I absolutely loved this book! I thought it was a cute, fun read. The author did a good job making me fall in love with the process of building this vacation spot/brewery. The characters were very likable and I thought it was realistic and sweet.

This was a very enjoyable story. The characters were fully developed. I was frustrated with some of Rachels decisions near the end of the book but it all worked out well!

BOOK REVIEW

BOOK: The Suite Spot
AUTHOR: Trish Doller
FORMAT: eBook
GENRE: Contemporary Romance
PUB DATE: 3/8
RATING: 9/10
4.5 stars

Thank you so much @stmartinspress and @netgalley for my #gifted advanced copy!

MY THOUGHTS

After FLOAT PLAN being one of my favorite romances I read in 2021, this one was one of my most anticipated 2022 releases! And it definitely did not disappoint.

I think my favorite thing about these books is Trish’s writing. It’s modern and seamless and really helps tie the love story in with the deeper themes of the book, which is another one of my favorite things. In FLOAT PLAN, we saw the aftermath of loss and grief. With THE SUITE SPOT, Trish touches upon loss and grief, sexual assault as well as what it’s like to be overweight trying to find love after toxic relationships. These books become about so much more than romance. Having the characters be older and in this case divorced and/or with children also adds a layer to the plot that is really effective. I did also thoroughly enjoy the timeline of the love story, and how it progressed slowly at each of the character’s own paces. I loved the setting of this story as well. And also the characters in these books having genuine passions that we learn so much about over the course of the story helps build the reader’s connection to them (sailing in FLOAT PLAN and brewing beer in THE SUITE SPOT).

With so many deeper themes in this book, I wish we delved into them a little more. Our MC Rachel has dealt with some pretty heavy trauma as well as Mason & I think I would have liked to see more on it, as we saw so much of that healing in FLOAT PLAN with Anna.

Definitely recommend this one as the sequel to FLOAT PLAN, and I hope you love the Beck sisters as much as I did🤍

Trish Doller is the master at writing sweet emotional romances! I always know I’m in for a treat when I pick up one of her books and The Suite Spot was no different. Float Plan was one of my favorite books last year and I couldn’t wait to learn more about Anna’s sister.

Everything about this book is warm and light and it was so much fun to read. Rachel and Mason are adorable together and their slow burn romance is just so gentle. I loved watching them open up to each other and slowly build a life together. And in the coolest location! I don’t even drink and I want to visit their beer hotel.

There’s a tiny bit of drama toward the end but it’s resolved quickly, and honestly I would have been okay with a bit more struggle to get to the happily ever after. (I like my romances with angst, what I can say.)

It’s not necessary to have read Float Plan before this one, but Anna and Keane do make an appearance and Float Plan is just so good so I highly recommend reading it anyway.

If you’re looking for a low angst, low steam, slow burn romance, look no further! I really wish Anna and Rachel had another sibling so we could spend more time in this world.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

✍️ One Sentence Synopsis: Rachel lands the perfect job opportunity — only she’s going to have to uproot her daughter from Florida to Ohio to take it.

💭 Overall Thoughts:
Trish Doller has done it again— and with this becomes an absolute auto buy author for me! Trish Doller has such a way of beautifully incorporating, acknowledging, and providing some understanding of how to support someone’s grief.

I loved the sweet romance that blossoms between Rachel and Mason and the setting here was just perfect. There is everything I wanted in a romance novel— witty banter, romantic gestures, respectful boundaries, emotional depth. This is one of those books that just feels like a hug.

Highlights:
🐢 Slow burn (but done in the best way)
🎭 Right mix of romance and depth
💕 Adorable connection
😾 Grumpy cat turns sunshine

Happy Pub Day and a huge thank you to Net Galley and St Martin’s Press for allowing me to read with request for review.

