Bring on Dr Strange Beard!īeau Winston is the nicest, most accommodating guy in the world. Which, if you couldn’t already tell, is exactly what I plan to do. I’ve pondered the outcomes and weighed their impact, but I need to read more of the series to see how it is dealt with and how the characters react to the news. That right there is the reason their love story is perfection.īeard in Mind also dropped a major family secret on us, and I am not sure how I feel about it. His reaction to learning Shelly’s secret was full of love and acceptance, never pushing and never judging. Throughout the book, Beau is forced to face the facts of Shelly’s illness and he never once shies away from her. The attention to detail and extreme care taken to convey Shelly’s inner struggles is commendable and I give major props to Penny Reid for that.īeau and Shelly’s relationship isn’t always sunshine and roses, but the beauty of the romance genre is that can portray the messiness of life in stark reality. Penny was able to take a debilitating case of OCD and turn it into an amazingly agonizing and realistic growth experience for every character involved. What we learn in Beard in Mind, though, is so much more complex and heartbreaking than I had anticipated.

Her introduction in Beard Science was intriguing yet confusing, as her behavior was a mix of rudeness and kindness. If Beau was a riddle to solve, then Shelly was a conundrum wrapped in an enigma and tied up with a bow of mystery. There’s a mountain of angst and strength beneath the flirtatious and personable exterior, and it only made me love him all the more. Let me tell you, Penny did an amazing job of bringing out the hidden depths of his character and psyche with Beard in Mind. I mean, I knew he had to be much more than just a pretty face and the “fun brother”, so I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this book.

With each new story, I get drawn further into the intricacies that is life in Green Valley for the Winston family, and it seems to only get better with each new book.Īfter reading Truth or Beard, Beau seemed like the most jovial, charming, and carefree brother of the bunch. Penny Reid’s Winston Brothers Series is like my dream brand of romance: smart writing (like, wicked smart), lovable quirky characters, emotional yet heartfelt storylines, and layers upon layers of development.

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