? No I couldn't.

I am very glad however to be proven wrong abd I find myself very much enjoying getting to know Lucy her grandmother and all her Vampire friends.
A brilliant start to this serries! I look forward to my next vist to Oxford and cardinal Woolseys

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Easy listening

Not super captivating but just as it says cozy read. No romance but a few attractive characters so not sure if the series is heading in a romance direction but not this book

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Vampires who knit, oh my!

I loved this book, it had an intriguing plot, engaging characters and excellent narration. All rolled into a great package certain to keep listeners up all night.

There is something for everyone. Murder, mystery and magical Mayhem featuring Vampires who knit including one serious hottie and a witch who doesn't believe in witchcraft.

Can't wait to find out what happens next. Roll on the next book.

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enjoyable

a little bit of everything all rolled into one. a bit of surspence, a bit of murder and a lot of humour. well worth a listen.

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good

Light hearted, enjoyable story. Plenty of entertaining moments, okay dialog, excellent descriptions. The magic is cool.

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Wonderful start to a series

I just loved this tale about Lucy who travels to Oxford to visit her Grandmother only to fine that she has passed away leaving her knitting shop, Cardinal Woolsey's to Lucy. Yet all is not what it seems and soon Lucy is finding out that there is more to Oxford than knitting needles. With fabulously crafted characters and a plot that is both well crafted and well paced this is an easy listening tale that will engross and entertain in equal measure.

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Easy listening mystery series

I've recently finished listening to all the 13 books in the series so this review is about the whole series.

Firstly - I liked it for what it is: an easy-listening mystery series with a slow-burn romance on the side. It's sweet, not at all mentally taxing, but the story is interesting enough to grip you so you keep listening! Someone else in the reviews likened this to a "cosy blanket" which is really spot on. It's the kind of book you'd listen to for comfort with a cup of tea, sitting by the fire and perhaps doing a bit of knitting. Each book centres around a crime (a murder, really) that Lucy then has a hand in solving. I don't listen to a lot of murder mysteries, but for me it was quite well done, usually not predictable (apart from book 3 which was so obvious I spent the whole book thinking "surely not"), with only some tropes like the usually quiet Lucy doing a grand Poirot-style reveal at the end which always seemed a bit out of character.

Really there are two reasons why I'm not giving this full marks:

First, the knitting. I understand why the "Lucy doesn't knit" thing is in the book - it's ironic that a knitting shop owner doesn't knit. Ha. Ha. But that in two years she is still unable to learn when she is trying to knit almost every day is kind of ridiculous and an insult to her intelligence. The descriptions of the tangles and messes she got into did start to grate after a while and when she describes finished works as having dropped stitches in there, it makes me groan because you can't leave dropped stitches in: the whole thing would unravel. So what I'm saying is - if you're a knitter you might find the "knitting" references a bit grating.

Second, to a British person, it's quite obvious that this is a book written by an American person about the UK. It gets a lot of things right, but it's definitely a romanticised stereotyped view of the UK. I imagine the author visited Oxford a few times and found a lot of inspiration there but it would have been better if they had a British person proof-read the books. There's little things like the assumption that it's normal to have afternoon tea daily, or even weekly (it really isn't, it's a special occasion thing). Also, some people taking their tea with sugar, no milk (no one does that, what outrage). What really made me laugh was when a British character said something about how they can come and visit, because "it's only a 5 hour drive from Oxford". It made me laugh because only an American would think a "5 hour drive" is no big deal. In the UK, anything over 2 is way too long and I couldn't imagine driving anywhere for 5 hours. I'd take the train.

It's not really worth 1 credit per book, but I'd say it's certainly worth a credit per box set!

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