This is Romance, and this is the second book in the Beck Sisters series. The first book in this series was Float Plan, and I have read and review that book. This book is not like the Float Plan, but this book follows the main character (Anna) of Float Plan sister (Rachel). I really loved Rachel's character. I was pulled into this book from the beginning, and I could not put it down. I loved this book so much. I loved the story line/plot of this book. The romance of this book is slow moving, but it was so cute. This book covers some really hard topics, but I think it is done really well. The cat in this book was one of my favorite character for a pet that cat has so much personality. Also, Rachel daughter was so cute, and I think her character broke up so of the hard times in this book. This is a very well written book with great characters. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (St. Martin's Griffin) or author (Trish Doller) via NetGalley, so I can give an honest review about how I feel about this book. I want to send a big Thank you to them for that.

The Suite Spot is another win from Trish Doller for me after loving Float Plan last year. Rachel loses her job after being sexually harassed by a wealthy client, and with a young daughter she is the single parent too, she has no idea what to do next. When the opportunity comes to move to Ohio from Florida to manage a new luxury property with cabins and a brewery, Rachel decides to take a chance and get a fresh start. But when she arrives, she find the owner, Mason, and a very much no built yet property...

In love with Mason and Rachel and Maisie, I never wanted this book to end. Trish Doller has a way of writing romances that makes it feel like a warm hug. Definitely more of a slow burn romance but it makes sense in the context of the partners. There are a lot of emotions and history built into the story AND it features beer, which is one of my favorite things ever so this was a story built for me. Frankly I want the Limestone to be real so I can stay there myself.

There are a few scenes that are more open and then fade to black, but this is not a smutty romance. It is just sweet, lovely, and heartwarming. I read it at work but I almost wish I had read it while at home with a blanket and a cup of tea because that environment fits it so much for.

**Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for an early copy in exchange for an honest review**

Thank you Netgalley and SMP Romance for the gifted copy of The Suite Spot. Float Plan was one of my favorite books last year and I was so excited to read The Suite Spot. I really enjoyed Rachel and Mason's story. Rachel's life is taking a turn for the worse when she is let go from her job after being sexually assaulted. Rachel is a single mom living with her mother and her young daughter. She receives a unique opportunity to manage a hotel in Ohio. Although it's far from her home in Florida, it seems like the perfect fit for her so she uproots her life and moves there. It takes her new boss, Mason a while to warm up to her, but they become more than friends. This was definitely a slow burn, but I enjoyed Mason and Rachel's slow build from friends to lovers. i predicted what was going to happen with Maisie's father, but I understand why it was part of the story line. Overall i enjoyed this and can't wait to see what Trish Doller writes next.

Beautiful story! I would say it's more women's fiction with a side of romance rather than a romance, but I still really enjoyed it. Their individual stories were more prevalent than their romance, they kind of lacked any spark to me. Still, I loved Mason and I really enjoyed the dialogue.

The Suite Spot
by: Trish Doller
St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Griffin

This book is a good read that is more complex than a romantic comedy. With themes of parenting, new beginnings, and adventure, the book moves at a good pace to provide an enjoyable escape. The book is second in the Beck Sisters series, and can serve as a standalone.

Thank you to Net Galley and St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Griffin for the advance reader's copy and opportunity to provide my unbiased review.

Rachel is a single mom living with her mom and trying to revive a dying relationship. She loves her job working the overnight shift at a swanky hotel in Miami When she’s unexpectedly fired for something she didn’t do, Rachel’s left grasping at straws.

When she’s offered a chance at a management position at a hotel on an island in Lake Erie, Rachel packs up her daughter and moves across the country. The job is….not what she expected.

This is exactly the kind of heartwarming comfort read you pick up when you need an escape. It was perfectly balanced; it had depth but it wasn’t too heavy, cute but not too predictable, great banter without being cheesy. The only thing is, the end came too fast. I wasn’t ready to leave the island! Hoping there’s a sequel somewhere down the line, cause I’m going to need more of Rachel and Mason. Also I'm going to need the island brewery hotel to be a reality 😍

I have loved Trish's previous work, she is a master at creating interesting settings. I really enjoyed the small town and learning about the island in the middle of a lake... being so far from any of the great lakes, I honestly had no idea places like this existed! I do think the author tried to incorporate a few topics and wasn't able to go in depth the way some of these topics could have (body image, single parenting, custody, death of a child etc). They were all a bit glossed over and I a focus on 1-2 would have really strengthen the book. I still look forward to more from her!

