Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I’ve been in a little bit of a reading slump lately. But I devoured this book It was so good! I feel like the author was able to pack a lot in a short amount of time (maybe not in terms of years, but in pages). What I mean by this is, there was a lot of tension and relationship building that was done well but fairly fast. But I did read this in a day, so the pacing probably felt faster because of that. Leah and Lourdes’ chemistry is off the charts from the beginning.

I love the glimpse we got into the musical theatre world. While the plot focuses on the two MCs and their relationship over the years, there is still a decent amount of theatre scenes.

I found myself relating to Leah a lot, especially in the beginning of the story, when they first met. She loved Lourdes, but Lourdes wasn’t ready for that. They both loved each other but their lives were incompatible. I’ve felt that before and the author did a wonderful job at portraying that feeling. It had me tearing up at some of the scenes where the MCs were talking about how they would always love each other.

I have a feeling this will be a comfort read for me. I had expected a lot of angst since it was a second chance romance and stretched ten years. I was prepared to be distraught. I was pleasantly surprised that I felt like it was medium low angst. There’s a big storyline that I loved that the author explored, but I don’t want to give any spoilers. But it is something I enjoy reading about in sapphic romance and it’s not often done. It is hard to write well and the author did an amazing job on the subject. I loved that we got two epilogues. I love Lourdes and Leah so much that I want another book about them.

I already preordered the physical book, but I would definitely recommend Love in the West End to anyone who enjoys sapphic romances, especially showmances.