Beard Science (Winston Brothers #3) by Penny Reid

Summary: "Make a deal with the devil and you might get what you want, but will it be what you need?

Jennifer Sylvester wants one thing, and that one thing is NOT to be Tennessee’s reigning Banana Cake Queen. Ever the perpetual good girl and obedient daughter, Jennifer is buckling under the weight of her social media celebrity, her mother’s ambitions, and her father’s puritanical mandates. Jennifer is officially desperate.

And desperate times call for Cletus Winston. Cletus Winston is a puzzle wrapped in a mystery covered in conundrum sauce, and now he’s in a pickle. Despite being convinced of his own omniscience, extortion by the exalted Banana Cake Queen of Green Valley has taken him completely by surprise. So... what’s a maniacal mastermind to do?"

CLETUS. How did I ever live without Cletus in my life? 

384 pages

Winston Brothers series by Penny Reid

*It's a spin-off of the knitting in the city (specifically book 4)
I love all of their middle names.
Also I read these like....before December I just can't blog anymore

Truth or Beard
Do I want a man who restores old cars and can be a getaway driver. Yes.
Cletus be being Cletus.
390 Pages

Grin and Beard It
Jethro is a sweetie and we stan.
we go nuts for donuts.
DREW MY FIRST GREEN VALLEY LOVE.
404 Pages 

Beard Science
I love this book. Do I reread it regularly. Yes.
Yes it's because I love Cletus. He scheming. Armadillos.
Jennifer being a people watcher.
Their lessons.
Also the mall scene. Iconic.
485 Pages

Beard in Mind
Ok but Beau helping Shelly with her OCD and like...fdksnk
He so concerned. We stan.
I relate to Shelly so much. Like. The entire teacup scene. Me. And 
470 Pages

Dr. Strange Beard
When this book is the set up for Billy's book.
But also Simone. Queen.
I hear Roscoe, and my brain immediately goes to the Doberman guard dog from Oliver and Company.
Billy my love.
417 Pages

Beard With Me
16 year old Billy
We gets backstory that they keep hinting at
Little 15 year old Cletus.
*cries about the cabin.
354 Pages

Beard Necessities
*Starts crying because it's Billy. He deserves the world. He precious. Must protect.
Also it's in Italy.
And there's scheming.
And conflict resolution.
334 Pages

Knitting in the City series by Penny Reid

So I read these from August to October and forgot to post them.

Neanderthal Seeks Human
Jamie is me. She says weird things. She has random facts.
The absolute ridiculousness.
374 Pages

Neanderthal Marries Human
I was expecting this to be a short story. But it's like...an actual book
386 Pages

Friends Without Benefits
Ok but the narrator gave Nico an Italian accent for 2/3 of the book...and he's from IOWA. Like yes his family is Italian, and he speaks Italian at home, but like...no.
I love Nico. Must be protected.
404 Pages

Love Hacked
I know I'm not Sandra but like... I feel like if I ever went on dates, that would happen to me. Except for the Alex part.
But also she takes her dates to an Indian restaurant and Alex is trying to figure out why all the guys walk out crying.
396 Pages

Beauty and the Mustache
I love everyone. Like. Drew is wonderful. Goals
The brothers. The shenanigans. The fact that they get their own series. Like. All of them. Jethro. Billy. Cletus.
Mic drop for Billy talking to his dad. Like. Chef's kiss.
370 Pages

Ninja at First Sight
Ok so I'm nothing like Fiona but Fiona is me. Specifically the naivete and college nerdiness...except I'm not athletic at all.
Greg Greg Greg Greg Greg.
Fiona and Greg origin story.
140 Pages

Happily Ever Ninja
Ok but like...seeing an established relationship and stuff.
I love Greg. He's an idiot sometimes. But I love him.
"They could learn it on the streets"
310 Pages

Dating-ish
Matt casually coming over to Greg and Fiona's house and eating food. Totally isn't going to backfire on him.
Also. I feel like the blurb gives Marie slightly different vibes than she is--like...She's writing an article...
354 Pages

Marriage of Inconvenience
Dan Dan the Security Man. From Bawston.
When Kat and Dan have been tip-toeing around each other because of a miscommunication. Ughhhhhh.
496 Pages

Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid

 

Summary: "There are three things you need to know about Janie Morris:

1) She is incapable of engaging in a conversation without volunteering TMTI (Too Much Trivial Information), especially when she is unnerved,

2) No one unnerves her more than Quinn Sullivan, and

3) She doesn't know how to knit.

After losing her boyfriend, apartment, and job in the same day, Janie Morris can't help wondering what new torment fate has in store."

I love Janie. She is relatable and fun. She's smart-ish, yet kinda dumb, too. I loved her trivial info-dumps. 

(I just...if you get drugged at a club, GO TO THE HOSPITAL ASAP FFS /rant) 

372 pages

Drama King by Penny Reid

ok but Cyrus is a soft boy whose love language may or may not be physical touch, so of course he cuddles everyone.
It's a bodyguard romance. We love it. Love it.
The forced proximity. The backstory. We love it.
The watch. The starbursts. the tea.
372 Pages

Homecoming King by Penny Reid

Ok but like... grumpy boy and a girl who can literally get anyone around her to open up cause she's a bartender and she has those vibes.
Also like....the long time crush.
Do I love that the cover looks like a knitting pattern for a sweater....yes....
This is the one time I'll allow for a character to be 6'7"...cause he's a pro football player....
358 Pages

TS Song: Would've Could've Should've; Invisible