A review by johnnessalovesreading
Beard in Mind by Penny Reid

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Spoiler i struggle with this review cause i wanted so badly to give it five stars cause best and shelly were beautiful my fav couple so far however the choices the author made throughout the book i did not enjoy and left a sour taste in my mouth

one of them was the decision to make beau and duane be brothers to claire at first i didn’t mind this twist until it’s discovered that claire and billy will be getting a book later on that the fact that they both are siblings to beau and duane makes the dynamic a little weird now ie dan and serena from gossip girl

another problem i had was the book taking the same scenes from beard science just in beau’s pov i felt like skimming throughout the book cause i know what happens cause i’ve been here before and i feel we didn’t need that as readers some parts of the book should be for shelly and beau 

and lastly i wished we gotten more of shelly pov that wasn’t with the therapist i wanted more of shelly cause she’s a sweetheart otherwise i think i understand the reasoning overall it’s a really great book if read as standalone

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