Neanderthal Seeks Human
Ratings38
Average rating3.7
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Ratings38
Average rating3.7
After losing her boyfriend, apartment, and job in the same day, Janie Morris can't help wondering what new torment fate has in store. To her mortification, Quinn Sullivan-- aka Sir McHotpants, the focus of her slightly stalkerish tendencies-- witnesses it all then keeps turning up like a pair a shoes you lust after but can't afford. She's a math whiz and a trivia collector, but Janie is more than a little naive when it comes to men and relationships.
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7 primary books11 released booksKnitting in the City is a 11-book series with 7 primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Penny Reid.
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This book was enjoyable. There were some parts I did and kind of saw coming. There were also some things that did not get resolved at the end for me.
I started loving Penny Reid after reading her Winston Brothers series. Since that series is a spin-off of this one, I was excited to go back and see where it all started. And I unfortunately didn't love it.
The characters were kind of all over the place and I couldn't feel a connection between them. There were a few moments in the story where I wasn't sure what was going on and it was hard to follow. Janie was one of those frustrating characters who refuses to believe that any human being could ever possibly be attracted to her because she's just so weird.
That being said, it wasn't all bad. There were a few funny moments. The knitting group proved to be pretty badass and I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the girls' stories.
The definition of not for me. Hero way too pushy, did not respect her boundaries, manipulated, and lied to her. I cannot and do not find that romantic.
*disclaimer that I am extra uptight about this but this really isn't my type of hero and I was not a fan.
I've been on a Penny Reid binge over the last month and I love her writing and her characters SO much. At this point I have LOVED the Hypothesis series, and am just getting started with the Knitting in the City series. I typically love Penny Reid's heroes but I really missed Quinn's point of view throughout most of this book, so it was a little more challenging to get to know him. I just really wanted to get in his head! However, I loved their chemistry!
At times, I wanted more details and more steam during sexy times but I'm thinking of it as character choice. I think it's because we are viewing things from Janie's point of view. For example, when Janie would go back to her knitting group to spill McHotpants details, they complained it was like she was reporting the news and the sex scenes are a bit like that.
Overall, I really enjoyed it! It was great to meet all the characters and hypothesize about where the series will go. I'm very excited to read the rest of the series!
