It's probably not how it's done, but I have decided to dump these three into one review, and just tell you all that this was PERFECT holiday reading material. 

Absolutely perfect.

I loved the setting, the voices, the love and the angst. And by god I loved the friendship, and the standing up for your friends-attitude.

Special bonus points for the titles:

The Winter Courtship Rituals of Fur-Bearing Critters

Knitter in His Natural Habitat

How to Raise an Honest Rabbit

—but not only are these titles funny, after I've read the books, I also feel the author nailed the deeper meaning in each of them. Kudos.

And then, the knitting. Heh. Inspiring.