And perfect summer read, a good escapist novel. Well done
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

Thank you NetGalley for this fun ARC for my honest review. This is my first book by Wendy Wax and I enjoyed it. Sydney is an actress who is being written off of her long standing character where she is being sent off to rehab to end her run on the show. She decides to move to Florida with her grandmother who has decided to move.there. It seems no matter where she goes no one can separate her from her character. In other words, they think for real she has just come from rehab and no one will sell her anything to drink. While living with her grandmother strange break ins continue to happen at her new place. Finally, her grandmother reveals a big secret that causes a wrong to be righted. This book has suspense and some romance. It’s a fun Summer read.

This fun cute 'cozy romance mystery" will be the ticket to while away on a beach somewhere. It had some really funny moments and you can't help but fall in love with the area and the characters. There were some loose ends that didn't make sense, but I had not read any of the books that did have to do with some of the characters in this book.

I did like the love interest and the 'scary scenes' were a bit over the top for amateurs, but I still enjoyed it for the pleasure of reading.

After losing her acting job on a hit show, Mystery 101. Sydney Ryan decides she needs to get away from Hollywood. She heads to Florida to stay with her grandmother.. It turns out that her grandmother is very active. she has a busy social life, she has bought a home and is helping a neighbor open a bookstore. But when her grandmother's home is repeatedly broken into, Sydney realizes her grandmother is keeping a secret from her. She enlist the help of her old crush Luke, now a police officer. She puts her Tv crime solving skills to works. Sparks fly between them. Perhaps this is where she is meant to be.. Read and find out.

I would like to thank Net Galley and Berkley Publishing for the opportunity to read this book as an ARC. This is a book about Sydney Ryan , who is an actress playing a character named Cassie Everhart , on a TV show called Murder 101. As the book opens, she is being written of the show as her character is sent to rehab for her alcoholism after a break up with her policeman boyfriend. Sydney cannot get a job, because of a previous run in with an "A-Lister", who is blaming her for Sydney's friends affair with the A-listers husband. ( I am still a bit confused by this, but it is a major plot point). Sydney goes to Florida where she spends time with her grandmother. Her grandmother is moving from Atlanta to Florida( her old home town). and Sydney will stay with her for a while. A couple of major things to know- one- everyone keeps calling Sydney "Cassie", and telling her not to fall off the wagon again.( even though she keeps yelling them she is an actress, not an alcoholic police woman).Second, her Grandmother,who is a painter, has some major secrets, including one that might prove dangerous to both Sydney and her grandmother. Third, Sydney's ex crush Luke, is a policeman in town. There is a lot more plot, with a bookstore, and a bar that wants to hire "Cassie " as a bouncer, and Sydney's desire to go back to work as an actress.It is a fun read. I am still not too sure that today people would so confuse an actress with a character, but my sister who watches General Hospital assures me that yes , some do:).

I didn't enjoy the story as much as I hoped. The story felt just surface level to me and while it had the opportunity to really dig deep into the characters and their relationships and show great character development, it left me wanting more. Some of the characters in the book were characters from the author's Ten Beach Road series that I haven't read. The backstories there were relatively complicated and their relationships to each other and the characters from Just Beachy were glossed over and I was left with a feeling of not knowing what was going on. Sydney and Luke's relationship felt very superficial, which it shouldn't have been since they have known each other since they were children. My favorite parts were all of the scenes that were related to the bookstore. Sydney's grandmother, Grand, was my favorite character.

I have read other books by Wendy Wax that I have enjoyed and I'm not going to hesitate to go back and read her Ten Beach Road series. If you like a light, fluffy, frothy beach read with family drama, mystery and romance thrown in there, Just Beachy might be for you.

A sweet, cozy beach read with romance, suspense and some humor. It’s a fast read set in a beautiful Florida beach town.

I loved the relationship between Sydney and Grand, her spunky 83 year old grandmother.

Some of the scenes are completely unrealistic but just go with it and enjoy a delightfully sweet beach read. Escapism is not a crime!

I’d recommend this to anyone who enjoys Mary Kay Andrews. It’s a book you can finish in a day, in a beach chair with a cold beverage. Can’t think of a better way to spend a day.

Sydney Ryan has lost her acting gig as Cassie Everheart on Murder 101 because she has run afoul of an A-List actress. She decides to visit her grandmother in Florida while she tries to decide what to do with the rest of her life. The A-Lister has made it impossible for Sydney to get another job in LA, but she's opening that her reach doesn't extend to Florida.

Sydney is also glad to spend time with her Grand in Florida and reconnect with a high school crush who is now a police officer. And it is lucky that she has met Luke again since Grand's house has become the target of a number of break-ins and searches. Grand has a secret that she is trying to keep from Sydney.

Meanwhile, Grand, Sydney and another friend are getting ready to open a beachside bookstore with space for Sydney to conduct story hours and give acting lessons while Grand offers art lessons. Sydney is able to put the skills she learned as a television detective to use when she is able to protect her grandmother from the villains who want a painting that she has kept hidden for many years.

