I recently read Boys Don’t Knit (In Public) by: T.S. Easton and I absolutely loved it. I enjoyed it a lot and I decided to blog about it! Let me know in the comments below some books you would like to see me review and I’ll get back to you shortly.
Title: Boys Don’t Knit (In Public)
Author: T.S. Eatson
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Released: March 24, 2015
Pages: 272 (Hardback)
About the Author: I am an experienced author of fiction for all ages and have had more than thirty books published. I have written under a number of different pseudonyms in a variety of genres. Subjects include vampires, pirates, pandemics and teenage agony aunts (not all in the same book). I live in Surrey with my wife, three children and two cats. In my spare time I work as a Production Manager for a UK publisher. My latest book is An English Boy in New York, the sequel to Boys Don’t Knit, published by Hot Key Books.
Favorite Part: I loved the part when the Principal of the school Ben goes school stands in front of the school and exposes Ben’s secret to the whole school, which no one but like three people knew. I think that this was my favorite scene because Ben was so afraid of just telling his friends and his dad and know all the school, minus his dad knew he knits and sells his stuff on Etsy. Ben gets called all these names, making fun of Ben’s knitting passion, but Ben never let it get to his head. I loved how Ben didn’t let it get to his head and just let it go, for the most part.
Questions I Still Have:
- Does his mom actually make it to the championship to see Ben win?
- Does Ben’s dad come back home?
- Did Ben’s plan to get Jessica back together with her ex boyfriend?
I really wish that I could actually know if the last question happened. Ben had this plan all set out to get them back together and I’m pretty sure that they never state it in the book.
Rating: I gave this book a 5/5 stars on Goodreads but it was really a 4.8/5. There was some parts I really didn’t like: the part about the lady getting hit by a car in front of the car and how the book was written. I love the fact that T.S. Easton had it written like a diary but he skipped around days and he had different days with the same exact story. It was still really good though. I would love to read a sequel to this book, where there is, called An English Boy In New York which was release in 2014 (where I am confused how the first book was released a year after the second).
Could You See It As A Movie: No, I can’t. I loved the book and it was really good but I couldn’t see it as a movie. The whole thing seemed like a uphill battle which would not be very fun to watch as a movie. The movie would be very boring at the beginning until they got to the part when Ben’s dad finds out that he knits. From there on, it would be great. The movie would be very funny there.
Feelings While Reading: I had a few different thoughts while I was reading this book. I laughed and then I had sweet moments. The only sweet moment that actually happened in the book was when Megan and Ben actually get together, which didn’t happen until the last 20 pages. The whole book had me laughing so I can’t just pick one moment to pick out for my favorite.
The Sequel:
Title: An English Boy In New York
Author: T.S. Easton
Released: August 7, 2014
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Pages: 304 (Paperback)
Which book are reading right now? Is it any good? Have you read either one of these books? I am so excited to read the other one because I want answers so much!
Happy Reading,
❤ Ann