Beard in Mind by Penny Reid Pages: 538
Published by Cipher-Naught on August 1, 2017
Series: Winston Brothers #4
Genres: contemporary, Romance, Romantic Comedy
Source: eARC from Author
All's fair in love and auto maintenance.
Beau Winston is the nicest, most accommodating guy in the world. Usually.
Handsome as the devil and twice as charismatic, Beau lives a charmed life as everyone’s favorite Winston Brother. But since his twin decided to leave town, and his other brother hired a stunning human-porcupine hybrid as a replacement mechanic for their auto shop, Beau Winston’s charmed life has gone to hell in a handbasket.Shelly Sullivan is not nice and is never accommodating. Ever.
She mumbles to herself, but won’t respond when asked a question. She glares at everyone, especially babies. She won’t shake hands with or touch another person, but has no problems cuddling with a dog. And her damn parrot speaks only in curse words.Beau wants her gone. He wants her out of his auto shop, out of Tennessee, and out of his life.
The only problem is, learning why this porcupine wears her coat of spikes opens a Pandora’s box of complexity—exquisite, tempting, heartbreaking complexity—and Beau Winston soon discovers being nice and accommodating might mean missing out on what matters most.
You all know by now that I am the biggest fan of Penny Reid. And of the Winston brothers. As soon as I read Beauty and the Mustache by Penny Reid, and I was introduced to the 6 Winston Brothers, I was hooked. I knew that I wanted to read their stories. And then I read Truth or Beard, and I loved that even more. And then I read Beard Science, and I loved that the most of all!! There is not a Penny Reid book that I don’t love. And what I love even more is her writing. No one writes romance like Penny Reid. Her books are always witty, gripping and so, so, much fun to read.
Beard in Mind is the fourth book in the Winston Brothers series. Each of the books in this series can be read as a standalone, but I would recommend reading them in order because they are all pure magic, and you will want to experience every minute of them. Trust me on that. Beard in Mind is Beau’s story. And I have been waiting for Beau’s story for a long time. Ever since I met him and his twin brother Duane, I have been intrigued by how different the two of them are. And I have wanted to get to know Beau better. That was honestly my favorite part of Beard in Mind. We really got to dive into Beau’s head and see what makes him who he is. At the end of Cletus’ story, I wasn’t too sure about Shelly. She is an odd duck, that is for sure. So I was cautiously optimistic when I started Beard in Mind. And I have to say, Shelly really won me over. We certainly get to see why she is the way she is, and I really applaud Penny Reid on her thorough depiction of OCD with Shelly. It was really interesting for me to delve into some of her serious compulsions, thoughts and behaviors.
Cletus is still my favorite, but I did really love Beau as well. I am not sure that anyone can top Cletus in my mind, but I can’t wait to see Billy’s story and see if that is true or not. ( I have a feeling if any of the brothers can knock Cletus off the pedestal Jennifer and I have him on, it would be Billy. But I don’t know. My love for Cletus does run pretty deep.)
I have said it before and I will say it again- Penny Reid has a winning formula on her hands with this family. Each of the Winston boys has such a big personality. That paired with Penny’s talent for blending kick ass romance with spot on humor and comedic timing is pure gold. I get excited when I see that one of Penny Reid books is coming up on my TBR pile because I just know that it is going to be something great. And she has not let me down yet. If you have not yet experienced the magic that is a Penny Reid romance, this is the series you need to start with. You will fall head over heels for the Winston Boys! I will take a hot look from any of them. Winston Brothers, we are suited. I’ll take any of them. But really….Cletus is all mine! Move over banana cake queen.
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This is a new series to me, but I do like the sounds of it. Glad you enjoyed this one so much and the series too. Wonderful review. 🙂
I actually JUST finished Truth or Beard. I didn’t absolutely love it like I had hoped, but I didn’t hate it either. I do really love the Winston boys tho so I plan on picking up the next in the series. I kind of want to skip ahead to Cletus, but I won’t. haha! I loved Cletus! Beau is another one I am really curious about so I’m happy to see that you enjoyed this one a lot. Great review!
JULIE! You have to read Cletus’ story. It is my favorite ever!!! You also need to read Dating-ish by Penny. Its not part of this series but it is incredible!
Awww yayyy! I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed Cletus’ story. I don’t know what it was about him in the book but I need to know more! He was so quirky. I just added Dating-ish to my TBR now. Thanks for the rec! <3
It was love at first read for me after picking up Neanderthal. I loved Reid’s nerdy-smart humor, and cannot get enough of her quirky characters. I am in love with the Winston family, and although I need to catch up on this series, I am so happy to hear we have another winner on our hands. Great review!