MKA never disappoints with any of her books! I have been a fan of hers for a long time and loved this read. This one had a lot wittiness to it as I found myself laughing quite a bit. Highly recommend!

🏠 The Homewreckers - Mary Kay Andrews

4 ⭐️ - I was pleasantly surprised by this one! I really enjoyed it! Think HGTV home make over show or the movie Money Pit with a mystery! This was fun, spunky, funny, and mysterious. I seem to be on a light but mysterious kick! Is there a genre for that?

Hattie Kavanaugh has put her hard-work, sweat, and tears into her work for as long as she can remember. When she is approached with an opportunity to star in a new HPTV (lol) show called The Homewreckers, she is hesitant to accept. She decides to put everything she had into a lemon of a house on Tybee Island. When renovations don’t go as planned and mysterious findings of a missing school teacher, Hattie worries this isn’t what she signed up for.

I was so invested in Hattie, her background, and her desire to flip houses. She goes through hardships, is strong and hard-working, and makes sure women are present in a “man’s world.” I was so invested in solving the mystery as well as hoping for Hattie’s success in the housing market and the TV show. Definitely recommend to you HGVT fans, mystery fans, and lighthearted easy read books!

I loved this book! It had so many aspects that I look for in a good read; mystery, romance, small town vibes, great character development, a kick-butt female main character, plus much more!. There were so many elements that just really worked for me with this book.

What really drew me into this story was all of the angles it had going on with it. I went in blind, and when I first started reading this book I thought it would be more of a romance novel. The main character Hattie got married young at 20, and became a widow at 25. It seemed like the story was going to follow more of her romance journey years after her husbands passing, and while it did a bit, there was so much more going on.

It was great that the book had a mystery aspect to it’s well, that tied in nicely to the home renovation tv show plot. The mystery was so captivating and really made me want to keep reading to find out what would happen next. As for the home reno tv shown aspect; as an avid watcher of these shows on HGTV, and as someone currently going through a home reno, I really loved this angle and thought it was written very well.

Overall, I loved this book and will definitely be reading more from this author. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a cozy mystery with a bit of romance, but who also likes HGTV.

I like how Mary Kay Andrews can mix a rom-com with a good and mysterious murder. This time, she has brought us to the world of reality shows. Young widow Hattie just made a very bad business decision and accepting to take part of one while she flips a historic house seems the only way out. But things keep turning up as she tries to do that.

3.5 rounded up.

This was an exciting reading. As usual for Andrews's books, the mystery does keep you guessing, but the atmosphere itself is fun—well, despite the skeletons you may find in the way.

The book was a perfect summer release and just what you'd want if you've read any of her previous books. If you're not familiar, do treat this as a romance book with the plus of a crime to be solved. I don't recommend it to anyone who would twist their noses to romances, even if the mystery part gets much more attention here than in your usual rom-com. To me, it's the perfect mixture.


Honest review based on an ARC provided by Netgalley. Many thanks to the publisher for this opportunity.

I’ve come to really like Mary Kay. I found the plot for this book intriguing, though it felt winded at some points. All in all, it was a good read.

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book! The title and this beautiful cover drew me in and i was excited to read this book! I will be recommending this book to others for readers advisory.

What a great beach read!! The book was a little hard to get into, but it picked up + I enjoyed it very much! The mystery aspect was unexpected and one of the best parts. I did love how it wrapped all up and definitely didn’t expect the twist! Which I love! This was a good palate cleanser of a book.

Great book. Not what I was expecting at all…it was even better. Loved the story of Hattie’s determination to restore the old house and fight for the truth. The characters’ s interactions, the suspense, and the romance combine to make a great book for a weekend read.

Interesting book idea, but it dragged too slowly for me.

I'm sure others will love it, just not for me.

I loved this story! The story was fun and the characters were very entertaining. I always look forward to Mary Kay Andrews' summer reads and this one did not disappoint. I will highly recommend this book and author.

Love Mary Kay Andrews- This is a great read with a mix of genres - a little mystery, a little murder, a little romance, a little gal pal shenanigans - overall a fun read - perfect for the beach or a rainy day read.

Love Mary Kay Andrews and loved this one. She really can't do wrong. Great summer book to read by the pool or at the beach!

Not my regular cup of tea but a cute story that I could see being super popular with readers who like an easy summer romance book. The writing flows well so this is an easy book to fall into a rythym with, and something you could finish on vacation. I would definitely add this to my list of romance novels that you can recommend to most of your reading friends!

I really love a home reno show, so I love it as a theme in a beach read. Mary Kay Andrew's The Homewreckers is a delight to curl up with on a summer day (or a day you wish were a summer day)!

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for sharing this book with me. All thoughts are my own.

Hattie has had experience with flipping houses. This time is going to be different as she ends up doing a project on a reality tv show. She’s working on an old beach house in Savannah, Georgia. There’s a whole crew at the scene, including a handsome coworker. And there’s an old mystery involving the house. And Hattie finds herself involved with a little romance. This mixture is definitely going to make things interesting.

The Homewreckers was such a fun & interesting story. I enjoyed the cross between filming a home improvement show and a murder mystery. Cass & Hattie are wonderful characters and Mo and Letha added so much to the story. Trae was so fake but necessary for the story. I thought the descriptions of the house were so perfect that I could envision the rooms as they were renovated. Hattie and Cass both found some healing throughout the story and it made me happy. The ending was fun and very satisfying.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the chance to read this book.

This book was such a fun read. As an HGTV fan, I felt like I could visualize the story as it unfolded. I loved the mystery built into the remodel. I highly recommend this book.

Not my favorite MKA but still a really great book! I love reno shows and this book was definitely right up my alley. I've read everything MKA has written and I look forward to more!

I become a bigger Mary Kay Andrew’s fan with every book of hers I read! The book fits almost any mood and has a real plot that is not too much fluff.

As a HGTV fan I loved the concept of this book. Hattie signed on to a show about fixing up a house in her hometown and of course there is some romantic drama but also a MURDER investigation. That sucked me in and I had to find out the ending!

So thankful for my E-ARC from NetGalley and books. I can’t wait to read more of her books!

A decent if predictable book about a lonely widow who ends up on a reality show about house flipping. The characters were likeable but a little flat.