I actually heard the audiobook for this and it was hilarious. The narrator got the teen-silliness just right and I could almost hear the glee in her voice as she read the first poems.
A very feminine positive book which cheekily nudges at all the teen romance tropes, blows raspberries at teen drinking and partying, and generally has fun with all things stupidly made taboo by the Mary Whitehoue generation (of which I am one, albeit reluctantly).

Hear, hear to no longer hiding period-related information in old cardboard boxes at the backs of airing cupboards in case it offends someone.

This audio book wass very cleverly written and fun- especially considering it has a murder in it! It was a joy to listen to and I look forward to more from Kate Weston.

4.5 stars.

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 a party to investigate who’s cyberbullying Heather, the most popular girl in school. On the cusp of kissing her dreamy crush, Scott, Kerry discovers the body of Heather's second in command – suffocated with a menstrual cup. Within days, another student turns up dead, with a sanitary pad across the eyes. Now Annie and Kerry are officially on the case to stop the menstrual murderer . . . period.

I did not expect to laugh that much reading this book, but I did! This book is easily in the top funniest books I’ve read this year. I’m glad I jumped in blind, because finding all those menstrual references in relation to the murders was gold!

Kerry’s quips, both internal and outspoken, were hilarious! Annie was definitely the BFF I wouldn’t recommend, because she’d always get you in sticky situations inadvertently. However, she was also loyal and lots of fun. So I guess that balanced the experience a bit better for Kerry (kind of).

The murder mystery itself was impressive! I couldn’t guess the whodunnit, and I didn’t know where the story was going (most likely because I was too busy laughing, so my brain was incapacitated). The audiobook narration was great, I loved the British accent!

What I’m going to say is… go and read the book. Especially when you’re in a slump. Or need cheering up on a hard day. I’m going to hunt down the sequel!

3.5⭐️ I thought the audio narrator fit with the overall feel of the book.

I found this a little repetitive, and I would say is on the younger side of YA. However it was tongue in cheek and amusing.

Thank you to the author and publisher for sending me a copy of the audiobook via NetGalley.

This is a witty novel following Kerry and her best friend Annie as they try to find the killer who has been targeting their classmates - with their weapon of choice being menstrual products.

I found the dialogue in this to be funny at times. It had a lot of British humour which was fun. I thought the body positivity and feminism throughout was great. I think it’s a great book to show and educate younger girls not to be embarrassed by their bodies.

Unfortunately at times I did find the story repetitive. I also thought the characters acted a bit younger than their age and may not appeal to older young adult readers.

The audiobook narrator is great. They bring the character’s to life and it was easy to tell each of them a part. I think it’s a perfect way to read the book and fully become absorbed in it.

The book’s humour is perfect for fans of books like Angus Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging.

I found this book hard to follow. There were so many characters and I ended up really confused. I found the dialogue a bit cringey - maybe I'm getting too old for YA now. If it wasn't so heavily focused on periods and sex I would have recommended it to my daughter who is 15.

All in all, it was an ok read for me. Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for my copy.

I really enjoyed this book the sleuthing MCs were very funny and engaging at all times. It felt like I was watching an episode of Beverly Hills 90120 mixed with Grange Hill. I really recommend this for lovers of an easy read Crime thriller- who done it and it was done well.

I really wanted to like this but this is one of those books that make me wonder if I outgrowing YA.

The writing was fine but I found the dialogue painfully cringey

Younger readers may like it more

This gave Mean Girls vibes mixed with Truly Devious/Nancy Drew/Harriet the Spy. Kerry and Annie are on the outside of the cool group when they are approached by the leader to help investigate who is sending her scary DMs. Then a very strange murder happens and she asks them to investigate that also.

I enjoyed the friendship between Annie and Kerry.

I think I might have liked it better if I had read the book instead of listened to it, because the audiobook narrator's accent was just difficult for my American South ears to completely comprehend at all times, especially if I was also multitasking. I don't usually have this issue and I listen to a couple of hundred audiobooks per year.

Special thanks to Netgalley and HarperCollins UK Audio for an audiobook copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

Murder on a School Night is a funny and intriguing YA murder mystery. This really is perfect for young adults, it's engaging and has several red herrings that keeps you guessing until the end! Any fans of A Good Girls Guide to Murder, Sex Education or Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging would love this. The characters within this story and the pacing are both great and make the whole thing very easy to get sucked into!

Thanks to Netgalley and HarperCollins UK Audio for giving me access to this audiobook in exchange for my opinions on it.

Murder on a School Night was such a fun read!

It's a gripping murder mystery perfect for young adults. It made me laugh out loud whilst still trying to figure out who the murderer was. I didn't uncover the mystery though and was quite surprised by the ending but I loved the way it all made sense in the end.

