Name: Hooked on You
ISBN: 9783963241352

Jenn Matthews

Anna's life's in a bit of a rut. As a teacher with two great kids and a boyfriend, she seems to have it all. Except...she's bored as hell. Perhaps a new hobby's in order? Something...crafty? Divorced mother and veteran Ollie has been through the wars, emotionally and physically. To relax, she runs a quirky crochet class in her London craft shop. She can't help but notice the attractive, feisty new student. A shame Anna's straight as an arrow.But somewhere between the chain stitches, doubles and trebles, Ollie and Anna form a powerful connection they never expected.A quirky lesbian romance about love never being quite where you expect.

Hooked on You

Lucia Correa

3.75 stars rounded up to 4 stars.

This is a nice, sweet slow developing romance between two older, 51 yr. old women. There were a few bumps in the road, but there is a HEA ending. I suppose a requisite for this cozy romance. I also liked that the author didn't emphasize their age. I forgot their ages until doing the math of their children's ages and perhaps when Anna described herself as "chubby".

Anna is a High School teacher who is divorced, straight with two children, 20 yr. old Bethany and her adopted son, Timothy (19-20yrs?). Then there is Ollie, a former career British Army, owns a yarn shop and teaches a once a week crochet class. Ollie divorced her husband after a medical discharge. Because of the divorce she is estranged from her two children, less so from her eldest son Kieran (mid 20s?) than 18 yr old daughter Helen, whom Ollie hasn't had much contact since Helen was fifteen.

I really liked both the leads. So much so, I forgave Anna for dating a first class jerk and mamma's boy when we first meet her. Anna is one of those teachers you wish you had. She adopted her former student, Timothy. He has autism but in her care and patience he is able to have a job. I liked how the author portrayed Timothy. Anna is bored and decides to take a crochet class that Ollie teaches. Ollie, is disabled after getting hurt in Iraq. She almost lost her leg, but the pain, often excruciating, persists. It is a slow progress from friends to lovers and along the way, the reader learns a lot about crocheting. I didn't find it distracting as I've always enjoyed arts and crafts. I've taken various craft classes myself.

So if you don't mind a well written, slow burn romance, then this book maybe for you. 

Oh, I have one complaint of a term that the author uses that has a different connotation to me which is not the one that author meant. I'm putting it under spoiler tags. I don't want you to be pulled out of the story needlessly. (view spoiler)[ Ollie calls Anna comrade as an endearment. I looked it up and it means friend or fellow solider. But it also is a term for a fellow socialist or communist. I kept thinking Is Ollie is Russian? Pulled me out of the story every time I read it.  (hide spoiler)]

Jude Silberfeld

What a lovely book! The characters are complex and interesting, the story is sweet and believable. The rhythm was a bit slow at times but it gave an atmosphere I really liked.

Hooked on You

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