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Lead Counsel by Aurora Rey
3.0
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This is a lesbian romance set in New Orleans. The two main characters are Parker and Elisa. They actually knew each other back in law school and hooked up one night, but it never went anywhere. It's vaguely "second chance" but without all the baggage. The conflict is 100% angst---all emotional. Parker is a big shot lawyer who has been in NYC and she's returning home to NOLA. Elisa dreads her arrival at the firm, always having bad feelings about that hook up.
Pluses: Solidly written with well-developed characters for a novella. Elisa seemed a bit more well-rounded than Parker. Lots of thinking about feelings, which I enjoy when it's well-done. No big dramatic blow-ups, just two adult women working thru together. Sexy when it happens.
Wishes: Although Elisa is a WOC based on her last name and a brief description of her family, the rest of the extensive cast does appear to be white. There are actually lots of characters and I think some of them were in earlier books by the author (at least it read that way) So I can't say that everyone was white except Elisa bc I haven't read other books.
This book was competent--it hit all the notes, but it was also predictable. There wasn't anything exciting or unpredictable, but it was solid.
Verdict: I see why it made the finals. I think it's very hard to do strong character development in a novella, and that is the real winner here.
Copied & Pasted from Twitter as part of a project where I'm reviewing the 2019 RITA finalists.
This is a lesbian romance set in New Orleans. The two main characters are Parker and Elisa. They actually knew each other back in law school and hooked up one night, but it never went anywhere. It's vaguely "second chance" but without all the baggage. The conflict is 100% angst---all emotional. Parker is a big shot lawyer who has been in NYC and she's returning home to NOLA. Elisa dreads her arrival at the firm, always having bad feelings about that hook up.
Pluses: Solidly written with well-developed characters for a novella. Elisa seemed a bit more well-rounded than Parker. Lots of thinking about feelings, which I enjoy when it's well-done. No big dramatic blow-ups, just two adult women working thru together. Sexy when it happens.
Wishes: Although Elisa is a WOC based on her last name and a brief description of her family, the rest of the extensive cast does appear to be white. There are actually lots of characters and I think some of them were in earlier books by the author (at least it read that way) So I can't say that everyone was white except Elisa bc I haven't read other books.
This book was competent--it hit all the notes, but it was also predictable. There wasn't anything exciting or unpredictable, but it was solid.
Verdict: I see why it made the finals. I think it's very hard to do strong character development in a novella, and that is the real winner here.
Copied & Pasted from Twitter as part of a project where I'm reviewing the 2019 RITA finalists.