Review: The characters make this novella
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 24, 2013
I have been very impressed with Amy Dawson Robertson's ability to bring characters to life in her stories and I was not disappointed in her novella Midnight in Orlando. From the beginning, each character exhibited her own quirks that made her more relatable and realistic. Susan Voight is the typical workaholic lawyer with a secret passion for lesbian romance. The daily life that she leads is so well played out by Robertson's creative writing skills had me laughing when this woman who couldn't figure out life outside of her law books, aspirations of partnership, and spending hours in and out of the office working on her torts escaped each evening into the fantasy world of her lesbian love stories. To have this woman take her bonus check and spontaneously purchase a full experience at the lesbian writers conference held in Orlando was a perfect set up. Robertson's other character of Nic Green was even better, in my opinion. I read a lot of lesbian fiction so when Robertson decided to have her leading lady's lady of interest be a writer I couldn't wait to see how she would approach her craft. To have Nic be a little OCD, a little shy, a little humble and a lot over the top was awesome. Robertson puts these two characters together in situations that play perfectly into their character strengths creating a very entertaining romance. I would love to see more of Susan and Nic as I am sure their relationship is going to be anything but typical!