Book Review: Showmance
By Elizabeth Suggs
Picture this: lights, stage, and love—so many different types of love. Showmance by Arielle Morisot is set in the most theatrical of settings. We have two perspectives: Rachel Reed, a married stagel director and makeup artist with dreams of life backstage on Broadway. Then we have Hugh Davidson, a British knight, and famously gorgeous classical actor.
Like in any good romance, the two are forced together, yet both bring their own set of baggage and troubles that lead to very interesting situations.
I listened to this as an audiobook, and narrator Andrew Joseph Perez does a great job bouncing between both main characters. His voice embodied the story, and I couldn’t have asked for anyone better.
I liked that this story wasn’t just a romance, though that was very much center stage for the story; instead, it was also about Rachel and her independence from her husband and in her professional life. Opportunities are thrown at her, but these are not necessarily situations or jobs that will make her happy in the future, and so she must decide what’s the best decision for her and her alone.
I really enjoyed this book. I definitely recommend it!
Elizabeth Suggs is co-owner of the indie publisher Collective Tales Publishing, owner of Editing Mee, and is the author of a growing number of published stories, two of which were in a podcast and poetry journal. She is the president of two writing groups, one being part of the LUW. She’s a book reviewer (EditingMee.com) and popular bookstagramer and cosplayer (@ElizabethSuggsAuthor). When she’s not writing or reading, she’s playing video/board games or making cookies.