Queen B’s Decree: Beard With Me is a prequel, of sorts, of Billy and Scarlet/Claire’s story. It takes place when Scarlet is 14 and Billy is 16.
Scarlet’s story is so heartbreaking. Her parents are abysmal and she has lived a lot in her short life; you just want her to succeed.
When Billy and Scarlet find themselves together, it’s beautiful yet awful at the same time. As the reader, you KNOW something bad is going to happen, but desperately wish that something will happen to fix it. And yet, you can’t stop reading, even knowing that pain is coming. It’s a heartbreaking but beautiful story.
I thought I would have wanted to throw this book across the room, but instead it just whetted my appetite for more.
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Book: Beard With Me by Penny Reid
Series: Winston Brothers #6
Genre: Contemporary
Hotness: no salsa
Plot Devices/Tropes: heartbreaking angst