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charlottereads_books's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Violence, Murder, Vomit, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
lincskay's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Grief, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism and Addiction
aimshedgecox's review
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide, Sexual assault, Violence, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Death
taliam14's review
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Great plot twist at the end
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault
nstyner's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
“I can’t even begin to imagine what a horrible, dangerous place the world was through her eyes.”
**Actual Rating: 4.75!!
Do you like to be gaslighted by authors? Well, apparently I do since I have committed myself to being a life fan of Katy Brent. This story was just….I don’t even want to describe it because I need my fellow readers to experience the same rollercoaster of emotions and thoughts I have experienced LOL.
The Murder After The Night Before follows Molly Monroe whose world just COMPLETELY comes crashing down around her after partying with coworkers at the company’s Christmas Party. Katy does an amazing job centering women in her stories and naming very real societal issues without watering down anything. I also appreciate the bits of humor that are laced throughout the story to help balance out the anger you’re likely to feel.
The story was fun to read, engaging, will keep you turning pages, and have you feeling like Sherlock Holmes just to turn around and say “B**ch you thought! LOLOLOLOL”. I absolutely enjoyed the experience of reading this book and it definitely had me talking out loud to myself which is nothing but praise in my eyes.
Side Note: The last 7% of this book was W-I-L-D! There was information (not important though) that I needed to know earlier in the story!! LOL
Thank you to Harper 360 and Netgalley for the arc!!
**Actual Rating: 4.75!!
Do you like to be gaslighted by authors? Well, apparently I do since I have committed myself to being a life fan of Katy Brent. This story was just….I don’t even want to describe it because I need my fellow readers to experience the same rollercoaster of emotions and thoughts I have experienced LOL.
The Murder After The Night Before follows Molly Monroe whose world just COMPLETELY comes crashing down around her after partying with coworkers at the company’s Christmas Party. Katy does an amazing job centering women in her stories and naming very real societal issues without watering down anything. I also appreciate the bits of humor that are laced throughout the story to help balance out the anger you’re likely to feel.
The story was fun to read, engaging, will keep you turning pages, and have you feeling like Sherlock Holmes just to turn around and say “B**ch you thought! LOLOLOLOL”. I absolutely enjoyed the experience of reading this book and it definitely had me talking out loud to myself which is nothing but praise in my eyes.
Side Note: The last 7% of this book was W-I-L-D! There was information (not important though) that I needed to know earlier in the story!! LOL
Thank you to Harper 360 and Netgalley for the arc!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Violence
memydogandbooks's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
It's official, Katy Brent is now an auto-buy author for me! 4.5 ⭐️
[AD: thanks to Netgalley and HQ Stories for an advanced copy of this book]
SYNOPSIS:
"Something bad happened last night.
I’ve woken up with the hangover from hell, a stranger in my bed, and I’ve gone viral for the worst reasons.
But I can’t remember a thing…
My best friend Posey is dead. The police think it was a tragic accident. I know she was murdered.
There’s only one thing stopping me from dying of shame. I need to find a killer." Goodreads
MY THOUGHTS
⭐️ I adored How to Kill Men and Get Away With It so I was beyond excited to read the new one from Brent, and they didn't disappoint!
⭐️ Brent has an amazing ability to write characters that you deeply care about and root for but are complex and flawed, and in this book, it's Molly Monroe.
⭐️ This book starts with a bang, Molly waking up from the night before, with a man in her bed wondering what happened. I was gripped from then on in!
⭐️ It's jam-packed with plots, twists, and brilliant social commentary about the treatment of women, social media, SA, misogyny, and more - with some humour along the way.
⭐️ I went into this one blind and I would recommend, other than the synopsis above, do so too, it makes for a wild ride.
⭐️ It's fast-paced and I literally consumed this in a few days and have already bought it for a friend's birthday!
I will 100% be reading the next book that Katy Brent releases!
[AD: thanks to Netgalley and HQ Stories for an advanced copy of this book]
SYNOPSIS:
"Something bad happened last night.
I’ve woken up with the hangover from hell, a stranger in my bed, and I’ve gone viral for the worst reasons.
But I can’t remember a thing…
My best friend Posey is dead. The police think it was a tragic accident. I know she was murdered.
There’s only one thing stopping me from dying of shame. I need to find a killer." Goodreads
MY THOUGHTS
⭐️ I adored How to Kill Men and Get Away With It so I was beyond excited to read the new one from Brent, and they didn't disappoint!
⭐️ Brent has an amazing ability to write characters that you deeply care about and root for but are complex and flawed, and in this book, it's Molly Monroe.
⭐️ This book starts with a bang, Molly waking up from the night before, with a man in her bed wondering what happened. I was gripped from then on in!
⭐️ It's jam-packed with plots, twists, and brilliant social commentary about the treatment of women, social media, SA, misogyny, and more - with some humour along the way.
⭐️ I went into this one blind and I would recommend, other than the synopsis above, do so too, it makes for a wild ride.
⭐️ It's fast-paced and I literally consumed this in a few days and have already bought it for a friend's birthday!
I will 100% be reading the next book that Katy Brent releases!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Sexual violence, and Violence
bookswithlauren's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
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