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A review by thenextgenlibrarian
Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee
mysterious
medium-paced
4.25
A YA historical fiction murder mystery by @staceyleeauthor that kept me riveted throughout.
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Hollywood, 1932. Lulu Wong, star of the silver screen with roots in Chinatown, grew up with the Chow sisters—May and Gemma. When they find her body in the stables one morning, they know it’s murder. The police aren’t convinced since the victim is a Chinese actress so the girls decide to take the case into their own hands. The more they investigate, however, the closer they seem to get to the killer who doesn’t want them digging.
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I love that Lee can take important issues set in our nation’s past and make them interesting stories that keep me engaged. I find that’s my struggle with the genre of historical fiction. A lot of times it feels like fact dumping, but this book has me turning pages quickly. It’s my favorite of hers so far!
CW: death, murder, illness, racism, hate crime, misogyny, gun violence, injury, blood, smoking, grief, pregnancy, sexism, xenophobia, cultural appropriation
4.25 pacing seemed slow in some places
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Hollywood, 1932. Lulu Wong, star of the silver screen with roots in Chinatown, grew up with the Chow sisters—May and Gemma. When they find her body in the stables one morning, they know it’s murder. The police aren’t convinced since the victim is a Chinese actress so the girls decide to take the case into their own hands. The more they investigate, however, the closer they seem to get to the killer who doesn’t want them digging.
🌹
I love that Lee can take important issues set in our nation’s past and make them interesting stories that keep me engaged. I find that’s my struggle with the genre of historical fiction. A lot of times it feels like fact dumping, but this book has me turning pages quickly. It’s my favorite of hers so far!
CW: death, murder, illness, racism, hate crime, misogyny, gun violence, injury, blood, smoking, grief, pregnancy, sexism, xenophobia, cultural appropriation
4.25 pacing seemed slow in some places