Five English women, friends since childhood, gather to celebrate the "hen do's", or what I would call bachelorette parties, and weddings of Tansy and Farrah. As the days go by, people begin to get murdered, and these girlfriends wonder what's going on, and why their friends are dying. We learn about the big secret they share and the various romances that are taking place as the story unfold. The story concludes with more murder.

None of these characters are likable, in any way. I found myself skimming through the story because I couldn't relate to them, and was irritated by their actions, and even their memories.

This story might appeal to in their 20s and 30s who love to "party". I gave the book 3 stars for the fun name, and for the idea of a wedding murder, but I didn't find the humor in this story that I was looking for.

Thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read and review You May Now Kill the Bride.

I don’t know how I feel about this book. It started off good but then got pretty dull. I was interested to know who the killer was but the way there was boring and irritating. All the characters were insufferable which I guess was the point. 2.5 stars.

A tremendous and captivating thriller think Gossip Girl meets YOU plus Bride Wars! The saga of the main friend group made this a page turner with twists in every chapter. Thank you to NETGALLEY and the publishing company for allowing me to sample this ARC, it will definitely generate buzz in its May release!

I would like to thank NetGalley and Random House for providing me with an advance e-galley of this book in exchange for an honest review. Look for it in your local and online bookstores and libraries on May 14, 2024.

This was a super fun read! Mystery is not my typical genre but this was engrossing. I enjoyed the plot points and twists. I thought the ending was a bit abrupt and there were a few important plot points that still have me a bit baffled. The dialogue and pacing was perfect!

If you enjoyed Dial A for Aunties, Arsenic & Adobo and similar books then you will enjoy this slightly ridiculous who-done-it.

5 friends since childhood are suddenly confronted with their secrets when one of them suddenly drops dead during her bachelorette celebration. As they try to figure out what happened to the bride to be, more bodies start dropping and the lies and secrets keep building.

Thank you NetGalley for this eARC for my honest review. This was a quick read full of breadcrumbs meant to confuse. While I had fun reading it was not the most shocking ending and I felt that the pacing was a little off at times. Overall, this will be a good beach read releasing just before the summer season arrives.

Kind of struggled with what to rate this because i’m not 100% sure i enjoyed the book. I didn’t really care what happened to the characters because they were all so whiney and the way they talk about each other seemed a little repetitive. Funny at times but at others I felt like nothing was really happening 3/5

AMAZING, HILARIOUS, TWISTY and CONSUMING

I am stumped on what I can say about this amazing mashup of hilarity, murder, thrills, romance and two pending weddings to explain it's awesomeness. Weston has smashed together the best of all the kinds of books I enjoy and made a book that I want to be my best friend!

The Catchline says it all: "The bride-to-be drops dead at her bachelorette weekend, with all of her bridesmaids as suspects for her murder, in this wry thriller full of deadly twists and characters you’ll love to hate.

You May Now Kill the Bride features Lauren, Saskia, Dominica, Farah, and Tansy, Adults who remained childhood best friends. The addition of the new girlfriend of Farah's brother Eva adds sufficient drama gives us a group of British women with distinctive personalities similar to your own friends. The group has been through lots of life events but still find time to gather and have the best conversations - I laughed aloud quite a bit.

But before you get too comfortable, there's a murder - one of the friends! Before her wedding! Is it due to a secret the friends share from high school or is it something more recent? When the police get involved and the very self-involved Farah demands to move forward with her own Hen-do, more deaths occur. Who is behind this murder mayhem. Part social commentary, women's fiction, thriller - mystery and completely hilarious this is a great book to share with your best friends!
#randomhouse #youmaynowkillthebride #kateweston

This book was absolutely killer, pun intended. The pacing was perfectly done and motives were revealed in a way where I genuinely never knew what to expect next. The dark humor and satire weaved throughout and embedded in the (perfectly) unlikable characters is exactly what the book needed to shine. I was truly surprised and throughly entertained by the way this one wrapped up. Can't wait to see what Weston has next!

THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND PUBLISHER FOR THIS ADVANCE REVIEW COPY IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW.

This is the story of five childhood best friends who grew up supporting and defending each other. Although with time there are groups and subgroups inside the big circle. They established a hierarchy and accepted the nature of each other for what they were. It doesn't mean they are angles, they hurt each other all the time, sometimes on purpose and sometimes not. Those events have been piling up in their hearts but they can't be said out loud.  One of my friends decided to get married but ended up getting dead on her hen do and it didn't end there. Someone got the taste of murder and some serial killer is on the loose. 

