Beard Science (Winston Brothers, #3) in Sharks of Awesome

Jun 05, 2016 Vanessa Booked Up rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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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

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Nov 06, 2016 Paula rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I devoured this book. My favorite of the series and one of my favorite books of the year!

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Dec 10, 2018 Catarina rated it it was amazing

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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*

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Oct 16, 2016 Kim Howard rated it it was amazing

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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

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Oct 11, 2016 Julie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Holding the title of the ‘Banana Cake Queen’ should be a pleasant accolade for someone that loves to cook. For Jennifer Sylvester - it’s a thorn in her side. A reminder that she doesn’t have control over her own life. With an overbearing mother dictating what she should wear, how to present herself, and every other facet of her life - Jennifer looks upon this endearment as a cage. Keeping her in the role that her mother has so meticulously crafted from an early age. Trying to shed this façade ha ...more

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Oct 22, 2016 Shelly rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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

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Oct 13, 2016 Viktoria rated it it was amazing

Since the beginning of the series, I had a sneaky suspicion that Cletus would be my favorite. I was not disappointed!

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Oct 11, 2016 Jennifer rated it it was amazing

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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

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Oct 14, 2016 Rob O'reils added it

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I love this book more each time.

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Oct 11, 2016 Laura rated it it was amazing

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 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 truly delightful to see him meet his match.

As I said I fully expected to love the character of Cletus, but I hadn’t anticipated just how much I’d love Jennifer Sylvester. I have read numerous books where with such a well-developed, strong male lead; the female lead fades in comparison. As such, I didn’t expect much of The Banana Cake Queen… Oh how wrong I was! Jennifer is a true match for Cletus, both in the depth of her character and in her cleverness. Oh and she’s kinda sneaky too, though in her case it’s mainly accidental whereas Cletus cultivates his image in order to appear like a harmless hillbilly. I don’t know how I could’ve doubted Penny Reid’s skill, as her heroines are all fantastically funny and clever.

This was one of those rare few books where I couldn’t wait to pick it up again. When I wasn’t reading it I was thinking about it, and I rushed through tasks in order to be able to pick it up again. I truly loved this book! I loved Cletus. I loved Jennifer. I loved the glimpses of the previous couples from the previous books and their lives. I loved getting more of an insight into the character of Billy. This book made me laugh, and made me feel all those gooey feelings that you can only get from a fantastic romance; and I’m just really sad that I’m finished reading it. I want more. I can’t wait for Beard in Mind. If you haven’t read Penny Reid before, you NEED to start, and if you haven’t read the Winston Brothers what are you waiting for? This book is seriously good. Seriously.

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Jan 28, 2017 Anita Powers rated it it was amazing

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I loved this book, I love this series, and nothing better then listening to all of these books on audio-books, makes it so much better. Cletus is so fun, loyal, sneaky, charming, and oh so sexy. Jennifer is so sweet, loving, hard worker, and so innocent. I felt so bad for Jen, her father treated her terrible, was so mean, and always made her feel stupid. It felt like her mother was trying to live a different life but through her daughter. I laughed at all the funny shenanigans Cletus had going o ...more

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Oct 13, 2016 Annie Holm rated it it was amazing

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

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