{"id":5519,"date":"2020-09-26T14:16:57","date_gmt":"2020-09-26T21:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=5519"},"modified":"2020-09-26T14:18:01","modified_gmt":"2020-09-26T21:18:01","slug":"review-real-men-knit-kwana-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/09\/26\/review-real-men-knit-kwana-jackson\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Real Men Knit &#8211; Kwana Jackson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bookreview\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9781984806505.jpg?w=1280\" alt=\"Review: Real Men Knit &#8211; Kwana Jackson\" title=\"Review: Real Men Knit &#8211; Kwana Jackson\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignright\"><strong>Real Men Knit<\/strong><br>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/authors\/kwana-jackson\/\">Kwana Jackson<\/a> <br><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/publishers\/berkley-books\/\">Berkley Books<\/a> <br><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> May 19, 2020 <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/romance\/\">Romance<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 336 <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/sources\/library\/\">Library<\/a> <br><br>My rating: <span class=\"ubb-buy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><\/span><br><br><br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>When their foster-turned-adoptive mother suddenly dies, four brothers struggle to keep open the doors of her beloved Harlem knitting shop, while dealing with life and love in Harlem.<\/p>\n<p>Jesse Strong is known for two things: his devotion to his adoptive mom, Mama Joy, and his reputation for breaking hearts in Harlem. When Mama Joy unexpectedly passes away, he and his brothers have different plans on what to do with Strong Knits, their neighborhood knitting store: Jesse wants to keep the store open; his brothers want to shut it down.<\/p>\n<p>Jesse makes an impassioned plea to Kerry Fuller, his childhood friend who has had a crush on him her entire life, to help him figure out how to run the business. Kerry agrees to help him reinvent the store and show him the knitty-gritty of the business, but the more time they spend together, the more the chemistry builds. Kerry, knowing Jesse\u2019s history, doesn\u2019t believe this relationship will exist longer than one can knit one, purl one. But Jesse is determined to prove to her that he can be the man for her\u2014after all, real men knit.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><center><span class=\"ubb-buy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1984806505\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/amazon.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Amazon\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/real-men-knit\/id1477747418\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/apple.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Apple\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/real-men-knit-kwana-jackson\/1133176922;jsessionid=24DA5B749B7D949CCA8D2AD7C2E99D29.prodny_store02-atgap05?ean=9781984806505\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bn.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Barnes & Noble\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/real-men-knit-1\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kobo.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Kobo\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781984806505\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/indiebound.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Indiebound\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/real-men-knit\/9781984806505\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bookshop.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Bookshop\"><\/a><\/span><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/51351884-real-men-knit\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/widget_logo.gif?w=1280\" alt=\"Goodreads\"><\/a><br><\/center><center><p class=\"ubb-buy\"><div class=\"ubb-icon-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/3stars\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0002_3-stars.png?fit=80%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"3 stars icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/contemporary\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"140\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0007_contemporary.png?fit=140%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"contemporary icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/m-f\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/categories_0003_m_f-copy.png?fit=80%2C101&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"m\/f\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/romance\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"82\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0017_romance.png?fit=82%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"romance icon\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/center><br>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2020-09-26T21:16:57+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"\\r\\n\\r\\nContent warnings: \\r\\n\\r\\nI've read books by this author before and enjoyed them and this blurb sounded right up my alley. 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Four hot adopted brothers? A knitting shop in Harlem? Yes, please! Unfortunately, while those parts lived up to my expectations, some of the book didn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>Jesse is the youngest of four brothers &#8211; most of them not biologically related &#8211; adopted by Mama Joy. Kerry\u2019s been a fixture of Mama Joy\u2019s knitting shop for years, so while Jesse and Kerry were never really friends, they\u2019ve known each other forever. After Mama Joy\u2019s death, Kerry expects that the brothers will close down the shop. No one expects Jesse to step up and insist on running the store, perhaps not even Jesse himself &#8211; and certainly no one expects Kerry to volunteer to show him the ropes. Kerry\u2019s always had a thing for Jesse, but even she realizes that getting involved with the neighborhood playboy is a bad idea.<\/p>\n<p>There was a lot I liked about the book, though I think at times it read more like women\u2019s fiction than romance. I liked the realistic relationships between the brothers. They\u2019re each dealing with Mama Joy\u2019s death in their own ways, and they each interact with each other and Kerry as individuals. I loved the relationship between Kerry and her best friend Val, and I liked Kerry\u2019s love for both her job at the community center and her work at the knitting shop. I\u2019m a sucker for sweet caregivers, and that\u2019s definitely Kerry to a T.<\/p>\n<p>On the opposite end of the spectrum, a lot of pages are spent establishing Jesse as an aimless playboy and I never felt like he had the time to overcome that stereotype. Even with the knitting shop, besides a Pinterest board and some painting, it felt like most of the work was done by Kerry (with her social media skills). While I love a good slow burn romance, the relationship between Jesse and Kerry seemed to get to the \u201cI want them but this is a bad idea\u201d stage and then stalled. Jesse couldn\u2019t seem to decide whether he wanted to treat Kerry as a bratty little sister, someone he was romantically interested in, or his maid. He started making some progress towards the end of the book, but then the book ended abruptly right after the big gesture.<\/p>\n<p>What I disliked the most though was that there\u2019s a definite \u201cnot like other girls\u201d thread going through the story. It\u2019s especially noticeable in regards to Jesse\u2019s latest flame, Erika, who\u2019s pilloried for everything from drinking too much to being too forward to having nail art that\u2019s not conducive to knitting. On a personal pet peeve level, there\u2019s a couple of mentions of Kerry\u2019s vibrator (she specifically packs it when she moves in to Mama Joy\u2019s place, and it\u2019s even mentioned what drawer she hides it in). Look, it\u2019s like Chekhov\u2019s gun &#8211; if you\u2019re going to mention it that many times, I expect to see it in action at some point!<\/p>\n<p>Overall, while there were high points, the hero (and by extension the romance) just didn\u2019t work for me. 2.5 stars, rounded up to 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Content warnings: I&#8217;ve read books by this author before and enjoyed them and this blurb sounded right up my alley. Four hot adopted brothers? A knitting shop in Harlem? Yes, please! Unfortunately, while those parts lived up to my expectations, some of the book didn&#8217;t. 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