I wasn't thrilled with the lesbian angle because I don't feel that it contributed to the story very much. I'd like to know what the author's reasoning was behind that particular choice.
I disagree with this for a very particular reason: if Brylee's lover had been male, I very much doubt anyone would have been commenting here saying "I wasn't thrilled with the heterosexual angle [. . .] I'd like to know what the author's reasoning was behind that choice." I've come around to the way of thinking that I don't need an author to have a
reason for making a character gay, any more than I need a reason for making a character straight. Putting gay characters in only because there's a specific reason for them keeps them stuck in the realm of Messages, rather than a natural part of the story.
If, on the other hand, you mean you weren't thrilled with the
romance angle (which happened to be lesbian), that's a different matter. I still disagree because it's important to why Brylee's in that box, trusting Miss Josephine, but in that case my disagreement is practical rather than philosophical.