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

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Katy Brent does it again! If you enjoyed How to Kill Men and Get Away With It, then you will LOVE this.

Honestly, her writing style is just incredible. I especially love her nods to the daily struggles of being a woman, from not being taken seriously and being written off as hysterical, to the realisation that the bar is so low that a man not sleeping with someone who is black out drunk makes them a nice guy. She’s found the perfect balance between covering dark/emotional and important topics, with her witty one liners that have you laughing out loud.

This book had me completely hooked from page one, I was at the edge of my seat and racing to find out what really happened to Molly Monroe. Fast paced, and filled with lots and twists and turns, everyone should add this gripping story to their tbr.

The only reason I couldn’t give this 5 stars is because I feel ROBBEEED! Why, oh why, do we not hear about Mollys background until the last two chapters!!! I feel like this is a huge piece of character development that simply, was needed earlier on. Then, the big final twist, WHAT?! Sorry, we definitely need some more on this, it felt abrupt and honestly it deserved more, no, Posey deserved more.