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My favorite of the series so far, and that's saying a lot!! I LOVED Truth or Beard. Who knew Cletus had such a soft center, gah! Melted my heart. So sweet and tender.
Absolutely PERFECT audio narrative too!!!!!! ...more
Absolutely PERFECT audio narrative too!!!!!! ...more

I have to say, this is my favorite of the series so far. (I do have a soft spot for books with food and Jennifer is a pastry chef after all.)
So imagine how happy I was when I found out Cletus and Jennifer are getting their own spin-off series!! *insert awkward happy dance here*

Rating: 5 Stars.
Steam: 5 out of 10.
Triggers: (view spoiler)
Love Triangle: (view spoiler)
Cheatin ...more
So imagine how happy I was when I found out Cletus and Jennifer are getting their own spin-off series!! *insert awkward happy dance here*

Rating: 5 Stars.
Steam: 5 out of 10.
Triggers: (view spoiler)
Love Triangle: (view spoiler)
Cheatin ...more

Re-read October 2019
After reading Beard With Me, once again I find deeper meaning in another character than I did upon first reading. Cletus is driven by revenge and payback. It takes the goodness and intelligence of Jennifer to give his life new purpose and meaning. One of my favorites. My review below still stands.
Read October 2016
This is by far my favorite Penny Reid book. It's the story of two clever people who hide behind a flakey persona but are able to find each other through blackmail, h ...more
After reading Beard With Me, once again I find deeper meaning in another character than I did upon first reading. Cletus is driven by revenge and payback. It takes the goodness and intelligence of Jennifer to give his life new purpose and meaning. One of my favorites. My review below still stands.
Read October 2016
This is by far my favorite Penny Reid book. It's the story of two clever people who hide behind a flakey persona but are able to find each other through blackmail, h ...more

Avoiding the normal is beautiful
This is Penny Reid's "blue roses". She tells a tale with characters that make awkward and intelligence beautiful. Cletus and Jennifer are so divinely created that every emotion travels from the pages and into the reader's heart. The words are poetry. Heartbreak of Jennifer's acceptance of her life, her coping mechanisms against the bullies that are not capable truly seeing her, and the sheer joy of moments when she is brave enough to see herself...jeans, sneakers ...more
This is Penny Reid's "blue roses". She tells a tale with characters that make awkward and intelligence beautiful. Cletus and Jennifer are so divinely created that every emotion travels from the pages and into the reader's heart. The words are poetry. Heartbreak of Jennifer's acceptance of her life, her coping mechanisms against the bullies that are not capable truly seeing her, and the sheer joy of moments when she is brave enough to see herself...jeans, sneakers ...more

I've been looking forward to Cletus' story since Beauty and the Mustache. I think he was most of our favorites, so I commend the author for not saving his story for last. So many other authors would have just to keep people coming for a hint to where their favorite guy's story might head to.
It was cute, sweet, and "smart" just as you expect from a Reid book.
My one and only complaint is that it was a little pricier that I'd prefer. I get why it is the price it is. However, normally I still would ...more
It was cute, sweet, and "smart" just as you expect from a Reid book.
My one and only complaint is that it was a little pricier that I'd prefer. I get why it is the price it is. However, normally I still would ...more

MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS - The Banana Cake Queen has a reputation similar to Cletus' - quirky, quiet, maybe simple minded, strange. Jennifer may have been home schooled & trapped by her parents but she is a people watcher - and she knows Cletus has way more going on than people suspect, that he is actually a very dangerous man, in fact catching him the act & using the video for blackmail. What she wants in return from Cletus is a bit strange - she longs to have a husband & a family but she has no cl
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ARC generously provided in exchange for an honest review.
Love. Love. Love this book. I was immersed in this book. All of the Penny Reid books that I have read so far are full of laugh out loud humour, and this was no exception. I've been looking forward to reading Cletus' story since we first met him in Duane's book Truth or Beard, and he did not disappoint. Cletus is a delightfully quirky character. He is a multifaceted character that reveals in manipulating everything and everyone. It was trul ...more
Love. Love. Love this book. I was immersed in this book. All of the Penny Reid books that I have read so far are full of laugh out loud humour, and this was no exception. I've been looking forward to reading Cletus' story since we first met him in Duane's book Truth or Beard, and he did not disappoint. Cletus is a delightfully quirky character. He is a multifaceted character that reveals in manipulating everything and everyone. It was trul ...more

I have been looking forward to Cletus Winston and his famous sausage for a very...very...long time. And once again Penny Reid pulls it out of the hat with that quirky touch of humour that she is famous for.
A while ago she let us read a snippet from her work in progress and that had me thinking all sorts of wrong things about who would capture the attention of the sneaky sneak that is Cletus. Of all the Winston brothers he is probably the trickiest trick in the book and trust me...he will have yo ...more
A while ago she let us read a snippet from her work in progress and that had me thinking all sorts of wrong things about who would capture the attention of the sneaky sneak that is Cletus. Of all the Winston brothers he is probably the trickiest trick in the book and trust me...he will have yo ...more

Loved it!
I didn't want this book to ever end. Can we please get another 200 pages of Cletus and Jennifer to read?! ...more
I didn't want this book to ever end. Can we please get another 200 pages of Cletus and Jennifer to read?! ...more

Dec 15, 2014
☆ Aimetz
marked it as to-read

Feb 28, 2015
Sadie Grubor
marked it as to-read

Jul 16, 2015
Aarati
marked it as to-read