Sydney also has time to wonder if she really wants to go back to acting or if she wants to build a new life with Luke and her Grand in Florida.

This was an engaging romance with more than a touch of mystery.

Entertaining page turner. Second-chance romance along with danger and laughs. I don't read for reality. I am reading to be entertained. Just as movie action is usually over the top, so is the action in this story. The older ladies in the tale do make me feel like a slacker for my age. I did skip over the intimate scenes. Thanks to the publisher for providing a copy via NetGalley. My review is voluntary.

Goodness, this was an action-packed beach read - and that's a sentence I rarely type! Sydney has lost her starring role on Murder 101, and she heads to Treasure Island, Florida where her grandma (Grand) has decide to move. While there, there are issues with intruders in Grand's home, and it turns out there's another layer of this story. Oh, and while there, Sydney also connects with Luke, a local police officer, for both the investigation and romance. I haven't read a cozy mystery of the beach variety before, and this was a quick, enjoyable one. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the early look at this June 2025 release.

I have read and loved Wendy’s books. This one unfortunately didn’t do it for me. Sydney plays a detective on tv named Cassie. She gets written off the show and goes to stay with her grandmother in her new condo. Everyone thinks that she is Cassie which was just so far fetched and ridiculous. She is auditioning for new jobs and even the casting director thinks she is Cassie?! I mean, they work in the industry. I just couldn’t get past that. The storyline had a lot of holes in it and just didn’t make sense. So bummed but I would still read any new books

This one is super quick, light read full of funny moments, yet has a lot going on. There is romance, mystery, friendships crossing generations, and of course the Ten Beach Road character appearances. This book reminded me just how much I missed reading Wendy Wax books and I'm glad she's back with a new one. Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for a chance to read this one early in exchange for an honest review.

What a pleasant read. This was a wonderful way to pass some time. Thank you Berkley Publishing and NetGalley for the advanced copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own. It is a suspenseful rom-com with an interesting plot.

After an extended break, author Wendy Wax is back with a 10 Beach Road adjacent novel: Just Beachy. It was fun to have the occasional pop-in by characters from past novels. That said, you needn't have read those previous books to enjoy Just Beachy. I loved being back in the familiar Florida setting that has become a key component in Wax's books. The female characters are capable of handling almost anything life has to throw at them. They do that with a sense of self and good humor. This is a story about second chances for Sydney and her grandmother (I love a multigenerational story). There are new love interests, a mystery and a crime to solve. There are also some very detailed spicy scenes that had me wondering if that's something new or were they in past books. I truly can't remember and I think the story could have done without them. Overall, I enjoyed Just Beachy and look forward to seeing what Wendy Wax writes next.
3.5 rounded up

A wonderful read!
This novel drew me in from the very first page and kept me hooked until the end. The characters were vibrant and relatable, the writing was engaging, and the story had just the right balance of heart and humor. Highly recommend!
Many thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

3.5 stars A fun read with a decent mystery.

Pros: Interesting setup with very cool artist grandmother and her recently laid off actress granddaughter in a Southern Florida setting. Someone keeps breaking in and searching for something in the grandmother's new condo. Granddaughter Sydney and her cop boyfriend that Grand knows what they are after but won't say.

Cons: Toward the end, the plot for me broke down a bit. Sydney did some dumb things and then the ending involved some superhero type moves that she ostensibly picked up while playing a TV detective, not quite credible.

Great characters and nicely paced. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

This is a wonderful beach read! Wendy Wax does an amazing job bringing in characters from her past books and weaving them into this new fun beachy mystery love book. The characters are engaging and have secrets that come out in the end. I liked how they all interacted. This was an easy read but one that you did not want to put down until the end. I definitely recommend you grab this book as soon as it hits the beach read shelves.

This book was an okay read. It is missing depth of plot and developed characters. I found this book a little too much and struggled to finish it

I normally a big fan of Wendy Wax. This book was too wordy and too long. DNF 60%

***********I received an ARC for my honest opinion from NetGalley*********

📖 Book Review 📖 Life is beachy until it’s not…Sydney is the star of a popular television show and life is pretty darn sweet until ahem a fired. And so she hits the open road and heads back east to visit family and friends, only to find her beloved Grandmother - Grand - is relocating to Treasure Island, Florida. The stress of it all is a lot and what’s a girl gotta do to get a drink in this town?!! A lot! Sydney’s character was written off the show by going to rehab and nobody in town can separate Sydney from her character and so nobody wants to serve her alcohol in this hysterical twist. When Grand’s house keeps getting broken into, perhaps Sydney has to blur those lines between her real life and her acting skills as a police officer on her former show to discover what is really going on! It certainly does not hurt that her first crush Luke is all grown up and now a handsome real life police officer. Wendy Wax delivers a fast-paced, fun read in Just Beachy!