Review: Well written lesbian romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 23, 2012
The lost girls get even more lost as the story is far more about the lesbian romance(s) of the detective, Katalina Wimple. Normally I would be displeased at picking up what I thought was SciFi/Mystery and getting a Romance, but in this case I am granting a reprieve.  Mr. Halstead has captured the intricate dance of lesbian romance and love with accuracy and understanding .Even a straight woman or a man can understand perfectly why Katalina reacts as she does, and how she so easily allowed herself to be duped by a woman.I am bisexual myself, and I'm the veteran of more than a few lesbian romances. I've loved the straight girl and in some peoples opinions, because I'm bisexual, I've been the straight girl. I've danced this romantic waltz where only one person knows the steps, and sometimes each partner is doing steps from a different dance. I've even written about it in my own novelette,Cutting Away The PainBut I have never read an account of girl girl love this good.As for the SciFi - there isn't much, but that doesn't harm the book any.  Think "in death" by J.D. Robb.As for the mystery, I figured it out by about Chapter Two, and then it was so glaringly obvious I thought for sure at some point there would be this awe inspiring twist and I'd find myself completely bumfuzzled. There is a twist. It was believable. I wasn't bumfuzzled, but overall, yes, I was very pleased with the book. I'd read another in this series, and of course, I'm now curious about other books set in the Dark Earth venue. A round of applause for Mr. Halstead.