Murder On A School Night
Kate Weston
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Amazon Summary:
A hilarious murder mystery–rom-com from author and comedian Kate Weston investigates the sinister side of social media when bullying turns bloody—and a string of classmate deaths by menstrual cup and sanitary pad sets amateur sleuth Kerry hot on the trail of a menstrual murderer. Perfect for fans of Truly Devious and Fleabag.
There’s never a good time to find a dead body, sure. But what about finding a dead body while you’re trying to kiss your crush?
Kerry had different plans for her first high school party—like not going. All she wanted to do was stay home in the safety of retro rom-coms and her strict retainer schedule. Instead her BFF, fiercely outgoing mystery-fanatic Annie, has roped her into going to the party to investigate who’s cyberbullying Heather, the most popular girl in school.
Finding herself getting close with her dreamy crush is odd enough, but when the two of them discover Heather’s second in command, Selena, suffocated with a menstrual cup, things get really weird.
And when a second student turns up dead, this time with a sanitary pad across the eyes, Annie and Kerry—no matter how much she resists—are officially on the case to stop the menstrual murderer . . . period.
My Review:
8.5/10
Who's ready for a short review? I am! I wanted to say thank you so much to the people at Harpercollins gave me the opportunity for me to read this dARC. I am mainly going to talk about the actual writing in this story. Not so much of the story line, but the writing.
This book from the first chapter had me tearing up from laughing so hard. In the first chapter, there is this whole bit of the two girls riding their bikes and screaming anatomy words. I knew I would like this book.
I didn't know what to expect exactly in a "Humor & Satire" book category. And after reading this book, I finally understand. Humorous writing hits differently than let's say an SNL skit. I mean the murderer in this story is called the "Menstrual Murderer." Every few pages there is one joke that catches you off guard, and takes a minute to collect yourself. (At some points in the story, I needed to put the book down and sit on the terrace for some fresh air to contain my laughter.)
I really enjoyed reading this book, and I would've given it a 10/10, but there were some things that needed to be talked about. Firstly some of the jokes in this book went over my head. Secondly, the story line sometimes ran thin and pulled me out of the novel. And I think it is because I am not the target audience for this novel. I feel the target audience for this is girls and women more than men. However I still really enjoyed reading this book.
Murder On A School Night brought something new and interesting to a mystery novel, that I haven't really seen before. And it is that reason I give this book such a high praise. If you are a fan of:
- Saturday Night Live
- Pretty Little Liars
- Only Murders in The Building
This book is the perfect read for you.