A review by _evyn_
Knitty Gritty Murder by Peggy Ehrhart

4.0

Pamela is finally starting to get her act together again. She was so solid at the start of the series but she's been getting on my nerves with the love life stuff. Go to therapy and/or just talk it out. Always with the "I said never to talk about him again" stuff. He's YOUR NEIGHBOR. He's going to be talked about and seen esp since your daughter is best friends with his two and Wilfred is bff's with him. You're an editor but you can still write, so f-ing journal. Glad she is going out with Brian. IDC if they get together but I need her to stop being weird to Richard and his gf and kids. So awkward.

Also, Bettina needs to get tf over her thing against making gender neutral knits for her grandchild. Nell is always calling her in, Pamela is always silent, and sometimes they change the subject. Yes, they are just colors. Pink doesn't have to mean anything, but it does especially in babyland and with the rise of gender reveal parties and the ongoing pink tax. I am nonbinary and I like a ton of different colors including pink, but if the parents want to stand against gender norms to make their kid feel they can choose their colors and identity on their own, respect the parents and make something dif, Bettina, ffs! You got the whole rainbow. You can do green or purple or yellow or orange or red or white or black. Haven't You paid attention in the yarn shop in Haversack or wherever??? You don't have to make that kid be another victim of the Sad Beige (or Mauve according to Holly ???) Child trend. Make a hat with bear ears or a sweater with clouds on it. If I hear (yes hear bc audiobooks thank you Callie🙏) her complain one more time istG I'm gonna go Karen on that Bitctional character. It is realistic that there are people in generations older than me just don't understand. And it's so annoying. I already get misgendered and f-ed over enough in my life as it is. I need a little less silence from everyone else at least. If I can't get some back up in my real life then I need it from my beloved characters. Nell's got it right but come on Holly, I expected more from you. And Pamela, as someone who always tells Bettina to shut up about Richard, ik you have it in you to tell Bettina to keep the pity party for pink suppression to herself and/or Wilfred. In post-Barbie Movie™ era ???? Not on my watch. (Ik the book was written and published before but I'm reading it now so it can catch up to ME). Shout out to Wilfred, though. He is "just so awesome!"