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Beauty and the Mustache by Penny Reid

8 reviews

rebakesl's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

My only complaint about this book is that it’s over. I thought I was a Winston brothers fan, but Drew Runous might just take the cake with his surly selflessness and swoony poetry.

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad 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? No

4.5

“Fear don’t count if you really want something.”

(This book is 0.5 in the Winston Brothers series but Book 4 in the Knitting in the City series.)

This story is about a woman named Ashley who comes home and finds out that her mum is dying of cancer. She has 6 hilarious, sexy and protective brothers and a Viking looking family friend who melts her butter.

It’s an emotional rollercoaster of emotions as this book starts off with the feelings of enemies to lovers, grief, uncertainty to be loved, acceptance and forgiveness. It shows how family always stick together no matter the circumstances. But it also give the lesson that you shouldn’t be hard on yourself and that everyone deserves happiness.

The brothers were all hilarious and you can expect how they were when their only sister started romancing. But they also showed their protective and caring nature when they were worried about her not looking after herself, while caring for their mother.

Ashley’s knitting group (which you will be reintroduced to if you have read the knitting series) were hilarious too. Their moments and “advice” and how they stick together and basically ”convince” you to tell them your worries, is what you expect from a great friendship group….also there is some moments that her friends can share TMI 😂

The storytelling of this delicate situation and how Penny Reid incorporated a romance mixed in with it, was incredibly done. I never imagined reading a romance book with such a moving and emotional storyline, that gets you rooting for a HEA ending x

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emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

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allingoodtime's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I recently read Truth or Beard, so decided to go back and read this book that was the bridge from the Knitting in the City series to the Winston Brothers series. This is the story of the lone sister amongst the Winston brothers, Ashley.

Considering how quickly the aforementioned lit up the pages, this book was surprisingly slow to ignite. Ashley and Drew had a spark, but it took far too long for anything to happen. I will note, when Ashley was deep in her woe at the tail end of the climax I felt the slow burn was worth it. The last few chapters are sooooo good.

The pace of this story isn’t helped by the subject. Ashley is home after 8 years to help care for her terminally ill mother. Most of this story involves Ashley coming to terms with her mom’s diagnosis while sitting bedside, reconciling with her brothers, and just overall being sad. There are some bright spots, it’s not all doom and gloom. But it is a heavy story.

What it comes down to is this story felt very uneven. There were parts I adored and others that plodded along. It did give me more insight into the brothers which will add depth when I’m reading the rest of this series.

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