I'll start with this - I absolutely loved everything about this book. I was expecting a rom com - and it is, but it's so much more, and Doller knows how to write and really show readers vs. tell. There's a bit of drama, and both characters have had pain, trauma, and loss. It's is part of them, but this book doesn't dwell - Doller gives her characters passion and purpose and great intergenerational friends and good times. It reminded me of Virgin River (the Netflix series, not the books - I haven't read those). It feels cozy, set amidst the beauty of nature. The female lead relocates to start over after experiencing trauma. She meets a handsome, smart, hardworking guy with a bar. He's still recovering from his own personal trauma. She becomes a beloved part of a small everybody-knows-everybody kind of community. The chapter headings with multicultural words that tee up a theme is so fun (and educational). The diversity is wonderful. And, in my mind I was decorating the inn right along with Rachel. I had no idea this book was part of a series (it stands alone beautifully), but now I've also added Float Plan to my TBR stack.

I received a digital pre-publication copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I will also be adding a hardcover to my permanent collection.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an ARC of this book. All opinions in this review are my own.

This book hooked me from the very beginning with two very simple things: the warnings before the book and the first line of Ch. 1. I really appreciate that more and more authors & publishers are putting content warnings before books start so readers aren't blindsided by things like death and abuse - to me, it makes it a more enjoyable reading experience if I go into scenes that feel like they could lead to xyz thing and know that it is likely, and know that there will be a HEA/HFN still most likely. (Obviously, things like death are much more likely in horror books, but in a romance book I am reading, I like the warning. PTSD is real and warnings hurt no one.) So the warnings before the book started, alluding to potentially big painful topics for some people, gives this book an A+ for caring.

Then it immediately goes to Ch. 1 where it starts, "Backpfeifengesicht, German, 'a face badly in need of a fist.'" This got me immediately as this is one of my favorite words, and not many people know it. It actually became a trend in the book, with each chapter starting with a word in a language other than English, telling the language, and its definition - which subsequently implied a bit of how the chapter would go. I laughed out loud reading this first sentence, and I knew I would be recording all of the words and improving my vocabulary with them - and I have since highlighted each chapter title in this book.

The story itself is sweet, if not slightly predicable in the way that most HEA/HFN romances are - which is what you absolutely need sometimes (I did, which is why I had started reading this when I did). This is the second book in a set, which I learned after reading this one, but I can say that it did not impact my reading of this book. Do I see where I could have learned more about characters and some other things might have made a bit more sense? Sure, but this also does a great job of being a standalone. I was rooting for everyone in this book, and I was really happy with how things ended up falling into place. I now need to seek out book 1 because I think I have an idea what the storyline is about and if it is anything like this, I know I will enjoy it. 4.5/5

Mason and Rachel’s story was so sweet and endearing. I enjoyed reading about their growth personally and as a couple. They came into their own and found happiness together. I loved how hopeful their story was and how it made me smile.

This may be the perfect book to pair with 2 delicious beers! ‘The Suite Spot’ by Trish Doller is a rom com where the love interest is (you’ll never guess) a grumpy/hermity BREWER! What! Is he a dream man?! …but does he smell yeasty? Maybe a bit!

Ok, so this is the follow up to the much loved book around Insta, ‘The Float Plan.’ I didn’t realize that until a quarter of the way through… I didn’t read ‘The Float Plan.’ You can go into this book as a stand alone just fine but it will spoiler alert the first book. 🤷🏼‍♀️

This is a story of Rachel Beck. After being fired from her hotel job in Florida she finds her way to Ohio, helping out at an up and coming brewery/glamping hotel. It’s hard to describe and also sounds amazing. Charming little cabins with full brewery access.? Where do I sign up?

Anyway, she obviously falls for Mason, the owner/brewer. I liked this book but it moved a bit slow and it seemed like all the ‘conflicts’ happened in the last 10%. But it was a cute story and written well.

I paired this book with @breweryommegang Neon Neon Rainbows Double IPA and Keep it Crunchy Granola Stout. Thank you for sending these delicious beers in my direction! Plus, these cans are amazing! …I love a good can. 😏

Also, thank you to @netgalley and @stmartinspress for this digital advanced copy. This cute story comes out March 8, 2022!

