A review by andintothetrees
The Murder After the Night Before by Katy Brent

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

2.5 stars

Plot/compellingness 3/5 (varied a lot through the book)
Themes 2/5 (tried to make some deeper points but didn't really manage it)
Characters 2/5
Emotional resonance 2/5
Writing style 3/5 

Potential spoiler, though this happens in the first 10% of the book:

One of the major plot devices is that Molly has gone viral for appearing in a video of her giving a man oral sex on the street whilst very drunk. Apparently this video does the rounds on Twitter and by the next day everyone Molly knows has seen the video and recognises her in it. I don't buy that this would happen at all. Of course moderation isn't perfect, but this kind of video would be reported and taken down; and even if it wasn't, most people - if they are even on Twitter, which a lot aren't- wouldn't be interested in seeing or sharing such a video.

Kind of spoilery but I'll keep it vague

I wasn't at all surprised by how the mystery was solved. It was all very predictable and I kept hoping something/someone would come out of the leftfield towards the end and change it all, but no

Also, minor complaint, but

the ages of characters didn't add up. There are people described as being in their mid-40s yet also as having met at uni 16 or 17 years ago - what, when they were almost 30? Mature students definitely are a thing but it wasn't implied that they all happened to be there at the same age at the same time.