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A review by themoodylibrary
Murder in the Dressing Room by Holly Stars
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
3.0
thank you so much @berkleypub for the free ebook copy. #Berkleypartner #Berkley
CATEGORY IS: MURDER
MURDER IN THE DRESSING ROOM is a quirky, slightly campy, queer mystery following joe as they take time off their day job to solve the murder of the infamous drag queen lady lady. when joe’s not sure they’re the right person for the job, misty divine is ready to save the day.
i enjoyed seeing misty and joe as distinct characters and personalities, and it was lovely to see joe gaining some of misty’s confidence by the end!
i loved all of the nods to criminal minds, and was happy to read an MC who is just as obsessed with matthew gray gubler as i am.
this book came with gossip and drama, but has an overall darker tone to it. there were definitely some over the top moments, but not nearly as much as i expected.
one of my favorite parts about mysteries is theorizing about whodunnit, and i found that the story dragged (pun intended) for me in the middle because i didn’t know the characters well enough to formulate potential motives.
i was able to guess some of the reveals due to the tell-not-show style of writing (some were just blatantly obvious), but the final reveal?? i was GAGGED.
this would be better for less character-driven readers who just enjoy sitting back and being along for the ride because the story was primarily our MC strolling about town, asking people questions, jumping to conclusions, then asking more questions.
MURDER IN THE DRESSING ROOM paved the way for a sequel, and i would like to see growth in the author’s writing. a lot of scenes felt clunky and there wasn’t much of an overall flow to the story. i’d be open to trying book 2 on audio especially if the author narrates it again.
CATEGORY IS: MURDER
MURDER IN THE DRESSING ROOM is a quirky, slightly campy, queer mystery following joe as they take time off their day job to solve the murder of the infamous drag queen lady lady. when joe’s not sure they’re the right person for the job, misty divine is ready to save the day.
i enjoyed seeing misty and joe as distinct characters and personalities, and it was lovely to see joe gaining some of misty’s confidence by the end!
i loved all of the nods to criminal minds, and was happy to read an MC who is just as obsessed with matthew gray gubler as i am.
this book came with gossip and drama, but has an overall darker tone to it. there were definitely some over the top moments, but not nearly as much as i expected.
one of my favorite parts about mysteries is theorizing about whodunnit, and i found that the story dragged (pun intended) for me in the middle because i didn’t know the characters well enough to formulate potential motives.
i was able to guess some of the reveals due to the tell-not-show style of writing (some were just blatantly obvious), but the final reveal?? i was GAGGED.
this would be better for less character-driven readers who just enjoy sitting back and being along for the ride because the story was primarily our MC strolling about town, asking people questions, jumping to conclusions, then asking more questions.
MURDER IN THE DRESSING ROOM paved the way for a sequel, and i would like to see growth in the author’s writing. a lot of scenes felt clunky and there wasn’t much of an overall flow to the story. i’d be open to trying book 2 on audio especially if the author narrates it again.