This is the second book in Trish Doller’s Beck sisters series and I was really excited because I loved Float Plan. I was a little worried how I would like Rachel as a main character because she comes off kind of judgey and mean at times when she made appearances in the first book. However I ended up loving and rooting for Rachel and her story. Doller takes traumatic events in these sisters’ lives and makes it into a story of resilience. There isn’t one way to go through things like they have but I think showing them struggle and come out the other side is so important.

Although this was a story about Rachel and Mason (which was so cute and I loved them both), I was also interested in this sister dynamic. Like I mentioned before, when we were seeing Rachel through Anna’s perspective in Float Plan, she didn’t come off very well. And it’s the same here from Rachel’s point of view towards Anna. They aren’t exactly close, and seem to push each other’s buttons easily, causing somewhat tense conversations. I liked how the book explored this a little more now that we saw them from both sides.

Overall I thought this was a really cute, funny, and sweet book, and I liked following along with Mason and Rachel as they made just an idea of what a hotel could be into something I would definitely want to visit. I feel like I have way more thoughts on it but just can’t fit everything into this review.

Oh one more thing! The author included words in various languages and their definitions at beginning of each chapter that always had something to do with what was coming in the story. It was a fun touch to set the tone of the next chapter.

While I absolutely flew through this one, which means I usually give it at least 4 stars, I was left disappointed on a few things in the end.

I loved the setting - a little island set off of Sandusky in Lake Erie? We don’t see books set in the Northern Ohio area often. So that was really nice to see. Plus, a second chance romance for both Rachel and Mason? Sold. However…

I found that the relationship didn’t have much chemistry that we got to see on the page in the build up of the relationship. If a slow burn is going to impress me, I need there to be chemistry and deep conversations for growth for both the relationship and the people in it.

Additionally, the sister, who was the focus of the first book, and her boyfriend and their story was mentioned several times in this one. I think that the time wasted on repeating the same info on them could’ve been spent on Rachel and Mason.

Also, the part three conflict was completely predictable if you had been catching the slight hints even super early on. Dropping those hints but not getting the characters to acknowledge it in anyway doesn’t seem feasible to me.

Will I be reading book one in the series, Float Plan? Probably not because I basically got the whole gist of that one explained multiple times in The Suite Spot.

This book is short but sweet! Upon getting fired from a job Rachel loves for something that isn’t her fault, she takes a job as a hotel manager in Kelley Island... only to end up there and find out the place is still partly under construction. She decides to stay anyway since she already made the long trip with her daughter & having a say on the decisions for the hotel feels like a dream for her.

I love settings like this. It’s set in Kelley Island and the hotel is a few cabin plots and a brewery. There’s a cozy feel to it which gave me a sense of warmth.

Rachel and Mason has a lot of tender moments as well. Mason is the brooding type of character but has the softest heart. In agreement with the author’s note, this book really did feel like a warm hug. I love the setting, the romance, and the new friendships formed.

Last year I read (and adored) Float Plan so when I saw that there was a second book in the Beck sisters series coming you better believe I jumped on that request button immediately.

This book focuses on Anna’s (from Float Plan) sister Rachel (though Anna and Keane do make a brief appearance) and while Rachel is very different to Anna, I loved her character just as much. Rachel, who is a single mom to adorable toddler Maisie, receives a job offer to manage a new boutique brewery/hotel in Ohio but when she arrives there she finds herself getting a little more than she bargained for, both job wise and romantically.

After how much I adored Float Plan this one had big shoes to fill, and while it definitely has a different feel to it, fill them it did. It’s a more cosy, comforting read (the angst was brief and wrapped up quickly). From the acknowledgements at the end it’s clear that this is something the author did intentionally and something as a reader I really appreciated.

I adored not only the main characters (Mason stole a piece of my heart) but the side characters too. The setting was perfect and the romance was super sweet without being cheesy.

The only thing I didn’t like was the fact it had to end. I desperately wanted more from Rachel and Mason and The Limestone, which is always the sign of a fantastic book.