The Suite Spot by Trish Doller
Series : Beck Sisters #2
Genre : Contemporary Romance
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Publication date : March 8th 2022
Trish Doller’s The Suite Spot is a charming romance novel about
taking a chance on a new life and a new love.
Rachel Beck has hit a brick wall. She’s a single mom, still living at
home and trying to keep a dying relationship alive. Aside from her
daughter, the one bright light in Rachel’s life is her job as the night
reservations manager at a luxury hotel in Miami Beach—until the night
she is fired for something she didn’t do.
On impulse, Rachel inquires about a management position at a brewery
hotel on an island in Lake Erie called Kelleys Island. When she’s
offered the job, Rachel packs up her daughter and makes the cross
country move.
What she finds on Kelleys Island is Mason, a handsome, moody man who
knows everything about brewing beer and nothing about running a hotel.
Especially one that’s barely more than foundation and studs. It’s not
the job Rachel was looking for, but Mason offers her a chance to help
build a hotel—and rebuild her own life—from the ground up.
Happy Saturday!❣️ The weekend's almost here so I'm hoping to get some
rest and catch up on reading but idk for sure because I might have
some work. Haven't gotten much reading done in the last few days. My
last read was The Suite Spot by Trish Doller and it was a bit meh 😕 I
loved the first book Float Plan(one of my favorites from last year)
and I should've read this one months back since I had an ARC but I
kept putting it off(anyone else do that?) 😂
It started off well with single mom Rachel Beck losing her job because
of someone else's actions. She gets tired of stuff and does something
uncharacteristic by impulsively accepting a job offer at a brewery
hotel on Kelley's Island. But only after moving there with her
daughter Maisie does she find out that the hotel isn't even complete
and the owner - Mason himself is unsure of what must be done. It's not
like he doesn't have ideas, but he's shut himself off after some
painful experiences and she decides to stay and help him out with the
construction, management and everything.
The first half was good imo and Rachel's voice was honest - her
struggles, the little jealousy that she feels when she sees her sister
being happier and her desire to break out of her comfort zone. Her
relationship with her daughter Maisie was so cute and I loved seeing
her make friends after she came to the island. Mason was pretty great
and it was nice to see him slowly come out of his shell. But as much
as I liked the friendship between them, I didn't really feel the
connection? Romantically I felt like something was missing. And even
though they do talk about his loss, it's not really focused on later.
Nor does he get that close to Maisie. I understand his issues but I
would have loved more bonding in the end atleast. Also, the custody
issue in the last bit was so weird? There were so many ways to solve
that while staying on the island but why did Rachel have to pack
everything up and leave? It felt so forced! Anyway, the second half
disappointed me, but others might enjoy it 🤷🏻♀️ Float Plan still remains
my fave and I'll be reading the next book too, but I hope it's better
than this one 🤣
You can also find this review on my bookstagram here
You can also find my reviews of the other books in the series here
*I was provided with an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest
review*
TRISH DOLLER is the author of novels for teens and adults about
love, life, and finding your place in the world. A former
journalist and radio personality, Trish has written several YA
novels, including the critically acclaimed Something Like Normal,
as well as Float Plan, her adult women's fiction debut. When she's
not writing, Trish loves sailing, traveling, and avoiding
housework. She lives in southwest Florida with an opinionated
herding dog and an ex-pirate.
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