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A review by golem4kid
Pepper's Rules for Secret Sleuthing by Briana McDonald
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.
This was cute and seemed like an exciting mystery with young queer rep. Despite the "middle-grade" label and sweet cover, it is NOT for elementary school kids--it's a murder mystery in which a close relative was killed violently and (I skipped ahead) another close relative violently attacks the child protagonist.
Two other things that bothered me--1) the heroine has a tragic mom backstory that is pure copaganda; 2) the heroine is constantly describing her appearance in a way that is not psychologically realistic and would never fly for a male character (e.g. she is anxiously running on freckled legs).
Two other things that bothered me--1) the heroine has a tragic mom backstory that is pure copaganda; 2) the heroine is constantly describing her appearance in a way that is not psychologically realistic and would never fly for a male character (e.g. she is anxiously running on freckled legs).