REVIEWED BY
Monique Cashmere
Engagement and Espionage by Penny ReidMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
If you have read The Winston Brothers, you will be very familiar with Cletus and his Jenn. Their book is third in that series and is called Beard Science. If you haven't read the previous series, what's wrong with you?!! There are a whole bunch of amazing brothers you will absolutely love! This new series is set in the same town of Green Valley and comes after book four of the original, and you will appreciate Cletus and Jenn's dynamics more, and their families, if you read The Winston's as well. What I loved about this first book was not only the mystery but we get so much more of Jenn and Cletus and their budding relationship. Cletus has a very secretive side that aids him in his shenanigans, though a softer side is revealed from him that heightens his devotion to his Jenn. Add in that the rest of the Winston Clan - minus Jethro and his bride, as they are still on their honeymoon - who make appearances throughout the book, and I was over the moon. I felt like I was visiting old friends and didn't want to leave them.
Cletus is a clever man, others think he is a simpleton, but that only causes them to monologue which makes Cletus wiser than his opponents. And Jenn is learning his ways, and this helps them be a collaborative team in solving who killed Mr Badcock's chickens and causing problems for Jenn's Bakery. Things don't add up as to why Jenn's suppliers are closing up and not selling to her anymore. I love the way Cletus thinks and how he gets revenge on his adversaries and even his siblings. Especially the one he pulled off with Shelly's help - hilarious! And his brothers are none the wiser! As is Cletus’s way.
If I didn't make it clear enough, I not only loved the original series, but I am falling in love all over again with Cletus, Jenn and the rest of the Winston's in this new spin-off. To me, it was more about the couple with a mystery astutely written to give us an entertaining and witty story.
* Reviewed by Monique for JoandIsaLoveBooks Blog.
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