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A review by sashendry
Pretty Dead Queens by Alexa Donne
3.0
Another nice, solid mystery from Alexa Donne.
Well-plotted as always, with an ending I was satisfied to guess in advance because the clues were laid down well. My flatmate got to hear some predictions from me so clearly it lingered on my mind!
The book did run into a couple of problems I've mentioned before with books by this author, where I felt less immersed and connected to character than I could've been. I can't pinpoint exactly why except that the characters are quite formulaic. I also eternally run across dialogue that jolts me because it's so specific in pop culture that even though hardly any time has passed since publication it begins to feel dated. It was... very clearly written by a millennial about characters who are technically Gen Z. I say this being on the millennial/Gen Z cusp myself.
Well-plotted as always, with an ending I was satisfied to guess in advance because the clues were laid down well. My flatmate got to hear some predictions from me so clearly it lingered on my mind!
The book did run into a couple of problems I've mentioned before with books by this author, where I felt less immersed and connected to character than I could've been. I can't pinpoint exactly why except that the characters are quite formulaic. I also eternally run across dialogue that jolts me because it's so specific in pop culture that even though hardly any time has passed since publication it begins to feel dated. It was... very clearly written by a millennial about characters who are technically Gen Z. I say this being on the millennial/Gen Z cusp myself.