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Death Prefers Blondes

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Death Prefers Blondes
AuthorCaleb Roehrig
LanguageEnglish
Genre
PublisherFeiwel and Friends
Publication date
January 2019
Publication placeUnited States
Pages448
ISBN9781250155825

Death Prefers Blondes is a young adult adventure book written by Caleb Roehrig and published in 2019 by Feiwel and Friends, a Macmillan Publishers imprint. It tells the story of Margo, a teen socialite that also executes heists during the night with a group of drag queens.

Reception

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Publishers Weekly gave the book a positive review, noting all the main characters are "likable, each contending with their own issues, making them relatable despite their less-than-legal hobby." The publication also commented on Roehrig's style of "infusing tongue-in-cheek humor into darker subject matters".[1]

Maggie Reagan, writing for the Booklist, gave the book a starred review, praising the author's ability at "[b]alancing Oceans 11–level heists, corporate espionage, and gender and sexual identity politics" and calling it a "[c]lever, thrilling, and a wildly good time."[2] The School Library Journal review started by calling it a "slow read", but continued by praising the characters and noting the "steamy LGBTQ and heterosexual romance" present in the book.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Children's Book Review: Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  2. ^ Reagan, Maggie. Death Prefers Blondes, by Caleb Roehrig. Retrieved December 27, 2021 – via Booklist.
  3. ^ Birdoff, Ariel (February 2019). "Ya". School Library Journal. 65 (1): 1.