The characters were very relatable and endearing. I loved Kerry and Annie who had a lovely friendship despite the ups and downs. They were both proud feminists who did not hesitate to speak their minds when needed. Including period products in the story was an original idea that helped to emphasise the feminist theme running through the book and break the stigma of menstruation.

Reading the story through Kerry's point of view reminded me what it was like to be in the head of a teenager. It was very interesting to see her process everything that was happening and investigate the murders while still constantly thinking about her crush on Scott (which was hilariously accurate for a teenager).

I definitely recommend this clever, funny and feminist murder mystery!

Thank you to the publishers for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to net gallery for this arc copy of the book. But what the hell did I read. This book was too heavily influenced with sex and periods and most of the characters talked about sex or periods none stop. The murders didn’t make much sense at all to be killed by period products is so unrealistic and it doesn’t happen ever. I didn’t even understand who the killers were at all as they were too many people at the end saying that they did the killing and the ending just didn’t make much sense at all. I didn’t like how the characters were told at all or how they were described at all. This book was just so weird and so crazy and so screwed up xxx

This was a highly enjoyable murder mystery set in a quiet English village. I loved the plot, two teens find themselves investigating a series of murders as they attempt to get in with the popular crowd. The characters are great and the dialogue smart, the whole thing moves along at a decent pace with red herrings and twists that make this a lot of fun. The narrator is excellent and made the whole thing a pleasure to listen to. Very enjoyable.

This was a hard listen for me. The audio was over high quality and the narrator reminded me how annoying teenager voices could be at times. I'm no young adult but the language felt forced and tye overall plot itt.However I think it's meant to be this way it's not funny to me but would be I think to a very young teenager. The language struggles to sit between adult and teenager especially when discussing sex. The plot went from one extreme yo another and the ending was so unexpected and yet flowed with the rest. It felt longer than it needed to be with a clumsy attempt to get you to care. I was pleased when it was over. The action ar the end felt unrealistic but as this meant to be a hilarious it felt this way
It meant fir young teens who like ott. Thank you netgallery and publisher and author and narrator

This book is funny, it is also feminist and included a lovely friendship. I liked that it shown a light on periods and that periods are nothing to be ashamed of. I liked the twists and constant guessing as well as the mystery and secrets. Loads of laugh out loud moments. The narrator of the audiobook also made it interesting. There were a few things I didn't like too much like some chapters being too long while others being too short. I also felt like the characters are a little underdeveloped and I would have liked to know more about them in my opinion.

Thanks Netgalley and HarperCollins UK Audio for giving me access to this audiobook in exchange for my opinions on it.

Really canny audio, reminded me of How to Kill Your Family, Sweet Pea series and You’d Look Better as a Ghost, enjoyed the plot, premise and writing style. A brilliant book to read between Young Mungo and Shuggie Bain as a pallet cleanser and something fun. Also found the cover eye catching. The narrator was well matched to the story and paced it well. Will listen to and read more from this author

When I heard Kate speaking about this book at YALC2023 I knew right away that I was going to have to get my hands on it and I have been lucky enough to be able to review the audiobook for Netgalley.

I absolutely adored this audiobook. It was so wonderfully narrated that I listened to it in one sitting, I felt like I was part of the gang.

The characters were so well written and likable with well established roots. The plot was wonderful, I wasn't able to work out what was coming next.

Highly recommend!

Kerry and her best friend Annie keep finding murder victims and the only thing linking them is the sanitary products on the bodies. With an extremely useless DI on the case, they feel the only way is to solve the case themselves, before more people are killed.
At first it felt a bit like reading a tween's diary and the characters were kind of annoying. However they eventually grew on me, even the mean kids. It was quite funny how horrified these kids were at a lot of what seemed perfectly normal to me growing up, like the blue liquid in period product adverts, and I wonder if they are actually living in some kind of future time as some of what they think is from the dark ages is still happening now.
I never could have guessed who the killer was, it was quite a clever surprise.

Thank you to HarperCollins UK Audio for the ARC

I thought the story sounded fun, but unfortunately it fell a bit flat for me. It felt very young and perhaps because of the format, I felt very disconnected from the characters. Though funny at times, I also found them slightly annoying and tiresome. I applaud Weston for the creative murder-methods and intricate layered plot. I couldn't guess the ending, but I wasn't too fond of it either. The culprit seemed villainous just for the sake of it, with no actually motive behind their actions.

It wasn't a bad book, I just don't think I was the target age-group. I think it could be a hit for younger reader.

Super-fun, and funny, murder mystery for 14 years+, brilliantly narrated by Olivia Forrest. Laugh out loud antics, enough plot twists to keep you guessing until the very end, with the full gamut of teenage girl experiences thrown in. Not to mention one of my favourite girl friendship depictions ever. Everyone deserves an Annie in their lives...

Many thanks to the author, the publisher and Netgalley for an advance copy of this title.