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kelly_e's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Title: The Suite Spot
Author: Trish Doller
Series: Beck Sisters #2
Genre: Romance
Rating: 3.0
Pub Date: March 8, 2022
T H R E E • W O R D S
Fun • Transportive • Quick
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Other than her daughter, Maisie, the one thing Rachel takes pride in is her job as night manager at a luxury hotel. Until one incident changes everything, and she ends up being fired for something she didn't do.
Looking for a fresh start, Rachel takes a job at a brand new brewery hotel resort on Kelleys Island, and packs up her daughter and moves across the country. When she gets there the job isn't what she'd been hoping for, but owner Mason gives her the chance to help build a hotel and start rebuilding her life.
💭 T H O U G H T S
The Suite Spot is the second installment in the Beck Sisters series and the premise sounded so good! Unfortunately, I was left underwhelmed yet again. It's quite possible my expectations were too high going in, but I wanted so much more from this story and its characters. The writing was mediocre, and the romance felt too convenient. I just felt as if there was so much potential and I wasn't a fan of the way the story went.
I was swooning over the setting - a rustic, small town resort with a brewery on site - from the very beginning. It all just felt so homey, fun, and adventurous. Additionally, Mason felt so wholesome, and his story felt realistic in comparison to Rachel's. And I couldn't help but love Maisie's adorable relationship with Mason's grumpy cat.
At the end of the day, this book was worth my time, it just wasn't what I had hoped for and I was left with the feeling that there was something missing.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• readers who enjoyed The Float Plan
• fans of off-the-beaten path romances
• anyone in need of a palate cleanser
Author: Trish Doller
Series: Beck Sisters #2
Genre: Romance
Rating: 3.0
Pub Date: March 8, 2022
T H R E E • W O R D S
Fun • Transportive • Quick
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Other than her daughter, Maisie, the one thing Rachel takes pride in is her job as night manager at a luxury hotel. Until one incident changes everything, and she ends up being fired for something she didn't do.
Looking for a fresh start, Rachel takes a job at a brand new brewery hotel resort on Kelleys Island, and packs up her daughter and moves across the country. When she gets there the job isn't what she'd been hoping for, but owner Mason gives her the chance to help build a hotel and start rebuilding her life.
💭 T H O U G H T S
The Suite Spot is the second installment in the Beck Sisters series and the premise sounded so good! Unfortunately, I was left underwhelmed yet again. It's quite possible my expectations were too high going in, but I wanted so much more from this story and its characters. The writing was mediocre, and the romance felt too convenient. I just felt as if there was so much potential and I wasn't a fan of the way the story went.
I was swooning over the setting - a rustic, small town resort with a brewery on site - from the very beginning. It all just felt so homey, fun, and adventurous. Additionally, Mason felt so wholesome, and his story felt realistic in comparison to Rachel's. And I couldn't help but love Maisie's adorable relationship with Mason's grumpy cat.
At the end of the day, this book was worth my time, it just wasn't what I had hoped for and I was left with the feeling that there was something missing.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• readers who enjoyed The Float Plan
• fans of off-the-beaten path romances
• anyone in need of a palate cleanser
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexism
Moderate: Child death, Grief, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Suicide
divorcesoozn's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
OMG this gave me allll the feels 🥰🥺 I’ve never read anything by Trish Doller before (Float Plan is high up on my TBR) but I love the characters she created here, the story she told, and her writing style. I’m definitely looking forward to reading more of her work after this.
Rachel Beck is a single mom who finds herself in need of a new job and decides to make a big life change to get it. This is a follow-up to Float Plan (the MCs of both books are sisters) but can absolutely stand on its own. (For Float Plan fans: Anna & Keane make cameos.)
There was honestly so much I appreciated and enjoyed about this book. I loved Rachel’s strength and tenacity and her big heart. I loved her 3 yr old daughter Maisie. She is absolutely precious and lights up every scene she’s in. Rachel is a wonderful mom and their relationship is heart warming. And I thought the way we get to know Mason, the layers slowly being peeled away, was interesting and worked really well. Mason is a sweetheart and he and Rachel are perfection together. 😘👌
I also appreciated the fat rep in the book. Rachel deals with body acceptance issues and casual fatphobia from douchebags in a way that I think is super relatable for a lot of women (myself included).
Interestingly, the book has a plethora of useless and terrible male figures: Rachel’s deadbeat father, her disappointment of a baby daddy Brian, her former boss, the VIP hotel client who takes advantage of her. I really appreciated the real world take on how often women are subjected to misogyny, male privilege, and sexual harassment/assault and how those things affect their lives. Rachel is a very strong, smart and capable woman but is still constantly fighting against the affect these men have (inadvertently or otherwise) on her life. The implied feminism warmed my cold heart.
So I guess I don’t have to tell you I really, really enjoyed this and once I started it I didn’t want to put it down. The Suite Spot is a thoroughly charming, incredibly sweet, and deeply emotional gem of a romance. I will definitely be buying this one for my shelf.
4.5 stars out of 5
Pertinent info:
- Contemporary romance
- M/F
- Single parent MC
- Single POV
- Slow burn
- Low steam
- Realistic depictions of cats and toddlers
TW: unwanted sexual advances/assault, mention of the death of a child, divorce
Thanks to NetGalley and St Martins Griffin for providing the digital ARC.
Rachel Beck is a single mom who finds herself in need of a new job and decides to make a big life change to get it. This is a follow-up to Float Plan (the MCs of both books are sisters) but can absolutely stand on its own. (For Float Plan fans: Anna & Keane make cameos.)
There was honestly so much I appreciated and enjoyed about this book. I loved Rachel’s strength and tenacity and her big heart. I loved her 3 yr old daughter Maisie. She is absolutely precious and lights up every scene she’s in. Rachel is a wonderful mom and their relationship is heart warming. And I thought the way we get to know Mason, the layers slowly being peeled away, was interesting and worked really well. Mason is a sweetheart and he and Rachel are perfection together. 😘👌
I also appreciated the fat rep in the book. Rachel deals with body acceptance issues and casual fatphobia from douchebags in a way that I think is super relatable for a lot of women (myself included).
Interestingly, the book has a plethora of useless and terrible male figures: Rachel’s deadbeat father, her disappointment of a baby daddy Brian, her former boss, the VIP hotel client who takes advantage of her. I really appreciated the real world take on how often women are subjected to misogyny, male privilege, and sexual harassment/assault and how those things affect their lives. Rachel is a very strong, smart and capable woman but is still constantly fighting against the affect these men have (inadvertently or otherwise) on her life. The implied feminism warmed my cold heart.
So I guess I don’t have to tell you I really, really enjoyed this and once I started it I didn’t want to put it down. The Suite Spot is a thoroughly charming, incredibly sweet, and deeply emotional gem of a romance. I will definitely be buying this one for my shelf.
4.5 stars out of 5
Pertinent info:
- Contemporary romance
- M/F
- Single parent MC
- Single POV
- Slow burn
- Low steam
- Realistic depictions of cats and toddlers
TW: unwanted sexual advances/assault, mention of the death of a child, divorce
Thanks to NetGalley and St Martins Griffin for providing the digital ARC.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexism, Sexual assault, Child death, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Death, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Abandonment, Body shaming, and Grief
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