its true, this screamed "how to get away with murder". don't get me wrong, i enjoy the show and watch out for every episode, but its already been widely criticized for its insanely unrealistic and obviously dramatized depiction of law school, so i don't know if the author based her idea of law school on the show's own portrayals, because the descriptions of law school and court procedures here were rather silly, as if the author was trying to wow us with her extensive knowledge of legal procedures, but it only fell flat and awkward. i really had to doubt the author's research into this subject. the story had me wondering if the author had levi and michaela in mind when writing her main characters. even the "heroine's widely celebrated, badass mother puts career before her only daughter" bit of the story reminded me of ellis grey from grey's anatomy (another show i loved up till season 6, then i stopped watching), even with the adultery aspect. someone really likes shonda rhimes, which is cool. nothing wrong with fanfics if they're written well and deliver an enjoyable story, but thats not the case here. the relationship between levi and thea wasn't interesting to me - two people meet in a bar, agree upon a one-week fling before disappearing from each other's lives, instead they run into each other in the classroom, blah blah. i didn't really get the reason for their attraction, it was just one of those things you had to accept and go along with for the story's sake. and whats with levi being this top-notch, sought-after lawyer AND a musician? is he a biker too? an underground wrestler? meh.. 
 j.j. mcavoy is a fine writer with potential, she just needs to flesh out her story ideas better, in my opinion.