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Beard in Mind by Penny Reid

Well, I believe this is my third Penny Reid book (the first was quite a while ago, a standalone that was good but didn't make me rush to read more) and second in this series (third in the larger world of her creation that other authors now add to, if I understand correctly) and I may be hooked. I want to read more of this series to learn about the siblings, more from another series we've met characters from, and prob more will come to light as I continue. In this one, we get the back story on Beau and Shelly, which we'd seen past of in the last one without explanation. Shelly has OCD and it is explored so thoroughly in this book in a way that makes it easy to learn about, as the author herself has experience with the condition and also had many sensitive readers or other folks with OCD she spoke with to inform the vast array of experiences. She's dealing with new therapy and all that entails, attempting to finally learn how to manage her compulsions and obsessive irrational fear-based thoughts with help. She also has so much to her that people don't see because of what she needs to present to get through the day, but Beau notices and sees her and wants to take the time to understand, help, and love her. He has his own unexpected drama to deal with and has to learn to lean on others instead of always being the one they lean on. I enjoyed this one a lot and plan to continue on as long as I don't have any Libby books due right away.