What a fun packed sequel! I loved the setting in an influencer festival, it isn’t often nowadays that a concept is totally unique. Kerry and Annie are such fun main characters and they really make this story absolutely fly in.

Murder on a Sunmer Break is the most delightful sequel for the Tampon Two that you could possibly wish for! It reminded me exactly why I adored Murder on a School Night, by constantly making me giggle, gasp and guess what was going to happen.

With all the charm and humour of its prequel, this YA comedy crime novel is a must read for teenage girls, women who were once teenage girls or, I suppose, anybody who fancies finding out how a murderer would go about killing people with sex toys and condoms.

Beloved characters, such as Annie and Kerry (obvs) and Heather return, but what's most exciting is Kate Weston's inclusion of brand new characters who are just as intriguing and fun as the originals. The influencers, for example, are every bit as ridiculous as they are realistic, and I really enjoyed this take on online culture.

If you fancy a laugh or solving a murder mystery, dive into this book. But be warned, you might never look at crystals the same way again.

Love her style and I was so desperate to read this as my colleagues had so raved about the first. However I haven't got through this as I felt like I was missing out on a private joke at the beginning of the book and felt it just doesn't completely stand alone on first impressions. I will be going back to read the first though I think as she is on to a real winner combining the humour and proper crime.

MURDER ON A SUMMER BREAK is another funny, feminist riot of a murder mystery, set at the most ridiculous camping festival you can imagine.

This is another very funny book from Kate Weston. The situations are ridiculous, but so believable for influencers - the fake sets, the money grab sponsorships, the seance. Kerry and Annie react exactly as you'd expect teenagers to do so - one is star struck, another feels left out, and neither manages to keep cool.

The influencers themselves are a good snapshot of the more worrying parts of influencer culture. There is the lad culture guy with his blatant sexism and harassment being acceptable, the male "feminist", the engineered advertising of products everyone behind the scenes know are bad, the non-apologies, and beyond. The book pokes fun at them as a way of critiquing these aspects of the business.

The book also explores the tensions in friendships and romances with distance and the lure of fame. Annie very much wants to be an influencer and gets sucked into the festival and celebrities. Scott is away on band tour, unable to find time to speak with Kerry. This leaves Kerry with only the group chat with Colin and Audrey at times, and the book explores that frustration as friends seems to drift away and ignore you for something new and shiny.

I don't know if there will be another book, but it feels like there's space for more adventures, this time in their final year, trying to juggle A-levels and murder solving!

Another fantastic feminist teen murder mystery from one of my favourites. Love this writer and this detective duo and I just know readers will too.

I found it hard to review this book as lots of things about it were good, but probably just not for me. Murder on a Summer Break is a fun YA murder mystery with a social media slant. I think lots of teenagers will enjoy that, but I found it a bit silly, and pretty unrealistic.

Having said that, the actual ‘whodunnit’ was fairly compelling and kept me reading to the end.

DNF - didn’t connect to the characters, but know many younger readers would and would love the book!

They might not be the most popular girls in school but solving last summer's menstrual murders means that Annie and Kerry got some attention on social media and Annie is determined to make the most o fit. Their online name is The Tampon Two... (not Kerry's choice)

The Festival of Fame, organised in their own town by their frenemy Heather, brings them closer to meeting their favourite influencers IRL. But then one of the influencers is found dead, suffocated by a condom stretched over his face.

The festival is shut down. Annie and Kerry are are trapped in a yurt, surrounded by celebrities. And a murdered... Annie focuses on the former and is delighted. Kerry is more concerned that there's a killer at large. Can they unmask the culprit before it's too late?

After taking on the taboo around periods and menstrual products, Kate Weston gets to task with the world of social media and influcencers, to hilarious results. No one is at it seems and even the ReelLife streaming has its dark secrets... Murder on a Summer Break has hips of humour, tension and teenage rollercoaster of emotions as the girls need to not only uncover a murderer, but also navigates old and new relationships. The perfect summer read to take on holiday.

What an absolutely hilarious sequel to Murder On A School Night! The first book was utterly brilliant and this was such an enjoyable follow up!

After solving the Menstrual Murders, Annie and Kerry (The Tampon Two) are back! And this time at Festival Of Fame, an influencer event where they very well might get to meet their fave feminist influencer! However not all of the events attendees share the same views and soon a prank war breaks out.

Whilst trying to out prank each other an influencer turns up dead! But can The Tampon Two figure out what is going on and why before it's too late? Because lets face it after their last run in with the police they don't have much faith in them to sort it before anything gets worse.

This had me cackling at extreme levels! I absolutely adore the banter and the comedy is beyond brilliant! I will definitely be recommending this book!

Introduction
Teen thrillers are having a renaissance at the moment, but they're mostly grim and scary and dark. Kate Weston has mastered the art of making them tense and mysterious and really funny. There's snark, there's puns, there's even physical comedy.

Plot Summary
In Murder on a School Night, Kerry and Anne solved the mystery of the Menstrual Murders - murders committed using various menstrual products. Now Annie is trying to parley their experiences into influencer fame, so they're thrilled to be invited to a festival with the most famous influencers around - at least they are until the first body drops. Can they repeat their sleuthing success, or was it a one off?

Characters
Kerry and Annie are excellent representations of teen girls, with Kerry being the reserved, careful one and Annie the more impulsive, quick witted one. The influencers are a fun bunch; I don't want to risk spoiling anything here so I won't talk about them too much, but they did all have unique personalities and I could tell them apart easily.

Writing Style
This is a fast paced read with plenty happening at all times. The girls' narration is hysterical, and I really enjoyed trying to figure out who did it and what was going on in the subplots.

Themes and Messages
The book is mostly about the mystery, but there is a subplot about influencers being just like the rest of us and their content being mostly manufactured or outright lies. It's not too obvious, left for us to work out.

Setting
The novel is mostly set at a Glastonbury-style camp. Kerry and Annie have forced their way into the VIP area, so we're able to see everything that happens in every section of the festival - the scary, the boring and the downright cringe. It's clear that the influencers consider this a job rather than a hobby, and they're dedicated to it - some more than others! The camp is well described so we can picture it, but there are no grand vistas or amazing views. It's just not that kind of novel.

Strengths
Fast paced and fun
Really funny
The mystery is very well done


Weaknesses
The novel does not provide a recap of the events from the first book. This could lead to confusion for readers who have not read "Murder on a School Night," as there are passing references that may be unclear without prior knowledge
Some of the physical descriptions felt a bit awkward and could have been smoother. This may vary for different readers of course

Personal Connection
This was a lot of fun, which is an odd thing to say about a murder mystery! Trying to solve the mystery was great fun - I'm not telling you if I got it or not - and the girls' banter and jokes keep everything light hearted.

Further Reading/Viewing
Kate's first book, Murder on a School Night, is the obvious next step if you haven't read it yet. For more traditional murder mysteries, try anything by Karen McManus; for something more in the thriller line, Sourcebooks Fire have a huge range.

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.