A review by jschmidt10
The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey by Celeste Lecesne

4.0

At first this seemed so stereotypical cop story, detective with the NYC accent saying cliched things. But as the story spun, I realized what this said, and the message it brings home about how LGBTQ people are viewed and treated, but in reality, they are just like everyone else (shocker!) and Leonard is impactful on everyone he knows. There were some great one liners. But I think this was set in Atlantic City or some shire town near it - and the people in the story had NYC accents - sorry, but the vibe in southern Jersey shore towns is NOT “Jersey Shore” it’s much less NYC.