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Book Review – Murder in the Dressing Room

Book Review – Murder in the Dressing Room

✨ Drag Queens & Kings
✨ Murder Mystery
✨ Non-binary rep
✨ Found Family
✨ Who-did-it?

This book was exactly and nothing like I expected. There was murder (obviously) and drama and drag queens and tension and love and kindness and secrets and it was *chefs kiss*. There *is* a ton of transphobia, and a bit of homophobia, and a lot of me wanting to punch one specific character repeatedly, so if that is a tough spot for you I would put this on your shelf for a bit, but it’s something that happens to us every single day (I am also a non-binary trans person), so if you’re a straight person, read it, feel it, and understand that this is our reality, and it isn’t comfy.

Holly Stars debut has me on the edge of my seat wanting to read more, so thank you for letting me start here.

⭐TLDR: If you’re looking for a cozy murder mystery following an incredible non-binary drag queen who has watched too many true crime and tv crime shows, this is your book.

Thank you to Berkley and Holly Stars for letting me read this one early in exchange for my review!

This one comes out January 14th, 2025, and you can pre-order it here!

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