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Murder On A School Night by Kate Weston
Sep. 10th, 2023 10:57 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
There’s never a good time to find a dead body. Especially not when you’re trying to kiss your crush.
All Kerry wants to do is stay at home with her rom-coms and strict retainer schedule. Instead, her BFF Annie has roped her into going to their first sixth-form party to investigate who’s cyber-bullying Heather, the most popular girl in school.
On the cusp of kissing the hottest guy in school, Kerry discovers the body of Heather’s second in command suffocated with a menstrual cup. Within days, another student turn up dead, this time with a sanitary pad across the eyes. Now Annie and Kerry are officially on the case to stop the menstrual murderer … period.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Kate Weston’s YA humorous murder mystery is a genuinely funny affair whose main characters wear their feminism on their sleeves as they navigate the perils of unpopularity, first romance and murder. I loved the relationship between Annie and Kerry and the romance element plays out neatly so it’s a shame that the mystery kinda loses momentum in the final quarter and didn’t quite work for me. That said, I’d definitely check out Weston’s other work.
MURDER ON A SCHOOL NIGHT was released in the United Kingdom on 6th July 2023. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
All Kerry wants to do is stay at home with her rom-coms and strict retainer schedule. Instead, her BFF Annie has roped her into going to their first sixth-form party to investigate who’s cyber-bullying Heather, the most popular girl in school.
On the cusp of kissing the hottest guy in school, Kerry discovers the body of Heather’s second in command suffocated with a menstrual cup. Within days, another student turn up dead, this time with a sanitary pad across the eyes. Now Annie and Kerry are officially on the case to stop the menstrual murderer … period.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Kate Weston’s YA humorous murder mystery is a genuinely funny affair whose main characters wear their feminism on their sleeves as they navigate the perils of unpopularity, first romance and murder. I loved the relationship between Annie and Kerry and the romance element plays out neatly so it’s a shame that the mystery kinda loses momentum in the final quarter and didn’t quite work for me. That said, I’d definitely check out Weston’s other work.
MURDER ON A SCHOOL NIGHT was released in the United Kingdom on 6th July 2023. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
