Death Prefers Blondes Caleb Roehrig

Kickboxing. Thieving. Acrobatic. Drag Queens.
Yes that really is my opener, but that really describes my feelings about this book. I love it. You have to admit you were intrigued by it. Which generally describes how I felt reading "A rebel heiress must solve a family mystery with the help of jewel-thieving drag queens.". I mean even the name is intriguing, Death Prefers Blondes. It lives up to the expectations I placed.

CHARACTERS!!

Oh my god the characters are amazing and I love them all so much (well the main non villain characters, the villain is a total d-bag)

• Margo Manning/Miss Anthropy- Teenage socialite in LA by day kickboxing, thieving, acrobatic, pseudo-drag queen by night Margo is a truly amazing character. A lot of rich kids steal stuff but Margo takes it to a whole new level. Ever loyal to her friends Margo will do almost anything to protect them.
• Axel Moreau/Liesl Von Tramp- A former socialite drag queen who's wealth and money were taken away by the actions of his father and best friend to Margo. He works as part of Margo's crew to pay for his and his families life in LA after his father lost all their money.
• Leif Dalby/Electra Shoxx- A ballet student/drag queen who steals to stay in school.
• Davon Stokes/Dior Galore- By far the most flamboyant and open of the drag queens, Davon/Dior's actual job is being a drag queen. He has a great but slightly tragic backstory that I'm not going to reveal.
• Joaquin Moreau/Anita Stiffwon- The younger brother of Axel and newest member of the crew. Joaquin... Well he goes through a lot proving himself but you get to find that out for yourselves.

So there are a lot more characters as in every novel but these are the main ones that come in early, so there you go.

PLOT!

So the basic idea goes as follows, Margo and her team of kickdonkey drag queen steal ridiculously valuable items from basically everywhere. Then they get a job that lands them in a bit more trouble. To be a little more revealing, Margo and the crew steal pantings, jewelry, and artifacts from basically anywhere. Margo being heir apparent to the Manning empire has access to some amazing tech that they regularly use. Then for the sheer value and a slight personal grudge, the crew breaks into what is practically a castle and steals, stolen, czarist jewelry from a guy who turns out to be in with the Russian Mob. oops. You also have other factors going on like Margo's dad's mystery illness and eventual death. Lot's of complications basically. It's great.

REVIEW!

I love this book! I was intrigued by the title and the summary raised my expectations but the book totally blew them away. I'm in desperate need of a sequel to this book. It doesn't end on a cliff hanger per se but I need to know what happens next. This was honestly the best action/comedy I've read in a while and so many people would enjoy it. It kinda gave me One of Us is Lying feels which is also an amazing book.  Anyone who enjoys a good action adventure comedy novel should read this. Its great. Be ware of drag queens,

Merlin:)

Cat-Woman: Soul Stealer by Sarah J Maas

*Seductively whispers* Hello.
So I got Cat-Woman for Christmas, not because I'm into DC comics and know anything about Cat-Woman or her backstory but because its written by one of my favorite authors, Sarah J. Mass. Sarah J. Mass is better know for the A Court of Thorns and Throne of Glass series, which are AMAZING and currently on my TBR (To Be Reviewed) list. Cat-Woman holds up to my expectations of her in every regard.

Characters

• Catwoman/Selina Kyle- When the book starts Selina is living in the slums of Gotham and fighting in underground street fights, to support herself and her little sister with Cystic Fibrosis. Later Selina has become Catwoman, antihero extraordinaire of Gotham working with Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. And infuriating Bat-Wing in the process.
• Luke Fox/Bat-Wing- Close friends with Bruce Wayne and many other influential families in Gotham former Marine Luke Fox is secretly on of Gotham's greatest protectors, Bat-Wing. When Catwoman shows up and wants to play it falls on him to find out what she wants and stop her in time.
• Maggie Kyle- Before various things happen, all of which involve drama, Selina Kyle was the sister to Maggie. Maggie has Cystic Fibrosis, and for those of you who don't know what that is. Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic condition where you have excess Sodium and your body produces thick mucus that fills your lungs and can block you pancreas. Generally when we think about CF we think lungs. People with CF have chronic respiratory infections and can have problems gaining weight. CF is an incurable disorder that thanks to modern medicine is not as immediately fatal as it once was. People have known about CF for a long time but haven't always known what caused it or what exactly it was. It has been called failure to thrive, one early doctor even noted that if you kiss a baby's forehead and it tastes of salt the baby will not live long. Now in the US life expectancy for most CF patients is ~30 years. Unfortunately for Maggie, she's not so lucky.

So there are a lot more characters but I feel like talking about them would give too much away.

Plot!

So Selina Kyle is a member of the Leopards, a notorious girl gang who work and fight for Falcone. She only does this to take care of her sister. Then stuff happens and Selina meets Talia al Ghul who offers her a deal. Selina's past will be forgotten if she goes with Talia to her school. Selina agrees with the condition that Maggie be put into a good home after she leaves. A couple years later Selina reappears in Gotham as Holly Vanderhees, a wealthy socialite. In reality Catwoman has come to Gotham on a mission she does not intend to give up on any time soon. While causing general mayhem in Gotham Selina/Holly/Catwoman makes friends with Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Luke Fox. In Gotham where almost everyone lives a double life Selina is toeing a dangerous line with Luke/Bat-Wing. He has to figure out what the trio of dastardly women are doing and why and stop them before Batman comes back. Can he do it?

Review!

I really enjoyed this book. I'm not really a DC person and I know like zilch about DC superheroes so I had no background going into this, at all. I fell in love with Selina as a character and how much she cared about her sister. I loved the fact that Selina didn't give up that love for her sister as she became Catwoman, if anything she held it even closer. Most of the time you have female superheroes who are all "I'm so tough I don't need anybody" But Selina acknowledges her love for Maggie even after she becomes Catwoman. I just love that. I say definitely YA, swearing is pretty common, but you should definitely read it. 10/10 paw prints 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾 I'll always love me some Mass.

Farewell my bibliophiles,

Merlin:)