A review by aklev13
Midnight Duet by Jen Comfort

4.0

As far as the Phantom reimagining aspect this is by far the least true to the spirit of the canon story. I enjoyed the gender swap element but there is none of that weird possessiveness from Erika (which is fine) and as far as her character is concerned she tutors him in singing and watches him compose and practice songs in secret. I think the divergence that bothered me most is that her scars dont really create any impediment in their relationship when they’re kind of central in the original. I think most of that has to do with the modern setting. It doesnt make much sense in a modern setting to have her unable to leave the theatre but Erika does have some understandable psychological barriers regarding her scars that disappear pretty much immediately when Christoff shows interest and i feel like that could have lingered to create more tension. Aside from the Phantom aspect this was actually a really good story and Christoff as a character had some really interesting dilemmas himself that made for an interesting counterpoint to Erika’s problems. The relationship felt quite healthy and fulfilling and i loved the band characters personalities.