Book Review: Murder on a School Night by Kate Weston

  



**Disclaimer: I received a free electronic ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.**
Genre:  YA, Mystery, Thriller, Contemporary
Release Date: July 4, 2023 
Description:
"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."

Well, this unfortunately wasn't for me. While the premise sounded interesting, the execution wasn't the best. 

This book has very strong feminist views and tries to be very "woke", so much so that it becomes irritating to read. While I appreciate the characters trying to normalize some taboo topics, such as period talk, a lot of the time it just comes out as forced. Aside from that, the characters themselves (like all of them) aren't likable. While the main characters of the story are Kerry and Annie, I'm glad our POV was Kerry, as she was the more level-headed of the two, but not by much. Both characters were overly weird(many second-hand embarrassment moments for us to witness), but Annie was very obnoxious. She also had this strange obsession with becoming popular, which I found a bit odd because she really REALLY wanted to be popular. But at least both were good friends with one another, I'll give them that. 

Aside from the characters, the plot of the story wasn't doing much for me either. I didn't feel engaged with the plot, nor was I satisfied with the revelation. It all felt a bit lackluster once the culprit behind the murders was revealed. Overall, this story had some funny moments, but that's about all it had going for it. The book had potential, but it just didn't go anywhere with it. 

Overall rating:  2/5

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