This book started with a lot of potential but at one point it started to feel dragged, and the second half recovered the pace. The vibe could have been so dark, but the writing style made it kinda funny and light read. These friends of so selfish and nonserious, people are dying still they are more concerned about their weddings and looks. I liked the concept and story. It was an enjoyable read.

When Pretty Little Liars meets Gossip Girl. Just the kind of light read I needed on a cozy weekend. It was funny, light and well paced. I just wished it had a stronger story plot. The build up was good and it kept my attention however the turning point of the story didn’t serve that punch I was hoping for. It was an enjoyable read nonetheless and I thank NetGalley and Penguin Random House for the chance to read this in advance!

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. The twist I didn’t expect. Thank you NetGalley for this arc.

A pretty fun but kind of dark murder mystery, this book is about a hen party who are all under suspicion when their bride drops dead. I liked it for the most part, but there were definitely too many characters being introduced at the same time, and I found it hard to follow most of them. A shame, because I wanted to love this one!

Thank you to the publisher for providing a copy of the book to review

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the arc!

Maybe I loved this extra because I’m about to get married but oh my god was this ever fun! Weird to describe a murder thriller as fun but it was.

Neverending twists made this a truly great read

A funny and entertaining mystery/thriller with compelling yet unlikeable characters and plenty of surprises.

Five childhood friends who don’t seem to like each other very much these days come together for a hen party. When one of them is murdered, they wonder if it has anything to do with the secret that has bonded them for life…

This was a lot of fun and definitely kept me guessing throughout. The ending felt a bit rushed (maybe because I wanted to spend even more time with these characters!) but, overall, this was a hoot to read.

Thank you to Random House and NetGalley for the opportunity to read a copy.

Fans of dark humor rejoice! What could possibly go wrong when a group of friends get together for a hen party? Murder, of course! But who murdered the bride?

Thank you, NetGalley, for the advanced copy!

The bride drops dead the members of her hen party are left to find out what happened. A mystery with a laugh out loud sense of humor.The bridesmaids were not the most like able group but that’s what made the book entertaining.#netgalley #randomhouse

Thank you Netgalley for the advanced copy!

What a fun one! I loved the setting of this one -- five childhood best friends who have complex lives of their own are reunited as they gear up for each other's weddings and hen weekends (for a handful of them, one is divorced, one has an ex we meet, you get the idea). When one is murdered before a hen weekend (we meet the characters on the way to said weekend), all eyes are on the bridesmaids as suspects. The twists don't stop there, as another death occurs as we discover a tangled web of secrets that truly keeps these friends together; secrets and lies, not true friendship. I particularly like books that aren't afraid to show the dark dynamics of female friendships, and this one did that perfectly. Also, I can always appreciate when thriller books take a new angle/setting, and I loved the way the characters were written with flashbacks to the past so we could get additional context on how they found themselves here.

The layers of satire, sarcasm, and quick-witted humor made this such a fun read. Very few books can keep me as entertained as this one did, where I found myself laughing out loud and plotting out theories to figure out the killer — which I was SHOCKED by. The ending alone bumped it from 3 to 4 stars for me! Eager to read more from this author :)

The main characters, a group of 35-year old friends since childhood, are some of the most insufferable characters I’ve ever read. They all felt like carbon copies of each other with only their names to distinguish them: whiny, entitled, stuck up women with no regard for anything or anyone other than themselves. It’s canon for the repulsive characters to be killed of in thrillers, yet almost all of these made it out unscathed! *eye twitch* Their friends die, there’s a page of “oh no, I’m so sad,” and then they completely disregard it and it’s back to bridezilla and weddings and hen dos and whatnot. The murders felt like a subplot in a thriller centered about murder and mystery.

Positive note: I did think the killer reveal and the tidying of loose ends in the final chapters were pretty satisfying and were on par with what we knew about these characters and read the whole book. But overall, these characters just were not enjoyable to read about in the slightest, and the plot didn’t do enough carrying to make it worth sticking through it. Thank you to Random House for the advanced copy.

I’ve been on a thriller kick (but not a scary thriller kick) and this dark but satirical novel was the perfect read! I want to say it’s like a cozy mystery, but make fill it with f bombs and inflatable penii and multiple bachelorette parties - fun but also keeps you guessing. This will be a perfect beach read for the summer! Thanks for netgalley and random house for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review.