Review: See the Light by Kate McMurray

03 February of 2019 by ButtonsMom2003

Reviewer's Rtating: 5

5.0Overall score

Friends to Lovers; one of my favorite romance tropes.

See the Light By Kate McMurray

Genre: Contemporary Romance, GLBTQ, MM

Released: January 28, 2019

Publisher: Carina Press

Synopsis

Up-and-coming Broadway actor Jeremy was given two days to get up and get out. Dumped by his long-term boyfriend and suddenly homeless, he needs a sofa and a sympathetic ear, stat.

Enter Max, aspiring makeup artist and Jeremy’s BFF and former roommate.

Max has been in love with his best friend forever. Now that Jeremy is back in his home, his old feelings are back, too. He’s happy to help his friend, but this time…it’s complicated.

When Jeremy gets his big break in a new show, the message of the play hits home. “Live life to the fullest” means recognizing how he really feels about Max, and that’s not complicated at all. Jeremy’s in love, and wants to move full steam ahead.

But Max has waited too long for Jeremy to look at him this way, and he doesn’t want to risk his heart. If this is just a rebound fling, or if Jeremy is only interested in Max because he’s convenient, it will not only shatter him—it will ruin the best friendship he’s ever known.

This book is approximately 72,000 words

Review

Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003

Friends to Lovers; one of my favorite romance tropes.

I loved this new book by Kate McMurray. See the Light is a great friends-to-lovers story with just the right amount of angst.

Max and Jeremy have been best friends for years. Both of them have careers connected to the theater. Max has a thriving business doing make-up for Broadway shows and he isn’t afraid to flaunt his personal style. Jeremy loves doing musical theater and is just waiting for his big break and get the lead in a Broadway show.

Max has always been afraid to let Jeremy know that he has romantic feelings for him. Every time he thinks about telling him something happens and the timing doesn’t seem right. Now Jeremy needs a place to crash and it’s killing Max to have him so near every day.

Jeremy really isn’t that upset that his boyfriend broke up with him. He’s more upset about being tossed out of the apartment they shared. Now that he’s staying with Max, he’s beginning to see him in a different light and wonders why he never thought of him as a love interest before.

I love a good friends-to-lovers story and See the Light hit the spot. I also love everything about musicals – movies and stage shows – so I really enjoyed reading all of the things in the book that gave me an inside look into this world; I found it fascinating and a bonus to a great romance story.

I look forward to reading more books by Kate McMurray.