Catherine's Reviews > The Murder After the Night Before

After a drunken night out at her company Christmas party, Molly wakes up with the mother of all hangovers, fully clothed with a stranger in her bed, and trending on Twitter for reasons she does not remember after a video of her has gone viral from the night before.

All she wants to do now is die of shame – that, or be consoled by her best friend, Posey, who also happens to be her flat mate.

Molly searches everywhere for Posey, but by the time she finds her, she is no longer alive. What happened last night, and how does Molly not remember? Who was the guy in her bed, does she know him? Does she even know Posey?

This was my most enjoyable read of the year so far – despite the topic and overall tone of the book, Katy Brent still managed to make me laugh out loud from page 6.

Molly is a relatable main character; she feels real because of her flaws and her acknowledgement of them. This is one reason I felt so connected to the book and was constantly thinking about it when I put it down.

The other reason is that I had absolutely no idea where the story was going at any given time. Though there are multiple suspects right from the get-go, I never could have guessed how it would unfold, and even when the book was over 90% through, my jaw was still dropping (literally) at the twists and turns.

This gave me the same feeling I had with A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, except this is not a YA. It takes a special thriller to get me this engaged, I am so happy I got to read this one!!

It’s a 5/5 thriller, I can’t recommend it enough!