An interesting book for young adults which, although wasn't for me personally, I could see the appeal to the younger reader. I certainly empathised with one of the main characters, shy Kerry, who seemed to be more intelligent, sensible and sensitive than her friend extrovert Annie. The Influencer Fest was really quite funny featuring the obsession the young have with Influencers with totally seeing and living life through a mobile phone, it was probably not supposed to be funny but, certainly from my much more elderly viewpoint, it was. I do know, however, a few youngsters who would enjoy this book.

This book had a great plot with intriguing characters. I’ll definitely be looking out for more from this author.

This is a very fun, very silly YA murder mystery centred around influencers. It's very much in the vein of adult comedy murder mysteries like Dial A for Aunties, in that it doesn't take itself too seriously, and it's less gore, more ridiculous capers.

This was a really quick, fun read, and had the perfect balance of humour and mystery. The overall book was comical, and lighthearted and the characters were all really well written. This series has been a lot of fun to read, even if there were moments that felt a little too immature and over exaggerated.

While I normally really enjoy YA books, this one wasn’t quite for me. It was a cosy murder/mystery – and I was genuinely interested to see who the murderer was, and their motive – but I was not enamoured of the characters, nor the setting (an influencers festival). Perhaps I am just too old, but a bunch of vapid self-promoting influencers, who perpetually document every facet of their lives through the ‘ReelLife’ app on their smart phones, is not really my cup of tea.
The story is told in the first person by Kerry, a 17 year-old would-be investigative journalist. She is the most sympathetic of the characters – intelligent and shy – but goes all wobbly when around the ‘Adorable Adonis’ influencer, Dougie Trainor. Kerry is dragged into the festival by her best friend, Annie. Annie initially wants to expose the influencers for their pretentiousness, but really wants to become one, with as many followers as possible. She is fixated with ReelLife, and always wants to be in the middle of everything. I am not sure why Kerry puts up with her.
Kerry and Annie both consider themselves to be feminists (saying ‘good vulva’ is hardly feminism 101), and hope to meet their hero, influencer Winona Philips. They solved a murder in the previous book (which I haven’t read), and when the first body appears, they immediately throw themselves into this crime/mystery.
While the setting was unique, much of the plot appeared formulaic. The police are stereotypically useless, and Kerry and Annie managed to accuse every other character in turn – only hitting on the real culprit once all others are found to have genuine alibis – or are dead.
It is quite likely that I have missed the whole point of this book – it might be a parody of youth fixation with fame and social media. Or, it could just be a fun YA cosy murder/mystery.
There are a lot of positives, and most other reviewers really liked the book. My opinions are probably the outliers. It is worth a read, and you can make up your own mind.

After solving a series of murders in their hometown of Barbourough (in Murder on a School Night), best friends Kerry and Annie are now known as Tampon Two and while Annie is ready to get in the most ridiculous situations to attract more followers on social media and become an influencer, Kerry would rather stay in the shadows, but the journalist in her is always ready to report. The Festival of Fame has arrived in Barbourough, organized by Heather, the most popular girl in school, once their enemy, now their (sometimes reluctant) friend, and some of the most famous influencers are there for a weekend of events. Annie is super excited but, somehow, she manages to start a prank war with the most famous (and obnoxious) influencer who then is found dead with a condom on his head. While the police thinks the death was somehow an accident, Annie and Kerry are convinced that it’s murder and that it may not be the only one of the weekend so they start investigating.

I loved Murder on a School Night, but Murder on a Summer Break is even better and a brilliant sequel. Annie and Kerry have grown (although Annie’s obsession with popularity is as strong as ever) and I really like the character of Kerry, from whose perspective the story is narrated. She is smart and, with her determination, her humor, and the way she admits her flaws, she kept me glued to the pages and made me laugh out loud as I was reading.

The plot is intriguing and well-developed with the right balance of mystery and humor. I am keeping my fingers tightly-crossed that this is not the last book, because I really need more of these hilarious and fantastic Kerry and Annie adventures.

An extremely silly and funny story, revisiting the characters of Annie and Kerry. I found this book very modern, in terms of plot and references, which I think young people would really enjoy. This isn't necessarily my favourite style of YA writing, but it was a breeze to read and I enjoyed the snark at influencer culture and how ridiculous some people act to be famous. I'm sure there'll be more stories with these characters and I look forward to reading them in the future.

I loved Murder on a School Night so I was really excited to read this and it did not disappoint, it was just as fun as the first book, such an easy read.

A satirical story of murder and women’s rights, that doesn’t take itself too seriously; but still makes a point. Two points actually - spend time with Kerry and Annie and you are just as likely to be bumped off (not by them of course, they are lovely teenagers really) and secondly, read the two books and decide for yourself (happy vulva day; am I allowed to say that as a guy?). What would the police do without Kerry and Anne, school pupil amateur sleuths and women’s rights champions. Annie is ready to be the next big influencer (proudly shouting we are the ‘Tampon Two’ at and Kerry wanting to be a news reporter (but really quite happy to be out of the lime light). They solved the Menstrual Murders, (hence Tampon Two) and now find themselves with dead bodies galore. You know what comes next? A little bit of influencer festival mayhem and a lot of laughs. Thank you to Farshore and NetGalley for the ARC. The views expressed are all mine, freely given.

Totally bonkers but a great fun read.
Fabulously well written characters and a crazy storyline.
A great read to take on holiday with you.
My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for my copy.

3.5

I loved the first book in this series and I'm glad there is a second. I love a YA whodunnit, and I'll eat them up any day of the week!

I hope we get more from The Tampon Two in the future!

A good read. I enjoyed this book. Thank you to the writer, publisher, and NetGalley for allowing me to review this book.

So excited for this second installment of this fun YA murder mystery series. It’s not really my genre but skate Weston makes them so interesting fun and addictive! Cannot wait to share my thoughts on this and with our YA READERS

Totally ridiculous but great fun!

We meet Kerry and Abbie (aka the Tampon Two) again as they are set to gain fame and fortune by becoming influencers and gatecrashing the vip area at a local festival. But then the murders start…